Head of Advocacy and Policy

Do you want to help shape the future of a fairer and more equal United Kingdom? Are you interested in tackling tax dodging and making those with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share? Are you a savvy political operator and a confident policy shaper who would like to use these skills for building momentum for a fairer tax system and a more equal society? Then read on.

Tax Justice UK (TJ-UK) has built momentum for progressive tax reform. Tax is high on the political agenda and the new government opens up space for a fairer tax system. Your role will be to use key political moments to win significant policy reform. You don’t need to be an expert in tax policy, but you do need to be hungry for change, and able to convince people in positions of power to listen to our messages and make changes. 

Tax Justice UK has a track record of securing campaign wins, putting wealth taxes onto the political agenda and securing a number of manifesto commitments for our policy ideas.  We have built strong relationships with politicians, advisors, policy makers and a network of influential think tanks and organisations. We also have excellent relationships with many influential media outlets, regularly securing extensive media coverage on tax justice issues. This role is part of a newly created external affairs team at TJ-UK. The team works on movement building, campaigning and political influencing.

We’re looking for a savvy political operator with a track record to achieve political change and a commitment to tax justice. You will be confident in shaping policy, building good working relationships across all political parties and a strong team player.

If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

You will: 

• Develop, and implement, a political strategy for TJ-UK

• Work with parliamentarians, civil servants and political advisors to build support for tax reform and  bring amendments to legislation.Develop and coordinate policy for the organisation 

• Work with the External Affairs team to ensure utmost cohesion and impact of  TJ-UK’s campaign goals and our movement workSupport our campaigns

We're looking for:

• A savvy political operator

• A confident shaper of policy

• A strong team player