OneConversation Campaign Lead (Activist / Community Organiser)

Unanima; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 10,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in the UK is looking for a freelance Campaign Lead to co-design and deliver a creative activism project. This role involves facilitating sessions with learning-disabled and autistic activists and aims to amplify their voices socially and politically. Responsibilities include creating accessible materials and expanding campaign reach leading up to a significant public event in 2026. Candidates should be passionate about social justice and possess excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in campaigning and activism.
• Ability to communicate clearly with diverse audiences.
• Strong commitment to disability rights and equity.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a creative activism project.
• Facilitate skills-building sessions for activists.
• Co-design campaign strategies with the group.

Skills

Campaigning

Community organising

Communication

Storytelling

Facilitation

Creative arts

Job description

Freelance, Feb – Dec 2026. 1 day per week, plus some additional hours around key campaign actions.

Our work spans theatre, music, activism, training, community development and cultural campaigning. OneConversation is Unanima’s grassroots activist movement strand: a bold, lived-experience-led group speaking up for equity, dignity, and representation.

We are seeking a freelance Campaign Lead to co-design and deliver a creative activism project with our OneConversation group. This role is ideal for someone passionate about social justice, disability rights, community organising and creative activism – someone who believes lived experience should lead change. The project will explore the themes of meaning, purpose, and social connection, and will build towards a public‑facing campaign moment linked to OneFest 2026, delivered in July 2026 and local/regional or national advocacy and visibility.

To work alongside Unanima’s learning‑disabled and autistic activists to design and deliver a creative campaign that:

• Amplifies their collective voice
• Increases visibility and influence
• Builds confidence, skills and social connection
• Results in at least one public‑facing action or event

By Aug 26 you will have

• Developed a clear, co‑created campaign narrative and strategy, shaped with the Unanima team and activists.
• Delivered weekly sessions that build skills, confidence and activism capacity and/or propose a new model for delivery of this group for example quarterly sessions.
• Produced accessible, creative campaign materials and worked closely with our marketing team.
• Led at least one public campaign action (e.g. gathering, performance, creative intervention, social media action, workshop, community event).
• Strengthened relationships between OneConversation and the wider community.
• Created a short legacy outlining next steps.

You will be expected to:

• Facilitate weekly sessions moving towards a new delivery model if suited of less frequent sessions – to be co‑designed with the group and team.
• Co‑design campaign goals, messaging and activity with activists.
• Ensure all work is accessible, inclusive and person‑centred.
• Develop a simple campaign plan.
• Create or support the creation of campaign content.
• Coordinate logistics, materials, and any public actions.
• Support activists to contribute ideas, lead moments and take ownership.
• Build links with local groups, stakeholders, businesses etc.
• Represent the campaign at events/meetings.
• Identify opportunities for the campaign to grow its reach.
• Capture feedback and reflections.
• Produce a short end‑of‑project summary and future recommendations.

Budget & Fees

• £9,200 fixed freelance fee.
• Additional delivery budget available for materials, workshops, travel.
• Payment schedule: via monthly itemised invoicing.

Who We’re Looking For

1. Campaigning & Community Organising

• Demonstrates experience in campaigning, activism, co‑production, or community organising.
• Able to design and deliver activity that mobilises people, communicates a clear message, and builds collective agency.

2. Communication & Storytelling

• Communicates clearly and accessibly across diverse audiences.
• Confident in adapting information into inclusive, engaging formats (spoken, written, visual or digital).
• Able to support others to share their stories safely and meaningfully.

3. Inclusive, Values‑Led Practice

• Deep commitment to disability rights, equity, and person‑centred working.
• Demonstrates judgement, empathy and professionalism when working with learning‑disabled and autistic adults.
• Approaches facilitation through kindness, respect, and collaborative decision‑making.

4. Facilitation & Group Leadership

• Confident in leading group sessions that are accessible, safe and co‑created.
• Able to manage group dynamics and create environments where participants feel heard, included and valued.

5. Self‑Management & Delivery

• Able to work independently, organise workload, meet deadlines and maintain professional boundaries.
• Comfortable planning sessions, managing logistics and delivering activity without day‑to‑day supervision.

6. Digital & Public Communications

• Competent using social media or other public‑facing communication channels to support campaigning and awareness‑raising.
• Understands how to communicate values‑led messages online in an ethical, safe and accessible way.

7. Creative Campaign Production

• Brings creative skills such as design, video, content creation, performance or community arts to enhance campaign visibility.

8. Participatory & Inclusive Arts Practice

• Experience working in participatory, community or inclusive arts settings, with an understanding of co‑creation processes.

9. Sector Knowledge & Systems Awareness

• Understanding of social care, disability justice, SEND landscapes or human rights frameworks.
• Capable of translating complex issues into accessible insight for the group.

10. Local Insight & Contextual Awareness

• Awareness of the Mansfield / Ashfield context – including rurality, health inequalities, deprivation, high levels of disability and neurodivergence in the region and how these shape people’s lived experiences.

11. Working Alongside Lived Experience

• Skilled in working with people who bring lived and learned experience, ensuring their voices lead decision‑making.
• Understands how to support autonomy, agency, and confidence within grassroots activist settings.

Please send:

• Your CV or a short bio.
• A short written, video or audio statement (1–2 pages or 3–5 minutes) telling us:
  • Why this work matters to you.
  • Your approach to activism/community organising.
  • An example of a campaign or project you’ve led.
  • How you would approach working with our activists.
• Any links or examples of work.

Apply to: [e-mail]