Advocacy and Campaigns Admin Assistant

Medical Aid for Palestinians; London; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading humanitarian organization seeks a highly organised Advocacy and Campaigns Admin Assistant for a fixed-term contract in London. The role involves supporting a dynamic team engaged in vital advocacy work, requiring strong administrative skills and a passion for social justice.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in administrative or project support roles desirable.
• Interest in humanitarian, human rights, and social justice issues essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage schedules, minute meetings, and process finance requests.
• Coordinate travel and maintain team systems.
• Support delivery of presentations and events.

Skills

Organisational skills

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Job description

Advocacy and Campaigns Admin Assistant

Application Deadline: 6 July 2025

Department: Advocacy & Campaigns

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: London, UK

Compensation: £30,864 / year

Description

Welcome to MAP

About the role

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)’s Advocacy and Campaigns Team leads our efforts to challenge the political barriers to Palestinians’ rights to health and dignity. Through strategic advocacy, media engagement, public campaigning, and digital mobilisation, we work to drive change and hold duty bearers to account. Our team operates across the UK, the West Bank, and Gaza, bringing deep regional insight and global reach to our mission.

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Team Assistant to support MAP’s fast-paced and growing Advocacy and Campaign Team as it responds to one of the most urgent humanitarian crises today. This role will keep the team running smoothly – managing schedules, minuting meetings, processing finance requests, coordinating travel, and maintaining team systems. You’ll also support the delivery of presentations and events, contribute to internal planning, and help drive cross-cutting projects forward. The role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, systems-driven and eager to support a mission-driven team doing vital work upholding the rights to health and dignity of Palestinians.

About you

The ideal candidate will be deeply committed to the value of strong administration and the crucial role it plays in enabling impactful advocacy, campaigning, and communications. You’ll behighly organised, reliable, and detail-oriented, with a talent for managing competing priorities in a fast-paced team environment. You’ll have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative, diverse team. You’ll have sound judgement, with the discretion and strong people skills needed to support colleagues across roles and regions. Previous experience in administrative, project support, or coordination roles is desirable. And an interest in humanitarian, human rights and social justice issues is essential.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV before the deadline of 5:00 pm GMT on 6th July 2025.

Please note this is a 12-month, Fixed-Term contract

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful in shortlisting.

Equal opportunities

MAP aims to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Background checks

As an organisation MAP is committed to the welfare and protection of children and vulnerable adults. MAP will conduct appropriate background and references checks. Link in that safeguarding and ethical conduct.

Disclaimer **MAP reserves the right to close this advert before the confirmed closing date when we are in receipt of sufficient applications.

**We would therefore advise interested applicants to apply as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful in shortlisting