Engagement & Civil Society Lead

Christian Aid; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global charity organization is seeking an Engagement & Civil Society Lead to manage church influencing and civil society partnerships in the UK. The role involves building relationships with diverse stakeholders, driving advocacy strategies, and ensuring impactful engagement within civil society networks. The ideal candidate will possess substantial experience in advocacy and communication, along with a degree-level qualification in a relevant field. This position is crucial for empowering collaboration and driving initiatives that maximize impact.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of working in an advocacy role, faith and church advocacy, civil society engagement, or related areas.
• Significant experience of influencing and engaging within UK Civil Society spaces.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Cultivates relationships within UK-based CSOs, faith-based networks, and campaign coalitions.
• Drives strategies to ensure engagement has political traction within civil society.
• Provides advocacy and influencing support to UK ecumenical groups.

Skills

Influential relationship building

Advocacy and influencing

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Education

Degree level qualification in a relevant field

Job description

Reporting to the UK Influencing Lead, the Engagement & Civil Society Lead will manage Christian Aid's church influencing, interfaith and civil society partners in the UK, in line with policy, advocacy and campaigns strategies that maximises impact. The post-holder will ensure Christian Aid is engaged in effective civil society coalitions, and coalition spaces, working closely with the campaign's advisor and UK influencing team, empowering collaboration. You will be building and developing relationships with the organisation's partners, influencers and networks within the UK and globally.

Responsibilities

• Cultivates and maintains influential relationships within UK-based CSOs, faith-based networks, private sector and campaign coalitions to enable high-impact initiatives to maximise our impact.
• Drives and communicates high-quality strategies, to ensure our engagement and influencing work has political traction within Civil Society, faith/interfaith networks and the private sector.
• Provides advocacy and influencing support on engagements with UK ecumenical groups such as CTE/CTBI in collaboration with the Ecumenical Lead.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in a relevant field.
• Substantial experience of working in an advocacy role, faith and church advocacy, civil society engagement, community development, campaigning, or related areas.
• Substantial experience of working with stakeholders including civil society, government, or the private sector.
• Significant experience of influencing and engaging within UK Civil Society spaces.
• Detailed understanding of how to deliver influence within UK Civil Society.
• Detailed understanding of the development sector, private sector and faith networks, their policy positions and dynamics.
• Detailed knowledge of influencing and engaging churches and wider faith communities.
• Significant experience of working in complex coalition spaces.
• Significant experience of public speaking.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse audience.
• Highly developed skills in strategic planning, people management and project management.

About Christian Aid

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.