Senior Campaigns & Advocacy Officer (5920)

The Children's Society; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK charity focused on children's welfare is seeking a Senior Campaigns & Advocacy Officer to drive impactful campaigns. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in campaign strategy and political advocacy, working to elevate the voices of young people. This full-time position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in children's lives with a salary of £37,908.

Qualifications

• Experience in campaign management and advocacy.
• Ability to produce high-quality materials for campaigns.
• Skills in engaging with diverse groups including young people.

Responsibilities

• Deliver campaigns aligned with organizational priorities.
• Produce campaign materials to inspire political action.
• Monitor impact of campaigns to demonstrate effectiveness.

Skills

Campaign strategy development

Political advocacy

Public engagement

Data analysis

Job description

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Do you have a passion to help children and young people and want to make a difference?

Are you an enthusiastic campaigner with an ability to drive political change?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Campaigns & Advocacy Officer to join our dynamic and ambitious team.

Permanent contract (following 6-month probation period), working full time (35 hours a week).

Salary: £37,908 (London-based)

The Children's Society is at an exciting stage of its journey as we look to ramp up our political campaigning and advocacy to achieve our goal to reverse the damaging decline in children's wellbeing.

The Senior Campaigns & Advocacy Officer will form a key part of the Policy, Advocacy and Influencing team, bringing together policy, public affairs and campaigns expertise to drive systemic change for young people. You will be responsible for delivering ambitious campaigns to achieve our aims, utilising offline and online tactics to empower supporters to join us in influencing policy and creating change.

The role will work with the wider team across our priority areas of work; spanning young people's wellbeing and mental health, adolescent risk and vulnerability, and child poverty. You will be involved in delivering long-term strategic campaigns as well as responding to immediate opportunities to mobilise and advocate for change for young people.

You will work with colleagues across the organisation, including our youth voice work to ensure that the voices and experiences of young people are central to our political campaigns activity.

We are looking for a determined and skilled campaigner to join us on our journey to deliver ambitious public advocacy efforts to bring about meaningful, impactful change for children and young people.

The role will be line managed by the Campaigns & Advocacy Manager.

Key responsibilities will be to:

• Deliver the campaigns and public advocacy work in line with defined policy and influencing priorities of the organisation, contributing to delivering and growing impact with and for young people.
• Producing high-quality campaign materials to inspire political action and support across a range of audiences.
• Work with young people, parents/carers and practitioners on opportunities to be involved in campaigns and advocacy work, including having their voices heard by decision makers to inform policy change.
• Capture and monitor the impact of campaigns and advocacy work, utilising data to form a powerful, compelling narrative to demonstrate the value of campaigning to influence change.
• Contribute to the external representation of our political campaigning and advocacy work.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, which includes the disclosure of criminal records, vetting checks, and the provision of appropriate references.

Applications close on Monday 20 October 2025. Interviews will be held on Monday 3 November 2025.