Campaigning Jobs

We support diverse and vibrant church communities from the Arctic Circle to Morocco, and from Brussels to Moscow.

We are looking for someone who can use their creative digital communications skills to help share our stories. Someone who wants to build on their existing communication skills and make a positive impact across Europe and in the Church of England. Join our busy, supportive and flexible Communications team to inspire, inform and equip churches across Europe in their work and mission.

This role will support the Communications plan for the Diocese in Europe, developing the social media and storytelling across our diocese to build up our community and help tell our story in vibrant and creative ways.

The role is full time at five days a week which could be divided between working from home and in the diocesan office in Westminster.  There will be some opportunities for travel but this is a London based role.  Foreign languages are not a requirement, and there will be possibilities to travel to meet our communities across Europe and beyond.

The Diocese in Europe is commited to building a diverse team. Staff from a Global Majority Heritage are currently under-represented. Applications are welcome from all demographic groups. 

Project Manager (Communities and Research)

Closing date for applications 23:59 hours on 14th January 2024

Salary £30,000 per annum  - Successful candidates must demonstrate their ability to:

•  Prepare and manage delivery of a programme of diverse research and development project plans
• Keep up to date with policy developments and media coverage relating to the private rented sector
•  Apply qualitative and quantitative academic research methods and statistics.
• To apply please download a recruitment pack from our website

You will help facilitate Church Action on Poverty's involvement with Let's End Poverty, a diverse, growing group of people who have experienced or witnessed poverty, with a vision for a UK free from poverty. We know what it’s like to live in poverty. We understand what causes it. We can help to solve it. But we can’t do it on our own. We need our political leaders to take urgent, coordinated action to break poverty’s grip. 

As a member of the Church Action on Poverty staff team, you will contribute towards achieving our core strategic goal of building a more powerful social movement rooted to build dignity, agency, and power together.  It is anticipated that the role will be varied and flexible, with opportunities to contribute across a range of programmes and activities during the year. 

Key responsibilities 

1. Supporting diversity and lived experience leadership and engagement
Supporting a diverse range of people with lived experience of poverty to actively participate in Let's End Poverty, locally and nationally, including speaking in the media and at public events. 

• Working with Church Action on Poverty’s Speaking Truth to Power project team and Let's End Poverty partners to develop pathways for people with lived experience of poverty to engage with Lets End Poverty at different levels 

• Providing practical support to enable participation, including liaising with participants re travel arrangements, booking tickets, facilitating payment of out of pocket expenses etc.

• Actively promote the engagement of black and other minoritised communities, including engaging with black majority churches and community organisations. 

2. Local movement building
Building relationships with local partners in key target areas, to support and assist them in hosting/organising Lets End Poverty events and activities locally, including

• ‘Artists for Change’ - a programme of local creative performances and events to engage a wider audience with Let's End Poverty, including a small grants programme, liaising with local churches and other venues, artists and performers, supporting online marketing and promotion, 

• ‘Dreams and Realities’ - a touring exhibition featuring 10 portraits of members of a Sheffield community choir, including liaising with potential local partners/venues, practical arrangements to transport the exhibition to each venue, supporting local events at each venue

• Your Local Pantry - working the Your Local Pantry team to support Local Pantries to hold Let's End Poverty member engagement events, including administering small grants. 

3. Church engagement and Act on Poverty
Supporting church engagement with Let's End Poverty including 

• Encouraging churches to display Lets End Poverty banners on prominent church buildings

• Encouraging local churches to meet MPs and parliamentary candidates through distributing written briefing materials, organising briefing and training events etc

4. Central Events and Assemblies

Supporting the building of a stronger sense of ‘movement’ via key moments and events, including 

• Contribute to organising a Dignity conference in June, led by people with lived experience of poverty 

• Contributing to Church Action on Poverty’s presence at Greenbelt Festival in August, which will be focussed on working with a range of partners to promote Let's End Poverty

Accountability and relationships 

The Let’s End Poverty Facilitator will be accountable to the Church Action on Poverty Communications and Supporter Relations Manager. They will also have a close working relationship with other staff across all of Church Action on Poverty’s programmes, as well as with staff and members of other Let's End Poverty partner organisations. You will be expected to attend regular team meetings and supervision sessions, both online and in person (usually in Salford/Manchester).

Other details 

Duration: 12 month contract, with three-month probationary period. 

Hours: 24.5 hours per week including some 'unsocial' hours, evening and weekend working and overnight travelling for which Time Off in Lieu is provided.

Salary: Church Action on Poverty Salary Band C (SCP 14–22 on the local authority APT&C scale, currently £27,334 – £31,364), dependent on previous pay and experience, paid monthly on the 14th day of each month. 

Pension: Church Action on Poverty will make a contribution of up to 10% of salary to the NEST auto enrolment pension scheme, on the basis that the employee contributes not less than 5%. 

Holidays: 25 days’ annual leave pro rata (30 after five years’ service) plus statutory holidays, plus two additional ‘office closure’ days between Christmas and New Year.

Other benefits: Simply Health Cash Plan, Work from Home allowance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Staff Expenses Debits Card, National Gym and Partner Discounts

Location: Options to work from home or from CAP’s office base in Salford, Greater Manchester, or hybrid options to suit the successful candidate

Person specification 

Skills

Highly organised, with strong organisational and administrative skills 

Good written communication skills

Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to build relationships with a wide range of different people and partner organisations

Good IT skills, including use of Google and/or Microsoft Office software

Ability to be an effective member of a team, but also to show initiative

Ability to plan and manage time effectively

Knowledge

An empathetic understanding how poverty impacts on differing people and communities within the UK

Experience

Applicants with lived experience of poverty or from marginalised or excluded communities will be particularly welcomed

Experience of working with a range of different people and organisations 

Experience of campaigning, activism or other forms of social change

Experience of supporting, planning or delivering events

Work-related circumstances

Interest in and sympathy with Church Action on Poverty’s core values of working with people and communities to reclaim dignity, agency and power together. 

Willingness to work flexibly, including some evenings, weekends, and UK travel, including occasional overnight stays

This position is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to join the staff team of a growing church with a national & international imprint. The ideal candidate would have experience in finance with a flair for governance, organisational development and work well with consultants. The successful candidate would also be able to work directly with accountants and assume the role of accounts payable; experience is desired, but not required as training can be provided. 

Main areas of responsibility: 

• Business Support 

• Governance 

• HR & H&S (working with our consultants) 

• Accounts Payable 

There is a flexibility within these needs to create a role, as a growing organisation.The role is currently advertised as 3 days a week, but we are willing to explore and negotiate the days. We would also be willing to explore it being a term time only position if that were to be beneficial for an applicant.

We would be interested to hear from applicants who have a track record in some of these areas.

We are looking for someone with a minimum of three years of experience working in business operations, administration or finance and have experience in Church leadership. We require candidates to have spent at least one year working in a Team Leader or management role to demonstrate desired leadership talent. 

The organisation:

A health charity

The role:

A new role to maximse the opportunties in public campaigning.

To develop public campaigns and mobilise our supporters to create a platform of support for colleagues to lobby & influence for public policy change

To develop the campaigns function to maximise impact and engagement with existing supporters and the general public by working cross-organisationally with colleagues in communications policy, research, and volunteering teams.

To involve service users and in the in campaign delivery and use research & testing to improve campaign performance.

 

The candidate:

Successful experience of delivering public campaigns and activism including producing robust strategies

Experience of using databases in order to maximise campaign effectiveness.

Strong written skills with the proven ability to motivate individuals to take action and experience of working and training campaigners.

Uplift is an organisation that uses research, campaigning, and advocacy to support a just transition away from fossil fuels in the UK on a timeline that is commensurate with a safe climate.  We are currently looking for a Legal Campaigns Lead to help coordinate creative legal advocacy, litigation and public facing campaigns that are driven forward by Uplift and its partners. This is an exciting opportunity to support the movement to phase out fossil fuel extraction.

The Role

As Legal Campaigns Lead, you will coordinate Uplift’s legal campaigns to ensure that our legal advocacy has maximum political and corporate impact during a critical moment in the energy transition. This includes strategic litigation targeting fossil fuel companies and public policy, as well as advocacy focused on reforming key legal frameworks governing oil and gas extraction in the UK. Uplift envisages this litigation to be strongly supported by a communications and campaign strategy, including mobilising public support for the aims of the litigation, high-profile media coverage, and collaboration with campaign partners to increase public and media engagement with litigation. Uplift previously coordinated the Paid to Pollute litigation, which provides an example of the kind of legal campaigning that this role would support. 

Reporting to Uplift’s Legal and Policy Adviser,  you will work closely with Uplift’s legal and campaigns teams to determine the right partners, campaign tools and tactics for each of Uplift’s legal campaigns, and you will be responsible for ensuring that these campaigns are effectively coordinated and executed. You will work with a range of external partners, including campaigning organisations, grassroots activists, and vendors and consultants who can help us deliver on campaign objectives. You will not be required to provide any input to the litigation itself, which will be managed by Uplift’s in-house lawyers and external legal teams. 

The successful candidate will have exceptional project management skills, including for complex projects, and an ability to align and motivate partners to deliver on ambitious timelines and outcomes. Legal experience is not necessary, although a keen interest in climate and/or human rights-related legal advocacy is desirable, and any previous experience with litigation-related campaigning is a significant advantage.  A strong commitment to Uplift's mission and core values is also required.

Core responsibilities will include:

• Support the development of the overall strategy for Uplift’s legal campaigns, including objectives, tactics, partnerships and milestones. 
• Oversee the coordination of legal campaigns, which will include:
  • Helping to identify and build relationships with key partners

  • Developing shared work plans with partners and overseeing the implementation of work plans, including by facilitating meetings and implementing joint project management tools where appropriate.

  • Coordinating with outside vendors and consultants.

  • Tracking the implementation of campaign tactics and keeping partners motivated and aligned around milestones in the campaign strategy, including the ability to sequence outputs appropriately and anticipate and bridge any gaps. 

  • Tracking financial management of campaigns to ensure they stay within budget.

• Managing multiple campaign work plans simultaneously. 

Our ideal candidate will have: 

• Experience in a similar or related role.
• A track record of managing and delivering successfully on complex, multi-partner projects, particularly ambitious communications-heavy campaigns. 
• A strong understanding of effective campaigning, including the inter-play between different campaign tactics. 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including an ability to quickly build trust with partners address and resolve conflicts 
• A high degree of motivation and initiative, and an ability to work relatively autonomously when needed. 
• Exceptionally high standards, and associated qualities needed to work in a dynamic organisation with an ambitious agenda.
• A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice. 
• Experience working to support climate or human rights-related legal advocacy is highly desirable, but not essential. 

Benefits: 3% employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, consideration of flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments where required
Starting date: ASAP
Closing date:  11pm Monday 18th December
Proposed Interviews: w/c Monday 8th January 2024

About Global Witness

Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet where humanity is propelled forward, away from the toxic practices of the past. This means fossil fuels staying in the ground, climate-critical forests standing tall and those on the frontline fighting the climate crisis, who defend our planet, are protected from persecution and attacks. 

We want justice for those disproportionately affected by the climate crisis: people in the global south, indigenous communities and communities of colour, women and younger generations. And that the necessary energy transition is done equitably and with the interests of those groups in mind.

For us to succeed, we need to embody the principles we fight for. Global Witness strives for cohesion, solidarity, and inclusion as only together can we protect one another and the planet to build a better and more just future.

About the campaign

In responding to the climate emergency, the world must move rapidly from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The energy transition is projected to require unprecedented mineral extraction, putting both the environment and those who seek to protect it at risk.

The Transition Minerals team campaigns for a just and equitable energy transition where change is achieved at systemic levels with Global South priorities, expertise, and experience at its heart.

About the role

Your high quality, innovative investigations will expose inequities in extracting minerals for the global energy transition. Your work will directly support our goals by making a compelling case for shifts in power.

About you

You’ll bring your instinct for a compelling story along with your track record in delivering targeted investigations. You will have experience in investigation techniques and processes, from analysing large datasets to working with sensitive sources.

You’ll create and cultivate relationships with internal colleagues, sources and external partners to design and drive investigations that align with campaign goals and amplify the priorities of impacted communities.

Working for us

Global Witness has a talented team of people worldwide with offices in London, Washington DC, and Brussels. We aim to be a diverse and inclusive place to work. We value new perspectives, original ideas, and different ways of working. We believe that diverse views and experiences improve the way we do our work. We do our best to make our jobs accessible to all regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or identity.

We offer an excellent benefits package including a competitive salary and 25 days annual leave (excl. Bank Holidays). We also offer healthcare insurance, wellbeing days and policies to support you during key life events.

This role is based in London and therefore to be considered you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. This role requires a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.

Applying

Please send in your CV (max 2 pages) and a cover letter (max 2 pages) telling us how you meet the person specification by 9am 6 December 2023. We are seeking interviews week commencing 11 December.

Please use the following in the subject heading of the email: Investigator – Transition Minerals and the following file name for your CV and cover letter: Name_CV and Name_coverletter

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please let us know.

Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. It affects 153,000 people in the UK and currently there is no cure. 

We’re recruiting for an Individual Giving Officer to join our team. We proudly raise money to help improve life for people with Parkinson’s and the people in their lives. Our work helps to fund everything from promising research, to providing personalised support for everyone with Parkinson’s, to campaigns fighting for better support for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

About the role

You’ll be working on direct marketing campaigns that engage and inspire people to donate. And you’ll make it as easy as possible for supporters to choose the way they want to give. You’ll be part of a team that champions and supports each other, and is innovative in a changing fundraising and external environment to achieve our annual income target of over £5 million. 

Focusing on high volume donations under £1000. We use analysis and insight to deliver a variety of direct marketing activities that recruit new donors and ensure everyone can see the impact of their kind contribution. 

What you’ll do

• Assist with and and project manage direct marketing campaigns, both online and offline, to maximise income through one-off and regular gifts.

• Manage day-to-day relationships with external agencies and suppliers.

• Work with and support the Senior Individual Giving Officers to achieve strategic objectives.

• Monitor income and expenditure budgets and use database analysis to inform and improve the direct marketing programme.

• Ensure that the direct marketing programme is integrated into Fundraising & Experience  Directorate activities and supports the overall Parkinson’s UK strategic plan.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience of successfully managing campaigns to deliver results against agreed targets and objectives.

• Excellent copywriting, creative and proofreading skills.

• Experience using digital tools, platforms and techniques. 

• Ability to review and evaluate data and campaign results and pull out key trends to inform future work.

• Ability to work well under own initiative, cope well under pressure, meet deadlines and have good attention to detail.

Whilst this is advertised as a full time position, we are committed to being flexible in our roles and would consider part time working and compressed hours. Please specify in your supporting statement if you are interested in a specific working pattern.

Interviews will be held w/c 18 December 2023

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Head of Advocacy & Influencing

Fixed term contract until 1st March 2024

35 hours per week

£51,666 per annum (London) or £48,714 per annum (National)

see recruitment pack

Flexible

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our Social Impact Domain

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 7th December 2023.

Interviews will be held on 12th December.

About Reprieve

Reprieve is a UK charity founded in 1999. Reprieve uses strategic interventions to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”. 

Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society, as it is in their cases that human rights are most swiftly jettisoned and the rule of law is cast aside. Thus, Reprieve promotes and protects the rights of those facing the death penalty and those who are the victims of extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”, with a focus on arbitrary detention, torture, and extrajudicial executions. 

Reprieve’s main office is in Aldgate, London, UK. Reprieve also supports full-time Fellows, who work as lawyers, investigators and campaigners in the countries in which we work. We work closely with a number of partner organisations in
jurisdictions all over the world, who provide access to clients, expertise, knowledge and guidance on specific issues or regions. We work in cooperation with relevant government officials, individual lawyers and human rights defenders, as well as individual, corporate and foundation funders to further the cause of our shared goals.

About this role

We are looking for a Supporter Engagement Officer to join the Campaigns team. The Campaigns team exists to raise awareness of Reprieve’s work, shift public opinion and to inspire action ultimately resulting in people donating to fund our work. Your role will be to engage Reprieve’s current supporters, encouraging and motivating them to take action and donate. 

You will be joining at an exciting time, as the team builds its first mass engagement strategy to promote the long-term growth of the programme. Digital fundraising boomed between 2020 and 2021 but we have faced recent challenges. As we build our new strategy we are looking for a creative and enthusiastic individual, keen to try new things and learn through testing, excited about communicating Reprieve’s work to our supporters and inspiring them to take action.

You will be key to the retention of our supporters, creating inspiring communications plans to steward our supporters and encourage them to donate or to take action. By connecting them to our work, you will help them to become long term advocates for the cause. You will lead on our email programme with support from the Head of Digital and the Campaigns and Digital officer, as well as developing new and innovative ways that we can engage with our supporters.

As a small team we have a collaborative and “all hands on deck” approach, ready to step in and support each other. This means at times you will support on our acquisition work, as well as helping the wider Development Team when needed.

You will share our commitment to fighting against racism and advancing racial justice, and understand our responsibility to do our work in a way that does not compound racist structures.

Location, contract and salary

The annual salary is £39,772 less any required deductions for income tax and national insurance. 

Reprieve works across a number of jurisdictions; as such, this is a role that may
require work outside of core office hours from time to time. Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work a minimum of 40% of their time from the London office and the rest of the week from home.

Further details and how to apply

Please review the job description for full details including a person specification and information on how to apply. The deadline for applications is 03 January 2024. 
 

The role

Could you use your writing skills to help create a future where everyone diagnosed with breast cancer lives and is supported to live well?

We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer. And we’re only here because of the amazing people that work for us.

We’re looking for a copywriter to join our busy, dynamic and creative team and help make sure that one day, no one in the UK dies from breast cancer. 

As part of our in-house copy studio, you’ll craft copy, communications and key messages in response to briefs from teams across the charity – from fundraising to support services and marketing.

You’ll be a champion of our new tone of voice and house style, supporting colleagues to apply our brand to their copy and making their words the best they can be.

You’ll also use your skills and experience to adapt messages for different audiences, and make sure the diverse experiences and needs of people affected by breast cancer are always at the heart of our communications.

If you’re a creative, thoughtful copywriter or communications professional looking for your next step in an ambitious, forward-thinking charity, we’d love to meet you.

About you

Ideally you:

· Will be a copywriter (or in a role focused on writing) who puts their audience at the heart of every piece of writing

· Are self-motivated, organised and comfortable working on several briefs at once

· Enjoy looking for new ways to approach long-standing campaigns and projects, and engaging ways to present complex information

· Are a creative thinker, with a portfolio of work that shows your ability to write, edit and adapt copy for different channels and audiences 

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here, making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.

Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here, ready to support you, whenever you need it.

Dedicated campaigners are here, fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.

Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now. 

 Job description and benefits

The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office.  However, our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. In support of your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. When applying please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as possible with examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any questions regarding this role please contact the Breat Cancer Now Recruitment Team in the first instance.

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

Closing date Monday 11 December 2023

Interview date Week commencing 18 December 2023

JOB TITLE: Operations Officer (Maternity Cover)

CONTRACT: 0.6 (8 months, approx. February – September) 

SALARY: up to £25,000 pro-rated 

DEPARTMENT: Operations 

REPORTS TO: Chief Operating Officer

PURPOSE: To provide varied support to the Chief Operating Officer. The role involves tasks within HR and Operations including tasks such as minuting meetings, organising in-person meetings and assisting staff with day-to-day queries. This is a key role in a fast developing and exciting organisation, with passionate people committed to protecting freedom of speech. 

LOCATION: Home based with the ability to travel to London for monthly team meetings. Costs covered by the FSU. 

DEADLINE: 4th January 2024

Who are we? 

The Free Speech Union is a non-partisan, mass-membership public interest body. We stand up for the speech rights of our 11,000 members and campaign for free speech more widely. Our in-house legal counsel, working with our casework team, coordinates legal representation for members in difficulty. Our research arm publishes briefings on where free speech needs to be better protected. Our events arm organises events in pubs (“speakeasies”) and stages regular public debates. The FSU has sister organisations in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, with more to come.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Duties will include (but are not limited to): 

• Assisting the COO with ad-hoc tasks to ensure the smooth running of the organisation.

• Acting as administrator for Outlook365, SharePoint, annual leave (WhosOff), and Bupa accounts.

• Minute taking for in-person and online meetings. 

• Planning staff events – booking meeting rooms, lunches for monthly meetings, travel and accommodation for all staff members. 

• Checking receipts and processing expense forms. 

• Filing receipts and other documentation. 

• Ensuring the SharePoint filing system remains organised and accessible.

• Managing the recruitment of new staff (posting job adverts, liaising with candidates, arranging interviews and sharing applications with the relevant managers). 

• On-boarding new staff. 

PERSON SPECIFICTION 

Essential: Work experience 

Work experience in an admin role. 

IT Proficient: Outlook 365, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Word, Teams. 

Use initiative and take a pro-active approach. 

Extremely well organised, calm, discreet and comfortable working with strong personalities. 

Communicator – excellent standard of literacy and written communication skills for the purposes of communicating with members and third parties. 

Agreeable – good interpersonal skills with people at all levels. 

Homeworking – has premises, equipment and systems to enable productive working from home. 

Desirable 

Experience using Microsoft Office applications.

Experience in a similar supporting role.

Experience working remotely.

Applicants should send a CV and introductory letter. The FSU is actively recruiting for this role and may withdraw it at its discretion. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

Benefits 

• Employer pension contribution of eight per cent. 

• Full access to our learning and development programme. 

• 20 paid holidays per calendar year (pro rata) plus public holidays. 

Probationary Period  

This post is subject to the requirements of a one-month probationary scheme for new staff only. 

Review of this Job Description  

This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder. 

The FSU values diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage or Civil Partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex. 

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is a formidable not-for-profit local to global newsroom. Our journalism sparks change around the world, exposing injustice and going beyond the headlines.

Never has there been a greater need for independent journalism. Accountability journalism takes courage and determination and our team is tenacious.

We are looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial fundraising and revenue professional to lead on the next phase of TBIJ’s funding. The ideal candidate will be passionate about the role that public interest journalism plays and be able to inspire and secure opportunities in the funding environment.

With responsibility for developing and delivering the organisation’s fundraising strategy, the Development Director will work alongside our newsroom team, building on strong foundations to grow and develop a sustainable, mixed portfolio of income including grants, major gifts and exciting commercial opportunities.

Contract: Full-time role
Location: London based, with a mixture of office and home working
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 depending on experience
Reports to: CEO

About the role

The Development Director will oversee all our philanthropic income streams, restricted and unrestricted, from grant makers to individuals, as well as developing and bringing in new revenue streams, including commercial opportunities.

You will be a key member of the senior management team and work closely with editorial, operations and our board.

The four main priorities for our fundraising right now are:

• To engage and sustain our current supporter base
• To grow new philanthropic income streams, including new foundations
• To grow donations from high net worth individuals
• To explore and execute new commercial opportunities

You must be a confident and clear communicator, with the ability to turn pitches into funding. You’ll also need to bring energy and enthusiasm for taking our journalism and its impact into new areas, showcasing and presenting what we do with conviction, courage and passion.

Reporting to the CEO, the Development Director will manage our Grants Fundraiser and will also work closely with our Head of Operations, Finance Lead and our Editorial and Audience teams to ensure we develop the best communications strategies around the impact we achieve through our public interest journalism.

You will need to care deeply about the role that accountability journalism has in delivering fairer outcomes for society. Ideally, you will have a strong background in raising funding for media organisations (non-profit or profit), but we welcome those with a background in other sectors, such as human rights, democracy, transparency/anti-corruption. You will also need a strong track record of leading a successful fundraising operation at a senior level.

We are a small but ambitious team, so you’ll need to be willing to work flexibly, proactively and creatively.

The deadline for applications is 6 December 2023. For more details about the role, please see the job prospectus:

To apply

Potential candidates should send a CV and cover letter to our Head of Operations, Juliet Nagillah

You will need to have the right to live and work in the UK.

The deadline for applications is 6 December 2023 and we aim to schedule interviews week commencing 11 December 2023.

Hours: 35 hours a week, one-year fixed term contract

Salary: £38,993 - £43,097

Location: Hybrid, office-based (London) and homeworking

This is an exciting opportunity for a campaigner who wants to work creatively in a small, agile team.

As campaigns officer, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating CPAG’s campaigns to end child poverty in this pivotal general election year.

Our aim over the next year is to put child poverty firmly on the agenda and to get all-party support for a child poverty strategy. Our policy priorities are:

- The abolition of the two-child policy and the benefit cap

- Increasing child benefit by £20 a week

- The expansion of free school meals to all school-age children

You will build on the success of our Imagine campaign, which we launched earlier this year to highlight the devastating effects of poverty on children through a powerful and award-winning film and visual assets.  

You will also support the Changing Realities project, a community of parents and carers on a low income who are campaigning for change.

And you will help ensure our supporters remain engaged and informed, and are given lots of opportunities to support our work in meaningful ways.

We welcome applications from any individuals with the skills and experience listed and we can be flexible in terms of the conditions of employment. We are happy to discuss alternative working hours, days and patterns, and any additional needs or requirements. CPAG also prioritises and has a commitment to equal opportunities, which you can read more about in the job pack.

For more information about this post and to apply, please visit our website.

If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us on the email address provided in the job pack. 

Closing date for applications: midnight, 2nd Janaury 2024.

Interviews will be held on: 9th and 10th January 2024 at our London office.