Advocacy Jobs

About the Foundation

The Leadsom Foundation is a new and ambitious charity, aiming to support parents and carers around

the world to give their baby the best start for life. Our purpose is to advocate for the unique importance of

the 1001 critical days, from pregnancy to age two, funding charities that are delivering services in Family

Hubs to help them give their babies the best start for life, and to fund pioneering research into what type

of support works best.

About the role

We are a small and passionate team making a tangible difference to the lives of families and are looking

to hire a Senior Communications Officer during the exciting ‘start-up,’ phase of the Foundation. We are

looking for a self-starter to bring expertise and creativity to the workspace. If you're an experienced media

operator and exceptional communicator, at least five years into your career and looking for your next big

challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Hours: 40 hours a week (flexibility available)

Location: Central London (SW1) with flexibility to work from home.

Why join us?

Since 1932 the Association of Anaesthetists has worked to promote safety in anaesthesia and to help patients through education, training, research, and supporting the wellbeing of our doctors in the UK and Ireland. Today we represent over 10,000 members and provide an influential voice in health policy through active advocacy and campaigns work.

As an employer, we offer an excellent benefits package, beautiful surroundings in which to work, and a focus on wellbeing, which is recognised by our Investors in People accreditation and membership of Wellbeing of Women charity. For more information, visit our website.

About the role

The Marketing Lead (Membership and Events) is responsible for leading on the marketing activities for the Association’s income generating products and services, including member recruitment, member retention and educational events.

Working with teams across the whole organisation, the post-holder will play a vital role in devising and delivering impactful and joined-up campaigns, while ensuring that our members are at the heart of everything that we do.

Key responsibilities include:

• Devising and delivering marketing plans for membership recruitment in line with the Association’s new member value proposition and growth targets
• Delivering the communications plans for subscription renewals
• Reviewing and improving the onboarding journey for new members
• Supporting the development of the Association’s website
• Devising and delivering a marketing strategy for educational events and conferences

For more information and to download the job description, please our website.

About you

We’re looking for an organised and proactive marketing professional with experience of developing and delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns with demonstrable results, preferably in the membership sector. If you also have experience of managing internal and external stakeholders, are able to juggle multiple priorities to tight deadlines and have experience of a range of digital platforms, then we would like to hear from you.

How to apply

To apply for the role please send us your CV and a supporting statement of not more than two pages covering how you meet the person specification. Please include the title of the role you are applying for in the subject line.

Salary: £43,332
Location: London (Hybrid - minimum 2 days in office per week)
Contract type: Full-time
Closing date: Tuesday 29 April 2025. Interviews will be held 8-9 May.

About the role:

Join the Stacey Street Hostel team and play a pivotal role in transforming the lives of individuals who have faced rough sleeping and complex needs. As a Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker (SMDW), you'll provide specialist interventions through our recovery programme, which is rooted in harm minimisation, dual diagnosis support, and strength-based recovery frameworks. You’ll work closely with a dedicated team of professionals, including the Services Manager, Team Manager, and Project Workers, to deliver person-centred support plans and help clients access vital services such as health, mental health, and social care.

In this role, you’ll build trusted relationships with service users, advocating for their needs and empowering them to engage with the support they deserve. You’ll be instrumental in identifying and overcoming system barriers that prevent clients from accessing the care they need, making a direct impact on their recovery and long term wellbeing. Your work will focus on providing intensive support, guidance, and skill-building to help clients gain the confidence and tools to maintain their engagement with treatment and support services.

At Single Homeless Project (SHP), we are committed to your career growth. As an SMDW, you'll have access to continuous training, development opportunities, and career progression in a supportive, collaborative environment. Join us at Stacey Street Hostel to be part of a team that makes a tangible difference in the lives of rough sleepers while advancing your professional journey within a leading charity that values social change and personal growth.

About you:

• Proficiency in managing caseloads, conducting assessments, and analysing data to identify resident needs.
• Strong communication and coordination skills to work with professionals from various disciplines.
• Commitment to ongoing training, participation in reflective practice, and contributing to service improvement initiatives.
• Ability to create collaborative support plans, build rapport, and foster collaboration with residents.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing date: Sunday 13th April at Midnight 

Interview date: Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd April in Islington

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed by SHP for the successful applicant.

Results UK Job Description: Campaigns Manager

Key terms and conditions

Salary: £40,976 per annum pro rata. 

Hours: This is a 0.8% FTE permanent post with a 28-hour week. 

Holidays: 25 days per annum pro rata, plus bank holidays, increasing by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.

​Pension: Employee contributions to pension are matched 1:1 by Results UK up to a maximum of 5% of gross salary. 

Benefits: Cycle scheme, interest free travel card loan and Employee Access Programme.

Line Manager: Chief Executive Officer

Location: The post is based at Results UK’s office at The Chandlery, Unit 702, 50 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7QY. Currently, we have asked staff to come into the office two days a week. 

Starting date: The position is available immediately. 

About Results

Results’ mission is to create the public and political will to end poverty, by enabling people to exercise their personal and political power for change.​​

Results is a movement of passionate, committed people. Together as staff and grassroots activists, we use our voices to influence political decisions that will bring an end to poverty. Our advocacy is built on global solidarity, partnership and shared empowerment. This is crucial to challenging the racist, colonial and oppressive narratives that have underpinned development and that help to both create and maintain poverty. We prioritise specific issues on which we can have the most influence to achieve progress, including health, nutrition and education.

Grassroots campaigning is fundamental to Results’ mission. Supported by our Campaigns Team, which this role leads, our network of grassroots campaign groups and individual volunteers across the UK regularly take advocacy actions on specific issues on which we seek to make lasting change. Our aims are to mobilise resources, change policies, and create the public and political will to bring about the end of poverty.

About the role

The Campaigns Manager will shape and lead our campaigning and communications work, supporting our network of grassroots volunteer campaigners across the country, ensuring that grassroots advocacy is at the heart of what we do. You will be an expert at developing and managing campaigns and communications and supporting volunteer networks, with excellent written English, and proven experience ensuring that written and visual communications and digital outreach contribute to our organisational advocacy work. The post-holder will line-manage the Campaigns and Communications Officer.

This role is available 4 days per week on a permanent basis and will provide good opportunities for further developing your leadership of campaigns and public advocacy, and using your communications expertise to contribute to lasting advocacy success. We are looking for candidates with experience of and passion for engaging members of the public in international development advocacy, and for overcoming poverty, inequality and oppression. 

Key responsibilities

Campaigning and network support

• Lead the development and delivery of our monthly grassroots campaign actions, to gain demonstrable public support for specific advocacy asks, identifying targets and effective tactics for reaching them.
• Ensure our grassroots network continues to thrive, and adapt our support model to changing external circumstances, putting volunteer-led campaigning at the heart of Results’ advocacy.
• Support and broaden the grassroots network, including outreach and onboarding activities, providing personalised support to our active campaigners, and providing resources, information and advocacy opportunities that enable them to grow as advocates and leaders and to achieve their own advocacy goals.
• Work closely with colleagues in the Parliamentary Advocacy and Policy Advocacy Teams, leading on the development of campaigns and communications programmes that contribute to organisational advocacy strategies.
• Identifying effective partnerships where appropriate to maximise our impact.
• Manage the delivery of events including monthly grassroots conference calls and the annual Results National Conference and other advocacy events and training sessions.

Communications and media

• Line-manage the Campaigns and Communications Officer, supervising Results’ communications programme including campaign materials and newsletters, social media, our website, and resources and publications that deliver powerful advocacy messages and strengthen our brand.
• Oversee media activity and ensure appropriate sign-off for Results’ public communications and media work, to manage reputational risk and ensure political neutrality, quality control and brand compliance.
• Mentor colleagues, including by running training sessions and providing expert communications advice, to ensure that Results’ communications reflect our values, give voice to the experiences of people living with poverty and inequality, and advance our work to end injustice, exclusion and oppression.
• Represent Results in various public coalitions and platforms, acting as a spokesperson where needed.

Organisational management and development

• Alongside other line managers, ensure the consistent application of Results’ policies and procedures, with a focus on effective performance management, staff development and wellbeing.

• Manage the Campaigns and Communications budget.
• Lead on the effective monitoring and evaluation of our campaigns and communications work in support of organisational grant management and impact reporting.
• Contribute ideas to and support organisational initiatives to expand our work, including funding applications.

Person specification

Essential criteria

Skills and experience

• 3-5 years’ proven experience developing and delivering successful advocacy campaigns, including through volunteer networks and effective communications approaches.
• An understanding of different models of campaigning and how to motivate volunteers for long term campaigns success.
• Demonstrable understanding of poverty and inequality issues and the UK international development campaigning landscape, and experience of working with colleagues across functions to design powerful advocacy strategies to address these.
• Proven leadership of advocacy programmes and projects with measurable outcomes, contributing to organisational success.
• Experience leading on and offline communications programmes to deliver advocacy objectives.
• Experience of representing organisations and working in coalitions.
• Excellent English language and copy-editing skills with the ability to ensure the delivery of powerful content for a wide range of audiences.
• Strong collaborative skills, with an ability to lead cross-organisational initiatives, working with people across a wide range of functions and perspectives.
• Experience of managing complex projects and monitoring budgets.
• Experience of line management.

Personal attributes

• Strong belief in the power of public and volunteer-led campaigning, and in the importance of political engagement to achieve change.
• An organised self-starter, with strong attention to detail and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy.
• A passion for enabling others to take action on poverty issues and for opposing injustice and oppression, and a commitment to making visible progress on equality, diversity and inclusion.
• An understanding of how to engage diverse audiences in advocacy.
• An enthusiastic leader and team player who enjoys sharing learning and developing others.
• A willingness to travel in the UK to provide support to our local campaign groups.

Desirable criteria

• Experience using digital and social media tools to contribute to advocacy campaigns.
• Experience of media work.

Why work for Results?

Like you, we’re passionate about ending poverty. We’re a small, collaborative organisation that has a big impact. We just do advocacy – we don’t run programmes. The experience you gain with us will further your career in international development. Here are a few of the benefits of joining us, in addition to the salary, pension and annual leave outlined at the top of this document.

Work-life balance

• We offer flexible working so you can manage work around your own needs.
• Hybrid working means you don’t have to be trapped in a long commute every day and don’t have to be London-based.
• Staff members have their birthdays off as a bonus day of leave and we close the office between Christmas and New Year so you don’t need to take leave.
• We subscribe to the Bupa employee advice line – free confidential access to financial and legal advisors as well as telephone and online counselling sessions.
• In addition we run training on mental health at work and have named mental health first aiders who can be contacted in confidence if you would like help finding support. 

Anti-oppression

• We offer half a day’s anti-oppression learning leave each year.
• As well as making reasonable adjustments, we support our staff in making applications to the Access to Work scheme to get additional equipment where needed. 
• We offer disability leave for disabled colleagues to manage specific needs they may have without having to give up their holidays.
• We have a Board working group on anti-oppression which helps to develop our work on anti-oppression and identify gaps in our current work. 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

At Results UK, we believe that equality, diversity and inclusion should be the norm. As well as this being an issue of equality and fairness, we recognise that diverse and inclusive organisations are some of the most productive and impactful. 

We are aware of the under-representation of certain groups and communities in our sector. These include – but are certainly not limited to – people of colour, people living with disabilities, refugees and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We want to change this and are committed to playing our part. As a committed equal-opportunities employer, we actively welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds, skills and abilities, recognising the value that these different perspectives bring to our organisation. 

How to apply

Please submit a CV demonstrating your previous experience and answer the shortlisting questions outlined below.

Deadline for applications: 9 am on 14 April.

Interviews will be held online on 24 April. Second round interviews will be held on 30 April / 1 May.

All candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK. If you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

Shortlisting questions 

You will be asked to answer the following questions as part of the application process. In answering these you should draw upon examples from your previous experience.  Please keep your answers under 500 words for each question.

1. What motivates you about this role at this point in your career? 
2. How do you think that political challenges to the UK’s support for international development efforts affect how to involve volunteer campaigners and interested members of the public in advocacy on development issues?
3. How would you approach identifying new volunteers and developing new groups to increase the reach of our grassroots network? 
4. What does the term anti-oppression mean to you? Feel free to reflect on your personal experiences of anti-oppression if you would like to do so.

Graduate Internship Programme 

The Commonwealth Foundation is recruiting for its Graduate Internship Programme. We are seeking four Interns for six-month placements across different areas of the Foundation.  

To be considered, all applicants must have an existing right to work in the United Kingdom and must be able to provide evidence of that right in their application. 

Who we are 

The Commonwealth Foundation is an intergovernmental organisation established by Member States in support of the belief that the Commonwealth is as much an association of peoples as it is of governments. We are the Commonwealth agency for civil society; an organisation dedicated to strengthening people’s participation in all aspects of public dialogue, so they can act together and learn from each other to build democratic societies. 

Our vision is of a Commonwealth of equal, just and inclusive societies. Our mission is to contribute to that vision by: 

• Supporting the active and constructive participation of Commonwealth citizens in all aspects of their governance 

• Nurturing the growth of vibrant and free civil societies in all Commonwealth countries 

• Advancing the principles and ideals of the Commonwealth 

We work in accordance with our values to advance the principles and ideals of the Commonwealth as enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter.

The role 

Our Graduate Internship Programme provides opportunities for recent graduates to participate in all aspects of the Commonwealth Foundation and gain experience, strengthen their knowledge and develop their skills. 

We maintain a team of interns who are recruited together for a six-month period, which may be extended to a maximum of 12 months depending on performance and the needs of the Foundation. Our interns are fully integrated into the Foundation’s staff structure, and we pay close attention to their professional development. 

The successful candidates will be allocated to one of the following areas of our work: 

• Commonwealth Civil Society (home of our major grants work) 

• Advocacy & Creative Programme (home of our cultural initiatives including adda and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, outreach, advocacy, the Critical Conversations events series, and delivery of the Commonwealth People’s Forum)  

• Communications (working across the Foundation as part of the Knowledge, Learning & Communications team) 

Responsibilities are tailored to the needs of each team and the intern’s own areas of skill and interest. For more information on our programmes and our work, see our current Strategic Plan, available on our website. 

Although interns will be based in one of the above programmes, we are a small team, and so interns may have the opportunity to experience other areas of the Foundation’s work and to also collaborate with their fellow interns on specific projects. 

Our responsibility to Interns 

We prioritise the professional development of our interns, encouraging participation in both internal and external learning opportunities and experience across programme areas to broaden knowledge and skills. 

We include our interns in all our activities including strategic and work planning and staff events, and endeavour to ensure that everyone feels nurtured and valued. 

Who we are looking for 

The Foundation strives to be a welcoming and inclusive place to work. We aim to ensure that the Graduate Internship programme is as accessible as possible to people from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.

You will have excellent research and administrative skills and ideally have a good knowledge of, or interest in, at least one area of our work: freedom of expression, climate justice or health justice.  Experience using technology is important, and knowledge of Microsoft Office and online platforms is required. 

We are looking for people who are curious and willing to learn and who will actively promote the values and principles of the Commonwealth and the Foundation. 

You must possess and declare at the time of application the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the internship. The Foundation cannot assist in altering the visa status of any applicant. 

What we offer 

We offer interns a salary of £2,100 per month (equivalent to £25,200 per annum) for a six-month fixed term internship contract.  Annual leave is calculated at 30 days per year (pro-rata) inclusive of public holidays and the Foundation’s own designated leave days. 

We are currently operating a flexible working policy which requires all staff including interns to work from our central London office at least five days per fortnight including every Wednesday. Applicants must be able to affirm their capacity and willingness to work within our policy. 

There is no expectation of a role with the Foundation at the end of the internship, although interns are welcome to apply for any roles advertised externally. 

Our commitment 

The Commonwealth Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that the diverse voices of the Commonwealth are fully represented in our workforce, driving innovation, creativity, and meaningful impact in all that we do. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to create a more equitable and inclusive world. 

If you need us to make any special accommodation in the recruitment and selection process because of a protected characteristic, please let us know. 

The process 

Applications should be submitted online via our website, please also refer to the downloadable role description available on the website. 

Please note, the application requires you to provide evidence of your existing right to work in the UK, and the Intern must have existing right to work in the UK for the full duration of the internship in order to apply for this position. The Foundation cannot assist in altering the visa status of any applicant. 

Closing date: 

The closing date for applications is Monday, 14 April 2025, 1pm BST. However, we will monitor the number of applications received and reserve the right to close the application window early or extend the closing date as necessary. We recommend submitting applications as early as possible.  

Interviews dates:

Please note updated information: 12, 13, 14 May 2025, in person (to be confirmed)

Internship start date: 

Monday 30 June 2025  

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 

Monday 14 April 2025, 1.00pm BST  
 
(We may stop accepting applications shortly before this date, depending on the volume of applications received.) 

About the Role

The aim of Advice Service Supervisor is to maintain a consistent quality of advice and help for clients by providing support, guidance and feedback on a day to day basis. There are 3 main areas:

• ensuring quality - actively supporting the quality of advice by guiding the team to information sources, checking that all aspects of a client's situation have been considered, checking that follow up work is progressed, and that research and campaigns issues are identified
• providing support - actively supporting each team member to develop their skills and competences, by explaining, guiding, demonstrating, encouraging, suggesting, coaching, giving constructive feedback and challenging appropriately - adapting the level of support to individual competence and need, and taking account of the team as a whole
• managing the practicalities - overseeing and managing all practical issues relating to the session - allocating the team to face-to-face work or other communication methods, checking waiting times or interview lengths, and if necessary, dealing with client or Citizens Advice emergencies

About us

Citizens Advice Liverpool is a charity that provides free, confidential and impartial advice to people who live and work in the city. We depend on a workforce of paid staff and over 120 trained volunteers. We give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. We are the leading provider of advice and advocacy services in Liverpool and have helped clients with over 106,000 issues in 2022/2023.

CAL have achieved accreditation with the Workplace Wellbeing Charter, showing we are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our workforce. We've also gained an award for outstanding contribution by an employer to workplace health and wellbeing 2022 by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust.

We've gained awards from Citizens Advice National recognising our Advising Margainalised Communities Team for championing equity, diversity and inclusion in both 2021 and 2021. We were also named volunteer team of the year in 2022.

As well as a competitive salary CAL also provides access to:

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (with an additional day per

• year after 4 years' service up to a maximum of 32 days plus bank holidays)

• Hybrid Working Scheme

• Interest-free travel loans

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Pension Scheme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Lifestyles Gym Membership (20% corporate discount)

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave pay

• Free VDU eye care test

• Professional and advice sector recognised training

The Impact and Evaluation Manager designs and leads the organisation's impact, evaluation and research programme, ensuring accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.

Description of role:

This post is responsible for delivering the Impact and Evaluation portfolio at Buttle UK. The role has a key strategic role to play in understanding the impact of our grants and leading a broad portfolio of evaluation work. The I&E Manager is responsible for monitoring and delivering evaluation reports, creating and analysing internal and research data, and building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and data partners. The role works closely with the internal fundraising and grants teams at Buttle UK to strengthen their work by providing data, insight, and support. Our Impact and Evaluation portfolio also includes commissioning and undertaking new research, supporting our aim to publish studies on issues that affect children and young people living in poverty. The role is supported by, and is line manager to, an Impact and Evaluation Officer.

To get a copy of the Job Pack please click through to apply. You will then be able to download the pack.

Capacity Development Officer 

Title:Capacity Development Officer

Contract Type:Employee, full time

Contract Duration: Fixed term contract until 31 January,2026, subject to renewal

Reporting to:Capacity Development Manager

Location:Combination of home-based and working from Londonoffice

Application deadline:  20th April 2025

About the NCD Alliance

The NCD Alliance (NCDA) is a global civil society alliance of 400+ civil society members across 80 countries dedicated to supporting a world free from preventable suffering, disability and death caused by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Over 14 years, NCDA has built a reputation as a leading global advocacy organisation on NCDs, a global thought leader on NCD policy and practice, a convener and mobiliser of the NCD civil society movement, a partner to governments and the World Health Organization and other United Nations agencies, and an advocate for meaningful involvement of people living with NCDs. You can find more information about the NCD Alliance in our website.

About the role

The Capacity Development unit seeks a Capacity Development Officer to support the implementation of the Advocacy Institute Regional track. 

The NCD Advocacy Institute is a flagship Capacity Development initiative designed to strengthen NCD civil society to ensure a more effective NCD response. It consists of a multi-year partnership with organizations and alliances, supporting and strengthening the growth of NCD civil society across selected geographies. Its Seed track supports the establishment of NCD civil society networks in countries/regions where these are non-existent or young. The Accelerator track works with established NCD alliances to strengthen advocacy efforts where there are windows of opportunity for specific NCD policy change. 

The Regional track focuses on strengthening regional NCD civil society in their coalition building and advocacy efforts with a key element of leading mobilisation and accountability efforts ahead of and in follow up to, the 2025 High Level Meeting on NCDs. The track supports regional alliances in Africa, Caribbean, Eastern Mediterranean, Latin America and South East Asia and includes a mix of grant support, tailored technical assistance, access to relevant training opportunities (Seed, Accelerator, different thematic tracks according to the capacity needs and strategic interests of each alliance), networking and knowledge exchange opportunities across other regions. The track also focuses on enhancing the role of regional NCD alliances in the capacity building of national NCD alliances in the region and pays special attending to building close linkages with Our Views Our Voices Initiative. A key element of this track is to build effective connections between national, regional and global advocacy efforts and maximise global and regional advocacy opportunities in the lead up, and in follow up, to the 2025 UN High Level Meeting on NCDs.

The Regional Advocacy track aims to:

·Strengthen the organisational capacity of regional alliances as an enabler for effective advocacy, supporting coalition building, strengthening organisational processes and governance structures;

·Support strategic advocacy and accountability efforts led by regional alliances, strengthening linkages between global, regional and national advocacy levels, maximising global advocacy milestones, particularly the 2025 UN High level Meeting on NCDs;

·Promote and support the role of regional NCD alliances in mobilising NCD civil society and national alliances in the region, and the role of regional NCD alliance in supporting regional networks as such.

The Capacity Development Officer will play a key role in the implementation of the Regional track by supporting coalition-building efforts, strengthening regional advocacy initiatives, and enhancing the capacity of NCD alliances to drive policy change. This includes providing grant administration support, facilitating technical assistance, and ensuring effective knowledge exchange between regional and national alliances. Additionally, the officer will contribute to monitoring and evaluation efforts, gathering key insights on local conditions and advocacy opportunities to inform tailored capacity development support.

 This is an excellent opportunity for candidates passionate about strategic advocacy and supporting regional-level coalition-building initiatives, working for a respected civil society organisation, engaging with inspiring advocates, national and regional stakeholders, and getting involved in priority NCD-related global health and development issues.

 NCDA seeks applicants with suitable experience and background for a full-time role as Capacity Development Officer. This position reports to the UK-based Capacity Development Manager. This position is possible thanks to NCD Alliance’s partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies and is subject to yearly renewal. The role is based in London, UK, and is open to UK citizens and other applicants who already possess a valid work authorisation. NCDA will not sponsor visa applications. The Capacity Development Officer would be mainly home-based/remote with the expectation of working from the London office 1 day a week.

Core responsibilities

•Support the roll out of the Advocacy Institute’s Regional track, by strengthening regional coalition-building and advocacy efforts, enhancing the capacity of regional NCD alliances to drive policy change and accountability.

•Perform grant administration duties, to support the Advocacy Institute and its Regional track, including grantee communications, support grant awards, monitoring and grantee reporting. 

•Monitor local conditions and opportunities for the Advocacy Institute participating alliances and collect M&E data regularly to help with programme development and the provision of tailored technical assistance to NCD alliances part of the Advocacy Institute’s Regional track. 

•Support the development of research and knowledge products in support of CD work as needed (e.g., civil society mappings, guides, reports, programme documentation, etc.). 

•Support the organisation of the Advocacy Institute trainings and live sessions, and other CD events as required, including supporting curriculum development, participant support, administrative functions, and evaluation. 

•Provide written content to promote regional and national activity through NCD Alliance communication channels, including social media and website. 

•Leverage NCDA expertise providing technical assistance to alliances and facilitating networking opportunities, enable access to NCDA expertise, advocacy advice and support, and access to a broader network of advocates who can provide peer-to-peer support. 

•Support broader Advocacy Institute and NCDA webinars and events for regional and national NCD alliances. 

•Coordinate regional and national efforts with global advocacy to ensure maximum impact of the Advocacy Institute and broader CD efforts. 

On-going activities: 

•Ensure an updated record of activities by organisations and NCD alliances supported by the CD projects and initiatives, to inform NCDAs capacity development, advocacy and communication activities. 

•Maintain regular communications with regional and national NCD alliances for advocacy and network updates. 

•Gather relevant regional information to support the offering of appropriate and relevant technical assistance to NCDA member regional and national NCD alliances. 

•Help maintain an updated contacts database of regional and national NCD alliances. 

•Help maintain up to date Capacity Development content in the NCDA website. 

•Handle administrative responsibilities in support of CD activities as needed. 

•Mobilize regional and national NCD alliances in support of global advocacy campaigns. 

•Provide support to civil society regional and national meetings as required, including administrative and content development support. 

•Support Advocacy Institute webinars for regional and national NCD alliances. 

•Look for opportunities to showcase regional and national progress in global events and platforms. 

Required experience and skills:

•Advanced university degree in public health, international relations, public policy, or similar, with a minimum of 2-3 years of relevant work experience in the non-profit area. 

•Demonstrated interest and understanding of global health and development; knowledge of NCDs would be ideal, particularly on aspects related to health policy and/or public health background is preferred. 

•International work experience is highly desired, as well as professional knowledge and/or experience of advocacy, policy and/or programmes. 

•Excellent organisational and strategic planning skills and ability to successfully manage competing priorities and meet deadlines. 

•Capacity to work independently and collaboratively in an international team environment with solid interpersonal and verbal communication skills. 

•Excellent judgment, strategic thinker, initiative taker. 

•Excellent analysis, writing and oral communications skills in English – foreign language skills are a plus (Spanish and/or French). 

•Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook). 

•Availability for international travel (10%; as needed)

Diversity and inclusion are a priority at the NCD Alliance. We are committed to cultivating a fair and healthy environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone.

LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN’S RIGHTS SERVICE (LAWRS)

Policy Officer on Young Women and Girls

Part time: 14 hours per week

Salary: £32,250 pro rata

We are excited to open this call for a brand-new post at LAWRS! We are seeking a highly motivated young woman who wants to start her career in policy, advocacy and campaigning to join our team as Policy Officer on Young Women and Girls.

The Policy Officer will collaborate with the Policy Team and Sin Fronteras’ Young Women’s Advisory Board to advance LAWRS’ Step Up Migrant Women campaign for young migrant women and girls.

The Policy Officer for Young Women and Girls will have strong communication, advocacy skills in the area of young migrant women and girls, political judgement, and networking abilities. You must be dedicated to addressing inequality and violence against women and girls.

The main duties of this post include:

1. To develop, plan and implement a policy, advocacy and campaign strategy on the needs of young migrant women and girls, based on the findings from the Young Women’s Advisory Board (YWAB) reports.

2. To influence positive change at the local, London, and national levels in the focus areas of the campaign.

You will have an excellent command of English, and Spanish and/or Portuguese. 

This post is open to Latin American women only* in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates as they are currently underrepresented within the team.

*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese.

Please note that only applicants with the right to work in the UK covering the duration of the contract will be considered for this position.

Are you passionate about public libraries? Do you want to see them move up the political and public agenda? Can you help the library sector get the right message to the right people at the right time?

Libraries Connected is a small organisation with big ambitions for public libraries. As part of our ongoing growth, we are establishing a new team to turbocharge our work advocating for the library sector, influencing policy, delivering research and shaping the national conversation around libraries. This is a unique opportunity to establish and recruit a new team, set our priorities for this area of work and make a lasting impact on public libraries.

Triage Caseworker

Hours: 36.25 hours worked over 5 days between the hours of 8am–6pm. Part time hours  may be considered

Contract length: Fixed term contract 12 months

Salary: £26,000

Working pattern: Remote work with occasional travel for training, away days.

Deadline for applications: 20th April 2025 (we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications)

Interviews to be conducted: Late April / early May

Start date in role: Early June

Rare opportunity: Help those affected by road crashes and create lasting change with Brake, the renowned road safety charity.

Who we are: Brake has been supporting victims of road carnage since 1995, and we're on a mission to prevent future collisions. Every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads, impacting lives profoundly.

Join our team: We're expanding our National Road Victim Service and need a dedicated triage caseworker to join our dynamic, compassionate team. Your role will involve delivering world-class support services to those at their most vulnerable.

Not your average job: This isn't a 9 to 5. You could play a significant part in rolling out trauma-informed support services nationwide. Make a real difference in the lives of those affected by road crashes.

What we offer:

- A generous 35 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 3-day shutdown period between Christmas and New Year, pro-rata for part-time working patterns)

- Birthday day off

- Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave

- Death in service benefit

- Pension

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Flexible working

- A rewarding role with purpose

- Be part of a skilled, friendly team with an engaged Board of Trustees 

Who you are: We need passionate, self-starters with a background in providing high-quality emotional support and advocacy. Your experience in roles within the police, criminal justice, counselling, caseworker or health and social care sectors could make you an ideal candidate.

Specifically seeking candidates with:

- Experience of an assessment or triage service, including remotely

- experience supporting people who have suffered sudden bereavement or working with those with heightened vulnerabilities.

- research and advocacy skills – you will reach out to other organisations to support your cases where required

- competent IT skills for remote work

Join our mission: Your greatest reward will be knowing you've made a positive difference in someone's recovery from psychological trauma.

About us: Brake is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. We particularly welcome applications from those who are part of the global majority, the LGBTQIA+ community or disabled. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. So, if you have a passion for making a difference and share in our vision for a world where no one is killed on our roads, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now: If you're up for a new challenge and have the skills, apply now. We'd like to get to know the real you through your application, not an AI version. If you do use AI to write your cover letter, please check it and make sure it reflects who you are.

Not for traffic offenders: Due to the nature of our work we can't accept applications from traffic offenders. Candidates will be asked to disclose whether they have any unspent points on their licence at interview.

A DBS check is required due to the sensitive nature of our service.

Join us today and be part of the solution! 

We are recruiting for a Supporter Care Executive to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Supporter Care Executive

Location: Homeworking with the requirement to attend our Head Office (Vauxhall, London) at least once a week
Salary: £29,919 per annum
Contract type: Full-time,  Permanent

Hours: 37.5

We are recruiting for a Supporter Care Executive to join the team at Refuge, with responsibility for providing the highest possible supporter care and stewardship to our supporters; ensuring they feel valued, inspired, and continue to support us. This role will also work closely with the Database and Insight team on income processing and maintaining the accuracy and integrity of new and existing data on the fundraising database. 

The ideal candidate will have experience of collaborating across fundraising teams, or similar, to ensure first class stewardship is in place to demonstrate the impact of Refuge’s vital services.   

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about supporter engagement and fundraising. As a Supporter Care Executive, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring supporters feel valued and inspired, directly contributing to Refuge’s vital services and mission. You'll gain hands-on experience with stewardship, income processing, and database management while collaborating with multiple teams, developing skills in relationship management and fundraising operations.

Closing date: 9.00am on 25 April 2025

Interview date: 5 May 2025

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Are you our new Global Campaign Lead?

The International Network on Explosive Weapons is an international network of NGOs that calls for immediate action to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

Do you have experience in institutional governance and staff management? Are you motivated by the prospect of leading an international network of NGOs that work to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas? Do you have strong financial, fundraising, and communications skills? Then you might be the candidate that we are looking for!

INEW and the purpose of the network 

INEW members engage in research, policy and advocacy to promote greater understanding of the issues that arise from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, and concrete steps that can be taken to address it. INEW member organisations develop partnerships calling for improved government policy and operational practice at a national level, and work together to develop stronger standards internationally. This includes efforts to advance universalisation and implementation of the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas, the first formal international recognition that the use of explosive weapons in populated areas is the leading cause of civilian casualties in armed conflict, and that this must be addressed urgently and directly.

Many INEW member organisations work in countries affected by explosive violence – providing development assistance, documenting the impact of violence, assisting the victims of explosive weapons and clearing landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices. See our current members.

Requirements:

• Minimum 7 years of relevant working experience. Such as working with coordination, institutional governance or administration, diplomacy, international policy and law, or campaigning. 

• Excellent organisation skills and detail oriented.

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to liaise and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders including civil society, international organisations and state representatives is essential.

• Excellent time management, forward planning, and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (must be fluent). Other language skills, especially French and Spanish, are a significant benefit.

• Ability to work independently and in a self-directed manner to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities.

• Flexibility and adaptability to shifting priorities, changing circumstances and new tasks. 

• As a person, you identify with the competencies of institutional governance  and strategic advocacy. This role will require staff management and guiding the wider INEW network.

Responsibilities:

Leadership and Coordination

• Collaborate and work closely with the INEW Steering Committee and sub-committees. 

• Facilitate network meetings, promotion of positive working relations amongst the INEW members, staff and the wider INEW network.

• Develop coalition strategies and action plans and facilitate communication within the INEW network. 

• Manage INEW programme of activities (calendar of global events and INEW’s engagement in those.

• Develop INEW’s multi-year strategic plans to guide the network in setting its objectives, with staff and membership input and INEW Steering Committee approval;

• Lead the implementation of strategy, including through the development of advocacy and communication work plans.

• Ensure INEW produces high quality and relevant written content including advocacy briefs.

Lobbying and advocacy

• Represent INEW (as appropriate) in the media, at conferences and in other fora.

• Implement strategic advocacy (keeping issues high on agenda).

• Effective lobbying of governments, UN agencies and international organisations.

Staff management

• Ensure that the staff has sufficient guidance and professional advice on matters to fulfil their responsibilities.

• Lead, manage and support employees to maximise their potential and personal contributions.

• Build effective working relationships with members of the Steering Committee and subcommittees, and lead and ensure effective liaison between INEW / Explosive weapons monitor staff team and the Steering Committee, including regular convening of staff meetings and reports to Steering Committee as required.

• Provide direction and support to all staff in the development and implementation of work plans.

Financial management and donor liaison

• Develop a funding strategy to ensure income is maintained, and that the donor base and levels of support for core costs and projects increases.

• Establish and maintain positive relations with donors, including governments and private foundations.

• Ensure that INEW complies with all legal and financial regulations.

• Ensure that funding proposals and budgets are produced and submitted.

• Ensure expenditure is controlled in line with budgets and that risks are identified and managed.

• Effective management of donor contracts, oversight of grant cycles to ensure timely preparation and submission of reports and proposals.

• Write funding proposals.

Location: Flexible location/work from home, with a preference for Europe because frequent travel to Geneva is required.

Travel: This post will require some travel (monthly), but most work will be remote. INEW will cover travel costs. 

What we offer: Based on experience and education, remuneration is around £60,000 -  £65,000 per year. Competitive benefits and leave policy. 

About the recruitment process:

Article 36

Article 36 is the current coordinating organisation for International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) and the Explosive Weapons Monitor, working to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. 

Article 36 is a specialist non-profit organisation, focused on reducing harm from weapons. A small and effective team, we work together with civil society partners and governments to develop new policies and legal standards to prevent civilian harm from existing and emerging weapons.

The application deadline is Friday 11 April 2025.

The starting date is to be determined, but desired starting date is not later than 1. August 2025.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

Weapons and armed violence often disproportionately affect marginalised groups who continue to be under-represented in international policymaking; these groups include black people and other people of colour, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities and people of different faiths and beliefs. Consequently, we are committed to diversifying our team and strongly encourage applications from people who can bring new and different ideas and perspectives to our work.

We look forward to hearing from you!

The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a human rights, feminist organisation led by and for Latin American migrant women in the UK. Our work is dedicated to supporting the immediate and long-term needs of Latin American migrant women exposed to violations of their fundamental human rights; facing violence against women and girls, exploitation or trafficking; enduring difficult living and working conditions in low paid jobs and facing barriers to social protection. Around 2,000 women use our services every year, benefitting from practical and emotional support, learning new skills and improving their own opportunities. We strive to provide essential tools for women to empower themselves in their pursuit of personal and social change.

The Research and Engagement Policy Officer will be responsible for supporting the development of LAWRS’ policy, advocacy, and campaigning work through research co-development with a group of migrant survivors of domestic abuse.  This research will highlight the barriers experienced by migrant survivors in accessing healthcare and provide opportunities for co-production and participation in policy, advocacy and campaigning spaces for women facing severe disadvantage due to intersectional inequalities.

This post is open to Latin American women only* in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates as they are currently underrepresented within the team.

*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese.

Please note that only applicants with the right to work in the UK covering the duration of the contract will be considered for this position.