Campaigner - Rapid Response (FTC)

Amnesty International UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Amnesty International UK in London seeks a Campaigner - Rapid Response to lead and assist on human rights crises campaigns, coordinating events, outputs, and local organizing while engaging parliamentarians to push policy change.

The role involves working with the Campaign Manager to deliver discreet projects, developing materials, and building effective relationships across communities; occasional travel to London for meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering campaigns, events, and outputs.
• Ability to write, edit, and develop compelling materials.
• Knowledge of UK foreign affairs and political processes.

Responsibilities

• Run and assist on campaigns within the Human Rights Crises programme.
• Engage parliamentarians and build relationships with key partners.
• Organise local activities to support campaigns and mobilise communities.
• Develop campaign materials and contribute to strategic delivery.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Writing & editing

UK foreign affairs

Job description

Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. If you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to help fight for human rights, you could be our new Campaigner - Rapid Response.

About the role

At AIUK, the Campaigns and Political Relations team helps us achieve our goal of bringing an end to human rights abuses by working alongside individuals and communities to build a sustained movement to defend and promote human rights both in the UK and globally. The Campaigner - Rapid Response is accountable for running and assisting on projects and campaigns within our Human Rights Crises programme, focusing on areas including armed conflict, protecting multilateral and international justice mechanisms and other foreign affairs issues. Working with the Campaign Manager they will oversee discreet projects and initiatives as well as playing a key supporting role in the development and delivery of this work, including engaging parliamentarians and organising in key local areas to support localised campaigns.

Occasional travel to London will be required for in-person meetings. More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if:

• You're organised and skilled in project management to deliver campaign activities, such as events, communications outputs or local organizing and have knowledge of how to bring about change.
• You are a good communicator, and can build effective relationships.
• You collaborate and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
• You can write, edit and develop compelling materials.
• You also have a good knowledge of UK foreign affairs and political processes.

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time) and 3 wellbeing days. 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares.

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. To support all candidates to perform their best at interview, we send interview questions in advance. We are a disability confident organisation.