Interim Public Affairs & Campaigns Manager

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Women's Aid

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: £42,750 GBP / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Location: United Kingdom
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Who are Women’s Aid?

Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of just under 180 organisations which provide over 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.

Our support services, which include our Live Chat, the Survivors’ Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor’s Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Women’s Aid Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.

Purpose of the Interim Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager


The Interim Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager will ensure that Women’s Aid can mobilise campaigners and achieve influence and change in the context of the Government’s upcoming VAWG strategy and relevant legislation, including the Victims and Courts Bill. The postholder will support the Head of External Affairs to implement key cross-organisational strategies, oversee our new stakeholder management system and lead the public affairs and campaigns function of the team. The postholder will enhance the profile of Women’s Aid among decision makers and the public and represent the needs of domestic abuse survivors to policy makers and influencers including the UK Government and Parliament.

What we are looking for in our Interim Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager:

  • Experience of planning and delivering successful public affairs, campaigns and policy strategies to achieve change in a national charity.
  • Excellent understanding of the Parliamentary and legislative processes
  • Proven experience of stakeholder management, meeting with Parliamentarians and other key external stakeholders, working in partnership with other charities, and organising events targeted at key government and political stakeholders.
  • Robust understanding of the issues facing women and children affected by domestic and abuse.
  • Experience of developing engaging policy, public affairs and campaign literature, and influential reports and briefings.
  • Proven experience in line management.
  • Excellent communication, networking, public speaking and writing skills for a range of audiences, including survivors of domestic abuse and politicians.
  • Ability to carry out in depth analysis of complex policy information and disseminate to key audiences.

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