Job title: | Advocacy Manager |
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Reports to: | Director |
Working hours: | Full time |
Remuneration: | Circa £50,000, depending on experience |
Location | Vauxhall, London |
Apply by: | Wednesday 20th November 2024, 9am |
Start date: | ASAP |
Interview date: | Monday 25th November 2024 |
To apply
First, please read the full job information packet here.
Then, please send:
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Your CV
A covering letter setting out your motivation for applying and how you meet the person specification (2 page maximum)
To recruitment@bigbrotherwatch.org.uk
Please note: applications without any one of the two requested submissions above will not be considered.Due to a high number of applications, unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants.
Post summary
This is an exciting position for an exceptional person with a strong campaigning background to work for one of the UK’s leading rights NGOs. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to devise high-impact campaigns to achieve real change, co-ordinating a multi-disciplinary highperforming team to further privacy, free expression and data protection rights. Ideally, you’ll also be a key Big Brother Watch spokesperson in the media.
You’ll have both people and project management responsibilities, leading our campaigns on key policy issues such as facial recognition, free speech online, financial privacy, digital ID and algorithmic decision making in the welfare system.
You’ll plan, execute and evaluate campaigns across all areas of our organisational strategy: surveillance and power; free expression online; and identity and financial privacy - as well as explore new organisational priorities, over time.
Interim Director
Job title: | Interim Director |
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Reports to: | Chair of the Board of Directors |
Working hours: | Full time |
Remuneration: | Circa £70,000 pa |
Contract | Parental cover (15 months mid January 2025 – March 2026) |
Location | Vauxhall, London |
Apply by: | 9am Monday 18th November 2024 |
To apply
First, please read the full job information packet here.
Then, please send:
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Your CV
A covering letter setting out your motivation n and suitability for the role in line with the job description and person specification (2 page maximum)
To recruitment@bigbrotherwatch.org.uk
Please note: applications without any one of the two requested submissions above will not be considered.Due to a high number of applications, unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants.
Post summary
This is an exciting position for an exceptional person with fundraising, campaigning, policy, communications and management/leadership experience to temporarily direct one of the UK’s leading human rights NGOs. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to oversee high-impact civil liberties campaigns to achieve real change and manage a high-performing multi-disciplinary team to further privacy, free expression and data protection rights in the United Kingdom. Importantly, you’ll be an experienced fundraiser, responsible for leading our grants and major giving to maintain Big Brother Watch’s income growth, and have experience with financial reporting.
You’ll have a diverse skill-set enabling you to line manage our Advocacy Manager, Digital Communications Manager and Head of Research and Investigations. An ideal candidate will also be responsible for leading the development of policy positions on new and emerging issues alongside our talented team.
You may also share spokesperson responsibilities, taking up our role as a recognised voice on civil liberties matters in the national media, though this is not essential.
The start and end of the position will include comprehensive handover periods with the current Director, and may include a period of co-working full time with the current Director.
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