Policy Officer Jobs

Guide Dogs is looking for two policy officers to join our award-winning Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns team.

At Guide Dogs we’re passionate about making a difference to the lives of people with sight loss. And our passion is persuasive. As a much-loved and respected charity, we have a track record of successful campaigns that bring about meaningful change. We have strong relationships with politicians and are consistently named by MPs as one of the most influential charities.

We are recruiting two policy officers: one to support our work on making the built environment and transport accessible and inclusive, as well as working on our campaigns to tackle guide dog access refusals (Live Actively). The other policy officer will work on our campaigns to ensure that children and young people get the support they need to flourish (Live Independently & Well).

In these roles you will have the opportunity to shape and develop evidenced-based policy positions, draft consultation responses and policy briefings; monitor and respond to relevant policy developments; support the implementation of the public affairs strategy; and support the mobilisation of the public and our campaigns supporters and volunteers.

We offer a flexible benefits package, discounts and cashback scheme, a generous holiday allowance and matched contributory pension scheme to care for our people.

We value in-person collaboration with our teams, so we are looking for you to attend the office at least 2/3 days per week, and occasionally over weekends for party conferences.

How to apply 

Further details on the full role are attached below. When you are ready to apply, submit an online application form via this page by 9am on Monday 24th March 2025

If you require any accessibility support to apply, our friendly recruitment team is ready and waiting to help. 

We anticipate holding interviews at our London office week commencing 7th April 2025.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

If you want to know more about the teams who work at Guide Dogs, you can find it on our Careers Page

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud, whenever possible, to offer an interview to all candidates that meet our selection criteria, and who indicate they wish their application to be considered under our Disability Confident interview commitment. For more details, visit our careers site.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK via our digital ID checking supplier; in addition, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

At Guide Dogs, we believe in fair and equitable hiring practices. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration for a position. Each case will be evaluated individually, taking into account the nature of the offense, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the incident. We encourage all candidates to disclose relevant information, and we assure you that it will be handled confidentially and fairly.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If you are applying for a disclosure role, please note that you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and sign up to the DBS update service.

Planning Policy Officer
Job ref: PPO
Salary: £35,358 per annum
Location: Old Street, N1 7NH. Most office-based staff work hybrid, working part of the time in the office and part of the time at home.

This is a very exciting time for CPRE, with a change of government offering an opportunity to effectively advocate for the countryside, building on the success of our recent Rooftop Solar Revolution and Rural Affordable Housing campaigns and planning for our upcoming centenary in 2026.

We are looking for a keen planner with excellent communication skills to join our Policy and Advocacy Team to help us continue to effectively influence national planning policy and legislation and provide expert planning support and advice. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to gain planning policy experience and make a real difference advocating for countryside friendly solutions to the biggest threats facing rural England today.

At CPRE no two days are the same. On a day-to-day basis you may be helping to produce research and analysis relating to key policy asks using Geographic Information System (GIS) software; writing planning blogs or explainers with colleagues; joining calls with external stakeholders, MPs and civil servants, helping to communicate CPRE policy positions; working with our members and the CPRE network to provide planning support; and helping to respond to government consultations on a wide range of relevant topics.

You will primarily work with the planning policy manager, head of policy and planning and campaigns lead; however, there will be plenty of opportunities to gain experience in other areas by working closely with colleagues in other departments. An ability to work with a broad range of people from different disciplines is essential. 

As we are a federated charity, you will also be involved in providing support to our network through planning support meetings, Policy and Campaigns committee meetings, induction sessions for planning volunteers, and other network events.

Alongside day-to-day work, there are lots of opportunities to get involved in other aspects of the organisation including the CPRE Allyship Group, the centenary planning group and staff social group. We enjoy opportunities to come together as often as we can with weekly team meetings, monthly anchor days and twice-yearly staff conferences.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse CPRE in which everyone feels supported, valued, and always able to be themselves at work, because we recognise that a diverse and inclusive workforce is important in achieving our vision of a thriving, beautiful countryside for everyone. We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. 

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 2 April 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 April 2025

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

People from ethnic minority backgrounds and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of ethnic minority background and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.

CPRE is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.

From £50,189 + Benefits (possible to increase via incremental steps in the first 12 months).

What you will be achieving

People, workforce and culture are critical to the future of UK health research, which is why supporting UK biomedical and health research to strengthen its global competitiveness and reputation is one of the Academy’s five strategic priorities. The Policy Manager – Science Base will play an important role in delivering this priority and others as a key member of the Academy’s Science Base and Careers Policy team.

We are looking for somebody who is committed to improving health for all supported by the best research and evidence, has strong influencing skills, the ability to build effective networks across diverse stakeholders, and thrives on working with others to produce high quality outputs. Experience working on life sciences policy and / or knowledge of research policy issues is essential. We welcome applications from people from a variety of professional backgrounds.

The Academy’s Science Base and Careers Policy team focuses on ensuring the best environment for health research in the UK. There is consensus across the political spectrum that the UK’s future health and wealth will be underpinned by a strong research base which includes academia, NHS and industry. We work across both the Academy’s Policy team and Careers team to take a holistic approach to influencing how this can be achieved, by considering issues such as investment in research, research careers and training, and specific topic areas such as immigration. Our team seeks to engage with and influence Government and cross sector research policies and strategies, often working in partnership with other organisations within the sector. You will also be working with the Academy’s Communications and Engagement teams.

What you will be doing

You will be working with the Head of Science Base and Careers Policy to help deliver the Academy’s Strategic Priorities, which includes supporting UK biomedical and health research to strengthen its global competitiveness and reputation. Your role will involve delivering and coordinating the Academy’s policy work on the science base which will help to shape the UK’s future research strength. This includes:

• Ensuring that health research investment remains high on the political agenda through working with Government(s) and Parliament(s), including the role of health research as a key enabler of the Government’s growth priorities.
• Supporting implementation of recommendations from the Academy’s reports on “: a people-centred, coordinated approach” and taking forward the Academy’s work on “”.
• Delivering impactful policy events and written outputs which position the Academy as an influential thought-leader in the future of sustainable health research.
• Working with other teams across the Academy, including the Communications and Engagement teams, to increase the involvement of patients in the Academy’s science base work.
• Identifying key science base policy consultations and leading on Academy responses.
• Maintaining an excellent understanding of the health research career landscape by monitoring developments across funders, employers and regulators.
• Coordinating with wider Academy staff to support the Academy’s work to inform and influence parliament and the Government, including engagement at parliamentary events and multi-organisational partnerships.
• Sustaining and harnessing an effective personal network of contacts across health research in public, private and charitable sectors, including Academy Fellows, emerging research leaders, NHS and Government Officials, National Academies and other relevant experts.
• Identifying ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our policy work, including monitoring impact and co-developing policy briefings for the senior leadership team.
• Line management and development of a Policy Officer and occasional line management of Policy Interns.

The Policy Manager – Science Base may also be asked to support the Academy’s other activities across the wider Policy team, including careers, wider UK and international policy.

This role is offered as a permanent contract.

What you bring to the role

• Experience working in an organisation that seeks to influence policy.
• Strong analytic skills and experience of collating evidence from different sources.
• Able to build and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external contacts. 
• Able to harness the benefits of working in teams, including across different departments and organisations. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.
• Experience of working with senior individuals.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills. 
• Running impactful events, e.g. small roundtables. 
• Attention to detail. 
• Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills. 
• Knowledge of the UK research landscape (desirable).
• Line Management experience (desirable).
• Able to travel around the UK (desirable).

Benefits

• Salary progression framework.
• Hybrid and agile working.
• 29 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays.
• Regular individual, team and organisation-wide Wellbeing Days.
• Pension (the Academy offers a flexible contribution structure with a minimum employer contribution of 8% up to a maximum of 13% of gross salary, with an employee contribution ranging from 3% to 8%).
• Life assurance.
• Vitality Private Medical Insurance, on completion of probation.
• SimplyHealth Cash Plans, on completion of probation.
• Season ticket travel loan (interest free), on completion of probation.
• Cycle to work scheme, available on completion of probation.
• Family friendly benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying period), coaching for parents returning to work.
• Subscription to Headspace and Class pass.
• Staff training to support your development including EDI training.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page.

Closing date: 4.00pm on Monday, 24 March 2025.

Interview date: w/c 31 March 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual with proven experience to join our small and successful national charity as our Communications and Policy Officer.

Unlock has achieved a great deal for the people we support and that is testament to the talents of our dedicated team of staff and volunteers. Through listening and engaging with people who face difficulties because of their convictions we have an impressive track record of identifying issues, finding solutions and putting them into practice. We also influence policy and create systemic change.

Whilst we are a small charity we punch above our weight; we’re resourceful, impactful and work efficiently with like-minded organisations so that, together, we can achieve our aims. We are widely recognised as the go-to organisation in this arena.

We’re looking for an organised, motivated individual with communication and policy experience whose creativity and strategic thinking will be at the heart of communicating our work and advocating for a fairer future for people with criminal records.

If you are motivated to help people move on positively with their lives and create a fairer and more inclusive society, and based in London or the South East, this is the place for you.

ROTA is seeking an experienced Communications and Policy Officer to lead our communications and policy efforts, helping to shape race equality and human rights discourse in the UK. This role involves translating research and insights into engaging content, developing impactful policy statements, and strengthening ROTA’s presence across media and policymaking spaces.

You will lead our social media strategy, craft compelling policy responses, and foster key stakeholder relationships to drive systemic change. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of UK policy structures, experience in research communication, and the ability to present data creatively. Excellent writing, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy skills are essential.

If you are passionate about racial justice and policy change, apply now and help us end race inequality in Britain!

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity

Leukaemia UK is growing! We are expanding our team to achieve a step-change in income, profile and impact in 2025 and beyond.

We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Over the next 10 years we want to help save and improve the lives of more people with leukaemia through finding and funding life-changing research and campaigning for change.

Despite progress in recent decades, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes and survival rates are among some of the worst of any cancer.  And the physical and psychological impact can be lifelong. 

Our current strategy outlines our plan to increase our investment into ground-breaking world class research and policy development focused on improving access to kinder, more effective diagnosis, treatment and care for leukaemia and other blood cancers. To do this, we are embarking on a period of significant growth, investing strategically to grow our income, profile, influence, and engagement and impact.

As we begin the fourth year of this ambitious 5-year strategy, we are seeking a talented, creative, and motivated Policy Officer to strengthen our policy development activity.

About the Policy Officer Role

We are looking for a self-motivated and experienced Policy Officer to take a leading role in Leukaemia UK’s health improvement and policy development that will effectively enable our policy influencing work and position Leukaemia UK as the leading charity to improve survival and quality of life of those affected by leukaemia.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing evidence-based and solution focused policy positions that have resulted in policy change within the health and medical sector.

The role will be responsible for developing, expanding and maintaining Leukaemia UK’s knowledge base that will help us thoroughly understand of how diagnosis, treatment and care are delivered to people affected and how this translates to patient experience and clinical outcomes. Moreover, we want to understand the roles of the research and treatment landscapes in improving leukemia diagnosis, treatment and care.

This role will be essential in leading our evolving work on drug appraisals to ensure that innovative treatments are approved and become available for patients with leukaemia and blood cancers who can benefit from those treatments.

The successful candidate will be adept at using quantitative and qualitative research to gather intelligence, develop insights and turn them into evidence-based, solution-focused policy positions to drive our policy, health improvement, campaigning and public affairs programme. This includes gathering insights from desk-based research, patient groups, and health experts, as well as contributing our voice to drug appraisals to ensure patients benefit from the latest treatments. This role ensures that the 'patient voice' is heard, while also ensuring that the needs and priorities of individuals with leukaemia and other blood cancers are understood, represented and valued.

This role requires the ability to engage patient representatives and a wide range of stakeholders at different levels of seniority, such as healthcare professionals, researchers and policy/health improvement experts to understand what changes are needed across diagnosis, treatment and care of those with leukaemia and other blood cancers. A strong understanding of the health policy landscape, coupled with exceptional communication skills and a keen attention to detail, is essential.

Experience and skills

Essential

• Good experience of working in the health policy landscape
• Good experience in evidence-based policy development
• Good experience in undertaking evidence gathering exercises
• Proven experience of engaging and managing a range of external stakeholders and facilitating reference and advisory groups, including people with lived experience
• Proven experience of cross-team working
• Good time management skills, with an ability to organise own workload and respond reactively as required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to disseminate complex information in a way that is easy to understand by a range of audiences
• Good ability to take on multiple activities and projects at the same time

Desirable​

• Project management skills
• Experience in drug appraisals

Knowledge and personal traits

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in health policy or health related area
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods to develop and analyse evidence
• An understanding of the importance of engaging with people with lived experience of leukaemia and related conditions; with a view to include their insight in our work
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• An understanding of health inequalities and the importance of engaging with marginalised groups
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Desirable

• Knowledge of the health system and/or health policy across the UK

Role specifics

• Hours: Full time hours are 37.5 Monday to Friday
• Location: Our hybrid working policy is a minimum of two days per month in our London Office. For the Research & Advocacy team this will vary dependent on meetings with internal and external stakeholders so your flexibility is a must. Our aim as a team is to work together in the office together if and when possible.
• Salary range £34,000 - £38,000 (FTE)depending on experience
• We are proud of our benefits – see a summary on our website Work with us - Leukaemia UK 

Applications

If you feel you have the passion for our work and the right mix of skills, energy, and flair to embrace this broad and challenging role and enable our strategy to fly, then we would love you to apply.

Please also see the full job description attached to the advert. To minimise unconscious bias, we use anonymous recruitment and are unable to consider direct applications. Please apply via the CharityJob website with your CV and covering letter by 9am Monday 17th March 2025.

• First interviews will be held face to face in our London Offices – at 26 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5BL on Monday 24th March 2025. 
• Second interviews will be via Teams on Monday 31st March 2025. 
• For those shortlisted for interview we will share our interview questions and any task with you in advance.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Georgia Papacleovoulou

Head of Policy & Advocacy

Leukaemia UK

• Salary: £36,517 per annum, rising to £38,437 after 12 months in London (or £32,328 per annum rising to £34,248 after 12 months outside of London)
• Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week) Part time and job share applications are also welcomed.
• Contract: permanent Location: Home based, or office based at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1, in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy.
• Closing date: 08.00 17 March 2025
• Shortlisting date: 18 March 2025
• Interviews: 24 March 2025

About the role

From local and national support services to green spaces, sports clubs, museums and the arts, voluntary organisations and volunteers are a vital part of communities across the country.

As the membership community for charities and voluntary organisations, NCVO has championed volunteers and the voluntary sector for over a hundred years.

Main elements of the role

This role will be at the heart of our work in improving the environment for charities. It will involve working with colleagues across the organisation, parliamentarians, government, and other external stakeholders.

You will:

• Support the running of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Charities and Volunteering
• Draft briefings and other material for parliamentarians and other external stakeholders
• Co-ordinate delivery of agreed policy and public affairs activity including supporting the development and delivery of strategies
• Monitor political and other external developments, highlighting opportunities for NCVO’s public affairs activity
• Contribute to setting of public affairs and policy objectives

Equity, diversity and inclusion

​NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

​If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and will have one week to complete the exercise. Interview questions will be shared in advance.

Contact us

​If you have any queries regarding our vacancies or experience any issues downloading or submitting your application form, please email us.

Benefits for NCVO employees

​NCVO offers attractive benefits including:

• ​25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and office closure between 25 December and 1 January inclusive. After three years' service annual holiday increases to 27 days, and after five years to 30 days, (pro rata for part time staff)
• ​the option to purchase or sell up to five more days each year
• ​five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
• ​2.5 extra ‘wellbeing’ days off during the year
• ​enhanced pay for sick/maternity/adoption leave
• ​subsidised gym membership
• ​season ticket loan
• ​flexible working, including opportunities to work from home/off site
• ​monthly homeworking allowance for permanent homeworkers
• ​monthly office worker allowance for those who have to work from the office on a daily basis
• ​generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary, into our stakeholder pension scheme (linked to employee contribution)
• ​training and development opportunities.
• ​The opportunity to join Hospital Saturday Fund health cash plan for free at the basic level of cover, or at a reduced rate for other levels of cover
• ​24-hour free and confidential employee assistance programme

​We’re located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.

About NCVO

​We are the charities charity. For over 100 years, NCVO has stood shoulder to shoulder with communities, championing and celebrating voluntary action.

​Our membership is made up of over 17,000 voluntary organisations across England, from small, grassroots community groups and social enterprises, to large, far-reaching charities.

​We believe that communities are strengthened by voluntary action. We therefore want charities to thrive and be empowered to deliver for people and communities.

​We focus on empowering charities and volunteers by making sure they have the knowledge, tools, and resources they need. We advocate for and with our members, giving voice to those not often heard, and harnessing the collective power of partners to ensure the voluntary sector is valued. We bring charities together so they can learn, connect, and create greater impact.

​As the voluntary sector and volunteering adapt to new challenges and a changing context, so must NCVO. We are therefore prioritising work to evolve as an organisation to ensure we live our values of ambition, inclusion, openness and collaboration in everything we do internally and externally.

​We have around 80 staff and income of more than £7m per year. With our members at the heart of everything we do, our mission is to unite to champion the remarkable role of charities and volunteers. Because stronger charities make for stronger communities.

​NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922.

Would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, and wanting to drive change for brain tumour patients?

Here at Brain Tumour Research, we are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join a dynamic and influential campaigning team. You will play a pivotal role as a Policy and Publics Affairs Officer, working closely with the Head of Stakeholder Relations and the Policy and Public Affairs Manager. This will include supporting the development and implementation of effective public affairs and campaigning activities, at Westminster and across the devolved nations.

About You​

If you would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, and wanting to drive change for brain tumour patients, then we would love to hear from you.​

Do you have:

• ​A graduate qualification in a relevant discipline is desirable
• ​Knowledge of how the UK Parliament, Government and, ideally the Devolved administrations, operate 
• ​Excellent written communication skills with the ability to communicate to both expert and non-expert audiences

About the Role​

This is a great opportunity to further develop policy and public affairs skills as part of a high-performing and impactful team.  As the Policy and Public Affairs Officer, you will be working with others in the team help to develop and deliver public affairs and campaigning plans that support Brain Tumour Research’s organisational objectives. This includes highlighting the specific needs of brain tumour patients, and to promote a compelling and persuasive narrative to support our policy calls.

About Public Voice

Public Voice is a Community Interest Company (CIC) with a mission to improve neighbourhoods, the lives of the people who live in them and the public services they use.

Through our work, we ensure people in the community are heard – bringing together diverse voices and including those who find themselves marginalised or are rarely reached by service providers. We take a user-centred, co-production approach to understanding individuals’ and communities’ needs, and translate that into meaningful insights for service providers in government, public health, and housing. The results are better outcomes for residents and service users, more effective and efficient services for providers, and stronger and healthier neighbourhoods.

As part of this mission, Public Voice runs local Healthwatch services across London. Healthwatch is the independent watchdog for local health and social care services. This role would be part of Healthwatch Hounslow, giving voices to service users, and gathering research and insights to effect positive change.

The role

The Information, Policy and Research Officer will support and report to the Operations and Research Manager Healthwatch Hounslow. They will:

· deliver research projects – this includes planning the project, designing the methodology, undertaking quantitative and qualitative analysis, and reporting findings through presentations and reports throughout the year;

· undertake policy reviews and provide advice on survey / research and evaluation methodology / techniques to the CEO, Operations and Research Manager Healthwatch Hounslow and other members of the Public Voice team;

· work with Public Voice teams to capture issues and concerns relating to access to services, the delivery of services and policy gaps, and use this information to identify common themes which relate to service delivery and policy in health and social care; and

· be able to engage with seldom-heard communities in the borough.

About You

We are looking for somebody with proven research experience, including the ability to interpret and analyse data and present solutions. With an interest in health and social care, you should be confident in speaking and presenting in public and able to deliver effective programme and project management, whilst delivering research projects and undertaking policy reviews. 

You should be somebody who promotes and values equality and diversity and can show warmth, empathy and respect for others, with the ability to effectively engage the local community and seldom-heard communities in the borough of Hounslow.

Officers: External Relations, Communications, Grants and Policy

Peace Brigades International (PBI) is seeking skilled communicators, excellent writers and diligent researchers to harness the power of our external relationships in order to resource our work, support grassroots human rights activism, and protect the environment.

PBI provides life-saving protection and catalytic support for women’s rights activists, Indigenous leaders, LGBTIQ+ groups, environmentalists and other human rights defenders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. You’ll join our UK Team, which contributes to this work in a range of ways, including by raising funds from trusts and foundations, and through policy advocacy alongside grassroots leaders.

Whether remotely or in-person, full-time or part-time, you will work closely with our International Secretariat, liaising with colleagues and human rights defenders around the world. You will research, write for and interact with activists, philanthropists and policymakers. As a proactive person who thrives in a small team, you will be able to seize opportunities for personal and professional growth.

The successful candidates will be detail-oriented, well-organised people who are committed to our mission, and able to communicate it creatively to a broad community of stakeholders.

We don’t expect you to do everything on the lists below, but if you’re experienced in one area and can grow into others, then we encourage you to apply! We envisage at least two roles being created as a result of this recruitment process, providing candidates with an opportunity to excel in a role that is moulded to their strengths while allowing them space to upskill and gain diverse experiences. 

Roles: 

Officer level roles covering external relations, communications and writing, grants management, and policy research.

Location: 

Flexible. You can work remotely, though you will be expected to attend some meetings, activities and events in London. Preference may be given to candidates able to work regularly from PBI’s UK office in Islington, London.

Reports to: 

PBI UK Director or PBI UK Advocacy Manager.

Manages:    

Volunteers and consultants as required.

Contract: 

Permanent. Please state your preferred working arrangements including location. We encourage people who are interested in part-time, full-time and flexible working to apply.

Salary:

£24,744 - £30,415 (or pro rata equivalent) dependent upon experience. Opportunities for promotions.

Benefits:

Multiple benefits in line with PBI UK’s Compensation Principles, including:

• 28 days leave plus public holidays (or pro rata equivalent).

• 4-6 days of additional office shutdown or annual collective leave per year.

• Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) Policy.

• Access to wellbeing support in line with PBI UK’s Wellbeing Support Policy.

• Access to the Government’s Cycle to Work scheme.

• Career development support through 1:1s, training and appraisal processes.

• Pension contributions with option of additional contributions.

• PBI UK is committed to ensuring work-life balance for our employees, and will give due consideration to all reasonable flexible working requests.

About us: 

Peace Brigades International (PBI) is an international NGO with over 40 years’ experience providing life-saving protection and support to hundreds of brave human rights defenders who face reprisals because of their activism for social justice. PBI’s trademark protective accompaniment teams in Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal and Nicaragua are supported by teams elsewhere in the world, such as our UK section (to which these roles are affiliated). We carry out high-level advocacy for laws, policies and practices which support human rights defenders and hold corporations to account, as well as fundraising with an emphasis on trusts and foundations.

About the Roles: 

• You will work closely with PBI UK’s Director, PBI UK’s Advocacy Manager and PBI International Co-Executive Directors to ensure that we have the systems, relationships, research and written outputs to effectively fundraise for PBI’s global work, as well as to advocate for laws, policies and actions to protect human rights defenders.

• We envisage creating two to three roles to cover all of the work listed below, and will work with successful candidates through the recruitment process and first months in the job to evolve job descriptions, to harness candidate skills and expertise while ensuring hands-on capacity building.

• There will be scope for overlap across work areas and opportunities to gain diverse professional experience. Our innovative recruitment process aims to ensure that you can grow into the role and the role can grow around you! Learn more in the FAQs below.

• Day-to-day tasks could include analysis, research, writing, external representation, communications and project management. You will be part of a small team that builds, maintains and harnesses external relations with politicians, donors, civil servants, NGOs, human rights activists and other stakeholders in order to support human rights and environmental change.

• Grant-writing and donor reporting at PBI is less about form-filling and more about concise, creative and persuasive writing. Our policy research is directly applied through our advocacy campaigns. Our communications range from supporter newsletters to political briefing papers. We carry out our advocacy together with global activists on the front line of the issues at stake.

• All staff are given ample opportunities to engage with human rights defenders, social movements and NGOs, as well as opportunities to attend events related to human rights and environmental activism. There will be some potential for work-related travel within and beyond the UK.

The following responsibilities will be covered across the two to three roles recruited - you are not expected to do all of them.

We are interested in the areas you are already experienced in and which you are keen to grow into. You will be expected to cover either two of the following areas, or a number of tasks from across all four areas, and you would work closely with colleagues who are implementing other tasks.

Note: We view this section as a guide, not a checklist. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy every single bullet on this list. Please see the FAQs below.

1. Outreach, relationships and partnerships

• Organise, prepare talking points, participate in, and take notes at meetings and conferences with allies, donors and advocacy targets.

• Draft both proactive and reactive communications such as emails, briefing notes, summaries and pitches to these and other stakeholders.

• Liaise with these stakeholders regarding actions and activities, including emergency responses to threats against human rights defenders.

• Conceptualise and co-organise events aimed at these stakeholders.

• Draft parliamentary interventions including parliamentary questions.

• Liaise with PBI’s frontline teams around the world regarding joint activities with human rights defenders, including advocacy tours to the UK, as well as other projects and proposals.

• Represent PBI UK in global PBI meetings and external coalition meetings.

• Logistical and administrative support for PBI’s activities in the UK and abroad.

2. Writing and communications

• Design and draft communications campaigns, including for biannual Big Give fundraisers.

• Manage production of and/or draft content for PBI’s UK Annual Report and Global Review.

• Draft grant applications and project proposals (grant writing) for private philanthropy.

• Draft grant and project reports for private philanthropy and other supporters.

• Draft pitches and concept notes for private philanthropy and other potential donors.

• Keep PBI UK’s website up-to-date and draft online content including articles and interviews.

• Produce PBI UK’s quarterly newsletter and other content for our supporters.

• Design campaigns and draft content for social media.

• Liaise with PBI’s frontline teams regarding written content for a range of stakeholders.

3. Research and policy

• Parliamentary research and stakeholder mapping.

• Donor research and stakeholder mapping.

• Co-design fundraising priorities together with the UK and International Executive Directors.

• Policy research, co-development of policy positions, and drafting of inputs to policy.

• Draft briefing papers on countries, cases and issues for influencing key stakeholders.

• Liaise with PBI’s frontline teams to generate analysis on countries, cases and issues.

4. Monitoring and systems

• Ensure that PBI UK’s contact management system is kept up-to-date.

• Keep PBI UK’s fundraising plan updated and ensure its implementation.

• Keep PBI UK’s fundraising prospect research updated.

• Help ensure that PBI UK’s advocacy tracker is kept up-to-date and work with the Advocacy Manager to ensure monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning of our advocacy.

• Work with the Operations Officer to ensure effective communication and reporting of project implementation to allies, intermediaries and donors.

About You

Successful candidates will have all of the following essential attributes:

• Proactivity and an ability to work autonomously to solve problems.

• Ability to work as a member of a small team and as part of a larger organisation.

• Understanding of how to communicate effectively to diverse audiences.

• Good diary and time management with ability to juggle multiple deadlines.

• Impeccable attention to detail and excellent research skills.

• Confidence using digital tools for project management and communication.

• Cultural understanding and experience of working with colleagues across multiple locations.

• Knowledge of human rights / environmental issues, and commitment to PBI’s principles.

Candidates will be expected to have a number of the following essential skills/experience:

• Excellent written communication in English.

• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and maintain key relationships with a range of audiences and experience representing organisations at events or meetings.

• Online and digital communications experience and skills.

• Ability to craft simple, compelling messages related to complex issues.

• Experience working in coordination with other allies and stakeholders, for example through alliances, coalitions and campaigns.

• Experience working with diverse and decentralised teams.

• Experience in event organisation and management.

• Proven experience of working in campaigning, advocacy, fundraising or communications.

Preference may be given to candidates with the following additional skills/experience:

• Working knowledge of the Spanish language.

• Knowledge of UK parliamentary processes.

• Knowledge of the political / human rights context in at least one of the following geographies: Global, Latin America, Southeast Asia, East Africa, or UK.

• Experience working with human rights defenders and Indigenous Peoples.

• Experience applying feminist, intersectional and de-colonialist approaches to work/activism.

• Experience working on issues of corporate accountability and/or defender protection.

• At least one year of relevant experience working in an NGO or other institution.

• Ability to work from PBI's UK Office in London.

FAQs about the recruitment process:

Q. I don’t have experience in all of the areas listed above, should I still apply?

A. Yes! Please use your application to emphasise what of the above you feel you do best.

Q. What will my role be if I am successful in this process?

A. Final job descriptions and titles will be agreed together with the successful candidates. A role might be built around skills such as writing and communications, or it might be built around a work area such as advocacy or grants management. It is also possible that two holistic roles might be created but with a division of tasks. No one role will be expected to do everything, and every role will seek to balance existing experience with potential for growth.

Q. What is the process and timeline for this recruitment?

A. We will inform candidates if they’ve been selected for an interview by April 9, with interviews and tests taking place online April 7 - April 16. We hope to conclude recruitment by April 26 with start dates from June 1. We will assess applications on a rolling basis and retain the right to close the process early, in which case this advert will be removed from our website. All candidates will receive a response, with feedback restricted to interviewees on request.

Q. If I am successful, how often will I be expected to work from PBI’s office in London?

A. We are open to applications from candidates wishing to work entirely remotely. However, all candidates should expect to travel to London yearly and maybe more often. Priority may be given to those able to work in London. If your preference is to work in-person, we can guarantee desk space at our office three days per week. Working conditions are negotiable.

Q. What is the difference between PBI UK and PBI and where do these roles fit?

A. PBI is a global NGO made up of teams/sections which work together to enhance the security and impact of the human rights defenders we support. The roles in this advert will be employed by PBI’s UK section but will work closely with both PBI’s International Secretariat and other sections (including ‘frontline teams’ providing direct protection to threatened activists) to ensure our UK and global fundraising and advocacy are as effective as possible. 

What staff say about working at PBI UK:

“In PBI UK you work in a compelling environment alongside an empathetic and caring team, who are constantly adapting to the evolving challenges of the work to best advocate for the protection of human rights defenders. No matter what position you hold, your voice will be heard and your ideas valued - it is a place where you can choose to grow in any and all directions to cultivate deep knowledge and an expansive skillset.”                                          Yadira Sánchez-Esparza, former PBI UK volunteer & consultant

“Working with PBI UK is incredibly rewarding. I've had the opportunity to meet and support human rights defenders and community leaders, who shared their stories and hardships with me. I'm so grateful to be able to contribute to raising their voices, and for the trust they instil in me to do so. Their individual and collective defence of human rights is truly inspiring, even when they face the most difficult circumstances and reprisals.”                 Christina Challis, PBI UK Advocacy Manager

“With a defender-centered approach, and a team that genuinely cares for one another and for protecting and promoting human rights and environmental defenders, it is both a privilege and a joy to be part of PBI UK. Everyone is working towards the shared goal of providing holistic support to defenders at risk. We openly share ideas as a team, and I feel truly supported, both personally and professionally. Most of all, it is an honor to work alongside such brave activists, whose resilience and dedication are deeply inspiring.“

Lorna Ní Shúilleabháin, PBI UK Programme Support Consultant

What key stakeholders say about PBI:

“Without PBI, the work and defence of human rights in Colombia would not have been possible at the level it is today… I think PBI’s support was fundamental in saving the lives of many of my colleagues.”

Sebastián Escobar Uribe, human rights lawyer from CCAJAR, Colombia

“I think what I most admire about PBI is the fact that you’re very close to defenders in places that are very hostile ... When I started out, PBI was one of the organisations I looked to for ideas. I really like the accompaniment model.”

Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders

“PBI UK is a strong human rights organisation punching above its weight on a small budget … Staff overwhelmingly feel a sense of teamwork, trust, and commitment to PBI’s mission … Stakeholders identified the skills, network, and thematic expertise of PBI UK’s new Director as a significant strength …  Creativity, innovation, out-of-box thinking and a focus on impact were identified by both internal and external stakeholders as key characteristics of PBI UK.”

 External evaluation of PBI UK

How to apply:

Please send us a copy of your CV, as well as a cover letter of no more than one page, addressing how you meet the essential attributes and telling us about your skills and experiences.

Please include your preferred location and working days in the cover letter.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis until 8pm GMT, Sunday March 23

Invitation to interview by April 9

W/C April 14 - first round interviews 

W/C April 21 - second round interviews, if necessary

There are likely to be tests after first round interviews

Recruitment concluded by April 26

We're looking for a brilliant communicator and strategic thinker, with an excellent understanding of the parliamentary and policy process. Saving lives underpins everything we do.

As Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) you'll be responsible for taking the voices of survivors of cardiac arrest and their families to policy makers, elected representatives, and other decision-makers in each nation of the UK.

You'll have an exceptional understanding of how to build support for legislative and public policy change in Westminster and beyond. You'll lead the development of persuasive, evidence-based, policy arguments that cement our four strategic goals. Working with the wider Communications and Engagement team you’ll ensure that resuscitation continues to be seen as a priority area for decision-makers in government, the NHS and the wider stakeholder community.

The successful candidate will be proactive and high performing, using your expertise to drive real change within our resuscitation community and playing a vital part to contribute to our mission. You will come with a track record of developing effective networks and relationships with civil servants, special advisors, politicians, professional bodies and think tanks.

You will join RCUK at a crucial time as we work to improve the provision of post cardiac arrest support across the UK and increase bystander CPR rates through targeted monitoring of CPR training in schools. 

The Policy and Public Affairs Manager has one direct report, which is the Policy and Public Affairs Officer for the Devolved Nations. 

The post is hybrid working and based in London.  The successful candidate is expected to attend the office one day per week. 

Main responsibilities

You will have design and delivery responsibility for policy and public affairs across the UK. You will work to implement policy change by tailoring our policy recommendations to targeted influencing opportunities. 

Your day-to-day work will be varied. From leading the development of evidence-based policy recommendations that improve people’s chances of surviving a cardiac arrest, wherever they are, to supporting our media and campaigning activity. 

The role involves:

• Cross-team working with a focus on providing support across a range of key campaigning areas.
• Taking the lead on report writing and blogs to effectively communicate our initiatives to key decision makers.
• Monitoring parliamentary activity and identify opportunities to influence policy development, legislation and service provision in line with RCUK’s strategic goals.
• Producing accessible and concise briefings to ensure RCUK’s research is presented clearly, in a way that makes it useful to policy and decision makers at a local and national level.
• Building new partnerships and strengthen existing relationships with likeminded organisations in line with our strategic plan, so we can broaden our reach.

Supporting the Director of Communications and Engagement, the successful candidate will lead and facilitate high-level influence and interaction with the wider statutory sector across all four nations, as that’s where decisions on training and commissioning are made that will have a crucial impact on RCUK’s work.

How to apply

Please email your CV, covering letter and Equality & Diversity monitoring form to us with 'Policy and Public Affairs Manager' in the subject line.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 12 midnight, Sunday 23rd March 2025.

Interviews will be held in person on Monday 7th April 2025.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply.

About the role…

At Beyond the Streets we are committed to addressing the structural inequalities that compel women to sell sex. We know that to do this we need to work together with others. As the Policy and Engagement Lead at Beyond the Streets, you will play a critical role in shaping the direction of our influencing and partnership work to achieve this goal. With a new CEO in post now for a year, you will be joining the organisation at an exciting time of investment in our influencing work. Working closely with the Research and Impact Manager, and the newly created post of Research Lead, you will help us to build a strong team to take forward this area of the organisation’s work. Building on our 20+ years of experience of hosting an affiliate network, you will develop and drive forward Beyond the Streets’ connections and partnerships to influence practice and policy, and to shift systemic behaviours to ensure women are not compelled to sell sex.

Who we are looking for…

This role would suit a strategic thinker with a can-do attitude who thrives in collaborative working environments. This is an exciting and varied role, with the opportunity to bring together policy influencing, partnership building, research insights and coproduction. It also offers the opportunity to recruit, develop and manage others.

• You have a strong understanding of systems change in practice, with a proven ability to integrate systems thinking into strategic planning and decision-making.
• You have a proven track record of building relationships with leaders and external stakeholders to achieve policy, practice or systems change, at local and national level.
• You’re experienced in using research and data to inform decisions, tell compelling stories and translate them into actionable outcomes.
• You have demonstrated knowledge of the Violence Against Women and Girls sector.
• You are experienced in transforming insights into actionable strategies aligning with broader organisational goals.

Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR)

This role will work alongside survivors of sexual exploitation and women with lived experience of violence against women and is therefore restricted to female applicants only under Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

About Beyond the Streets

Beyond the Streets is a UK charity with over 20 years’ experience of partnering with women in the sex industry to see them safe from coercion, violence and abuse. We deliver trauma-informed, person-centred support, provide training for the third sector and statutory professionals, and create resources and reports informed by research, lived experience, and practitioner experience. Our training and partnership work seeks to equip professionals to understand the sex industry, particularly survival sex, and to support them to engage with women selling sex in a trauma-informed way.

You’ll enjoy…

• Competitive pay – earn up to £40,500 (FTE)
• Flexible working
• Career opportunities – develop yourself and your career in a specialist VAWG sector, reputable national organisation
• Personal development allowance – to further your work-based skills and knowledge
• Cycle to work scheme – tax free allowance to buy
• Tech Buying Scheme – spread the cost of personal technology equipment and homeware across 12 months via payroll
• Travel season ticket loan scheme – an interest-free loan to enable team members to purchase a season ticket for travel between their usual place of residence and their usual place of work
• Clinical supervision – all staff are entitled to clinical supervision on request. A place to discuss work issues and challenges, and their emotional impact, on a regular basis
• Blue light discount – a well recognized national discount card scheme. It will cost you £4.99 for two years’ membership but the discounts are large, and it’s widely accepted
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a confidential and independent service designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life, work life, health, and general wellbeing. EAP is available to you and to your immediate family

All roles are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, satisfactory references, and a DBS check. When you join, you’ll receive a structured induction, including attending our own training on understanding involvement in the sex industry.

We recognise our responsibility to remove any barriers in our recruitment process. If you have identified any barriers in the Job Description or Person Specification, please tell us of these in your application. We are committed to making any reasonable adjustment to the job where possible, and it would help us to know your needs to do this.

A brilliant opportunity to lead a small charity delivering impact where it matters for people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.

The Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) exists to improve MSK services in the UK. We are a membership organisation which brings together patient, research and healthcare professional organisations working in MSK health. Working together as an alliance we have a powerful voice to influence policy and improve standards of care across the UK.

After an incredibly successful 8 years at the helm, our CEO Sue Brown will be stepping down at the end of May.

We are looking for someone with a strong background in healthcare policy and campaigning who is confident engaging senior stakeholders in the NHS, Government, arms-length bodies and industry. You should be a natural relationship builder who is comfortable working with member organisations.

If this sounds like you, then please get in touch. We would love to hear from you. Click the Quick Apply button below. You will need to submit your CV together with a two-page cover letter explaining your interest in the role - don’t forget to address the person specification in your letter. Deadline for applications 10am on 27th March 2025.

Interviews will be held as follows:

Stage 1 (In person, Central London location): Monday 7th April 2025

Stage 2 (Virtual): Monday 14th April 2025

The Benefits

· Salary up to £55,000 p.a. for 28 hours work per week

· Employer pension contribution of 5%

· 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 3 additional days leave between Christmas and New Year

 Thank you for your interest in ARMA! 

Join Us in Driving Real Change! Lead Hope for the Future's Policy and Engagement Team

Location: Sheffield HQ or Remote (UK-wide)
Salary: £43,235.28 per annum (+ £3,000 London Weighting, where applicable)
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent 

Are you passionate about inspiring change in the fight against climate change?

At Hope for the Future (HFTF), our mission is to empower individuals and communities to engage in meaningful conversations with politicians and drive bold climate action. We believe that through collaboration across political divides, we can create a future where climate action is central to decision-making in government and beyond.

We are seeking an experienced, passionate leader to take on the role of Director of Policy and Engagement and help shape the future of climate action.

Are you an inspiring, strategic leader ready to make a tangible impact? If so, this is your opportunity to lead our Policy and Engagement team, drive meaningful change, and be part of an ambitious, forward-thinking organisation.

What you’ll be doing

As a key member of the senior leadership team, you’ll have the responsibility of overseeing the delivery of our impactful projects and ensuring that our ambitious three-year strategy is achieved. You’ll provide expert leadership, empowering your team to drive engagement with diverse communities and policymakers across the UK.

Your role will involve:

• Leading and growing HFTF’s impact by overseeing delivery programmes, achieving targets, and ensuring financial sustainability

• Managing and mentoring a talented, motivated team while fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment

• Strengthening partnerships with organisations, policymakers, and stakeholders

• Representing the charity in external communications, events, and public speaking opportunities

• Actively contributing to the overall strategy and direction of HFTF

What we’re looking for
We’re looking for a leader who is not only strategic and results-driven but also passionate about climate action and empowering communities. You’ll need:

• At least 3 years’ experience in a management or leadership role within a charity, NGO, or social enterprise

• A strong understanding of UK politics, advocacy, and public engagement

• Proven success in building and maintaining partnerships, particularly those that generate income or support paid services

• Excellent communication skills, including public speaking and working with diverse stakeholders

• Ability to lead and motivate a team, with a commitment to personal development and performance management

• Familiarity with project management, CRM systems, and monitoring & evaluation

Why join us?
 

At HFTF, we offer a unique, supportive environment where you can make a real difference. By joining our passionate staff team who are dedicated to real change you will :

• Lead a dynamic, passionate team dedicated to tackling the climate and nature crises

• Be part of a charity with a strong mission to influence national and local decision-makers

• Have access to generous benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), a pension contribution, and wellbeing support

• Work with a flexible approach, including remote or hybrid options

• Receive a competitive salary with London Weighting where applicable

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference, lead our policy and engagement team, and contribute to the continued success of a leading climate charity.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: £43,235.28 per annum + £3k London Weighting for qualifying areas

• 30 days annual leave + statutory holidays

• Employer Pension Contribution

• Flexible working options, with the ability to work remotely or from our Sheffield office

• Well-being support, Bike to Work Scheme, and Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Location
This role is flexible—either based in our Sheffield office or working remotely anywhere in the UK. Some national travel will be required.

Ready to lead for change?
If you are passionate about driving action on the climate and nature crises and have the leadership skills to take HFTF to the next level, we want to hear from you! Apply now and help us create lasting change in the fight for a better future.

Hope for the Future is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Apply now

Ready to take the lead in shaping the future of climate advocacy? If you’re ready to inspire action and help us make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you. 

Applications close at 9am on Wednesday 2nd April 2025, click here to apply. 

Online interviews during week commencing 10th April 2025.