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Project Manager - Strategic Projects (Fundraising)

Employer
Amnesty International UK
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£42,833 per annum
Closing date
12 Nov 2018

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Function
Fundraising
Sector
Human Rights
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Help Amnesty International UK to achieve its vision of a world in which every person is able to enjoy their human rights by managing strategic fundraising and/or cross-organisational projects to enable the delivery of our strategic plan.

About the role

With over seven million members, supporters and activists worldwide, Amnesty International is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organisation. At Amnesty International UK, we want to grow income and the number of people connected to human rights through their support of our work. Working as part of the Strategic Projects (Fundraising) team, your role will be to manage strategic fundraising and/or cross-organisational projects that are key to the delivery of Amnesty International UK’s strategic plan.

About you

You are a proactive and strategic project manager, with strong people skills and the ability to build excellent working relationships - inspiring, consulting and influencing across all levels. You have experience of designing, managing and leading strategic fundraising projects, with a proven track-record across a broad range of fundraising disciplines.

You are passionate about providing best-in-class supporter experiences and have an equal passion for bringing Amnesty International’s work to life. You will use this to provide leadership and vision for cross-organisational projects which inspire people to support our goal of ending human rights abuses.

A natural problem solver, you will have the ability to assess complex problems and opportunities and develop appropriate solutions to address these by engaging relevant stakeholders, including at senior level. You will excel at facilitating strategic planning sessions and can communicate effectively and with credibility, both in person and in writing. You’ll thrive in the ambitious environment in which we operate, and you’re able to plan and prioritise your workload according to business need.

About us

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they’re denied. Already our network of over seven million supporters is making a difference in 150 countries. Whether we’re applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we’re all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

Apply for this role

For further details about the role please click the apply link. To apply, please complete an application form by Monday 12 November 2018, 9am. Interviews will take place in our Shoreditch office on Wednesday 21 November 2018.

Amnesty International UK values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Applications for flexible working will be considered. Please note that to be considered for this role, the successful candidate must be able to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.

Company

Amnesty International UK (AUIK) is part of a worldwide movement working to promote respect for human rights, as set out in 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Amnesty in the UK is headquartered in London but also has offices in Edinburgh and Belfast. A membership organisation, Amnesty International UK has around 170 employees across its three locations and 207,000 supporters and members.

Amnesty was founded in England in 1961 by barrister Peter Benenson. It now has an estimated seven million members, supporters and activists in more than 150 countries. In the UK, Amnesty is actually two legal entities - Amnesty International United Kingdom Section, a limited company which undertakes campaigning work in the UK, and Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust, a registered charity which funds some of the projects undertaken in the UK and globally. These two organisations form Amnesty International UK, one of 68 national entities in the Amnesty International movement.

Amnesty’s mission is to undertake research and action aimed at exposing, preventing and ending grave abuses of human rights. It concentrates on ending abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression and freedom from discrimination.

Supporters are integral to Amnesty’s work in standing up for people whose rights are abused. This work involves helping to release prisoners, change discriminatory laws, compensate victims of abuse and provide moral support. Two main methods are used. Supporters receive Urgent Action appeals from around the world. This could be to stop an imminent execution or protect prisoners from torture. In 2015, the 10,000 supporters in AUIK’s Urgent Action Network took action in 629 cases, by for example, sending a letter, email or text.

In 2015, UK supporters also took action in 96 long-term cases. Human Rights issues here included enforced disappearance, torture and restrictions on freedom of expression.

Amnesty also promotes awareness of human rights through means such as public events, fundraising activities and multimedia outreach. In 2015, AUIK demanded protection from torture for people in state custody, opposed proposed repeal of the Human Rights Act in Britain and pressured the UK government to meet its responsibilities to Syrian refugees.

Amnesty in the UK has around 170 employees and has received a number of commendations for its treatment of staff. The organisation has received an outstanding 1 star status from the Best Companies accreditation scheme for high levels of workplace engagement. In 2011, AUIK was a finalist in the Best Employer Category in the Third Sector Excellence Awards. And AUIK was voted by students the most popular graduate employer in the charity and not for profit sector in a 2014 Guardian newspaper survey.

Company info
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Telephone
020 7033 1777
Location
Amnesty International UK
Human Rights Action Centre,
17-25 New Inn Yard,
London
EC2A 3EA
GB

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