We’re on the lookout for a new Advocacy & Campaigns Officer.
Are you passionate about social justice and tackling the root cause of global poverty?
Can you engage and motivate others to act on campaigns involving those in the Global South?
If so, and you have a flair for campaigning, we’d love to hear from you.
Job details
Location: Wimbledon, London. Team members are able to work from home up to 40% of their weekly hours after successful completion of their probation period.
Reporting to: Community Engagement Officer.
Status: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week. The role will include occasional evening and weekend work, for which TOIL will be given.
Salary: c.£30,000 – £35,000, depending on skills and experience.
Holiday: 33 days, including bank holidays.
Pension: 7.5% employer contribution, dependent on 2.5% employee contribution.
Main responsibilities
- Create and deliver an advocacy and campaigns strategy, in collaboration with the International Programmes Officer, which draws on the experience of overseas partners.
- Devise and implement multi-disciplinary campaigns which engage young adults.
- Devise and implement a contact strategy for new supporter sign-ups.
- Create high quality resources and materials to support campaigns.
- Work with the Media and Communications Officer to identify and develop creative ways to communicate with, engage and empower the public to participate in JM’s campaigns.
- Enhance the online presence and awareness of JM’s campaigns on social media platforms and other digital channels.
- Organise and deliver events in collaboration with colleagues and other civil society partners e.g. talks, workshops.
- Conduct relevant research on future campaigns; draft high-quality briefings for the Director and colleagues as required.
- Work with the Supporter Care and Engagement Officer to ensure campaign contacts are accurately stored in our database (Raiser’s Edge).
- Use analytics to monitor the impact of campaigns including the uptake of initiatives by supporters.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with other Jesuit, civil society organisations, NGOs and identify opportunities for collaboration.
- Represent JM externally where required.
- Any other duties to fulfil the overall purpose of the role.
About Jesuit Missions
Jesuit Missions (JM) is the international mission and development organisation of the Jesuits in Britain. For over six decades, we have worked with communities in some of the poorest countries in the world. While closely associated with Guyana in South America, India, South Africa and Zimbabwe, our reach today extends across the world where more than 14,000 Jesuits and thousands more lay partners are working.
JM supports a range of programmes in low-income countries including:
- a major initiative in India helping 300,000 people to access their basic rights, including an anti-human trafficking project in Darjeeling.
- an environmental programme in Madagascar including a youth advocacy initiative.
- a programme in South Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the world, focusing on education, women’s empowerment, agricultural sustainability, and skills training.
Jesuit Missions promotes the mission of the Jesuits “to serve the faith through the promotion of justice.” We have collaborated with our partners in the Global South on campaigns such as clearing the name of Indian human rights’ advocate, Fr Stan Swamy SJ, and advocating for climate justice at the COPs.
JM plays an important role in global Jesuit networks including the Xavier Network (https://xavier.network/). These connections enable us to make a distinctive contribution in an international context, promoting links between the Jesuits in Britain and those in other parts of the world.
How to apply
1. Please send an up-to-date CV along with a covering letter outlining why you are the best person for the role, bearing in mind the job description.
2. Include the names and contact details of two referees one of whom should be your latest employer. References will not be taken up without your permission. Please note that applications which fail to do this will not be considered.
Applications should be marked “Campaigns and Advocacy Officer application” and emailed to info@jesuitmissions.org.uk
Closing date: Midnight, 13 March 2024
Interviews will be held on 19 or 21 March in our Wimbledon office.
Please note we may close this vacancy earlier if we receive enough suitable applications.
For more information about Jesuit Missions visit www.jesuitmissions.org.uk
Jesuit Missions, 11 Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4LR
Registered Charity Number: 260135
For a PDF version of the job pack, click here.
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