Community Activism Lead

HARRIS HILL; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A national disability charity is seeking a Community Activism Lead to empower communities by developing effective activism models. The role requires strong campaigning and digital skills, along with a track record of influencing policy change. This full-time, remote position involves regular travel across the UK and offers a salary of £43,000 - £47,000 along with excellent benefits, including 25 days of holiday and flexible working hours.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Compassionate leave

Learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and delivering influencing campaigns with policy change.
• Knowledge of engaging people in campaigns including digital mobilization.
• Good understanding of UK political systems and opportunities for influence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a model for community activism.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external contacts.
• Plan and execute pilot programs for activism.

Skills

Campaigning

Digital engagement

Mobilisation

Interpersonal skills

Strategic planning

Job description

I have a unique opportunity working with a national disability charity, as their Community Activism Lead. You will utilise your strong campaigning, digital, and mobilisation skills to develop and implement an effective model for facilitating activism across the UK to empower communities to influence and enhance the services that their deaf children rely on.

Are you excited to develop activism among families and community groups?

Your background and experience:

• Track record of designing and delivering successful influencing campaigns, particularly those that have led to policy change and improved services.
• Knowledge of the latest approaches for engaging people in campaigns (including those with lived experience), effective supporter journeys and mobilising campaigners (including through digital), using data and insight.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; adept at building and maintaining relationships with internal and external contacts at all levels, including parents or carers (desirable)
• Good knowledge of devolution and political systems/structures in the UK at a national and local level, as well as opportunities to influence them
• Ability to independently plan your own programme of work and apply strategic thinking.

Leading pilot programmes will mean a pro-active, self-starter approach is essential, to enjoy the role, and gain buy-in both externally and internally across the charity.

• Location- Remote based within the UK, with regular travel across the UK (approximately twice a month).
• Full-time, permanent role.
• 35 hour week, with flexible working hours between 10am-2.30pm.
• Salary £43,000- £47,000

Fantastic benefits; 25 days holiday, with an extra day each year, (up to 5 years), compassionate leave, learning and development.

Diversity and inclusion are a key cornerstone of the charity’s culture, and they are committed to including everyone in supporting their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion action plan for this year. The charity is a Disability Confident Employer.

Applications for the Community Activism Lead will be reviewed on a rolling basis. For more information, please apply now!

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.