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Advocacy Campaign Manager

Employer
The Right Ethos
Location
Homeworking
Salary
The anticipated compensation is £2k per week with and the potential for a £25k success fee.
Closing date
28 Feb 2021

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Job Details

Human Rights Research and Consulting Firm, London

Our client is a highly respected London-based human rights research and advocacy firm.  We are seeking a UK-based campaign manager (the “Advocate”) to execute a campaign to defend the rights of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong and Singapore.

These workers are frequently charged large illegal fees by employment agencies which can lead to debt slavery.  These fees are one of the reasons the US State Department ranks Hong Kong among the worst offenders for human trafficking.

This campaign focuses one very narrow element of the problem where several UK institutions have substantial influence.  The advocate will contact 25 of these institutions to advocate for the specified goals.  The primary argument is that the broad spirit of their anti-slavery pledges requires them to take action to prevent their own operations from contributing in any way to these offences. 

The specified goals are achievable because the “ask” is small and low cost, and there is already substantial demonstrated sympathy for the issue among these institutions.   A recent similar campaign achieved considerable success.  If the Advocate achieves similar success, the £25k success fee will be earned.

The job is direct engagement with ESG and other senior officers at the target institutions.  The underlying research and the case to be made is largely complete.  The Advocate will be provided with research and administrative assistance to keep the focus exclusively on direct communications with the target audience.   A legal background is helpful but not required. 

The Advocate will need to demonstrate passion, energy and a proven record of successful persuasion i.e., getting people to do things that otherwise would not be a priority. 

Other key points:

  •         The anticipated compensation is £2k per week with and the potential for a £25k success fee.
  •         This is a full-time position with an initial term of 12 weeks.   The work can begin immediately. If the effort is succeeding, it may continue for an additional year.
  •         The candidate should have at least 5 years of relevant experience.
  •         Ideally the candidate would live in London but not absolutely necessary. 
  •         The Advocate will report to our client’s Executive Director but is expected to have sufficient experience to work independently
  •         International advocacy/public affairs
  •         Able to engage with the senior people at our target institutions. 
  •         Understand the importance rolling up their sleeves and doing the work e.g., making the calls to target institutions.
  •         Willing to work to the very clearly defined strategy already developed.  

Company

The Right Ethos is dedicated to external affairs recruitment in the non-profit sector. Our personal service ensures that we are able to match the right candidates with the right opportunities. We make recruiting easier and more efficient, providing the highest quality and best suited candidates.

Roles we specialise in include:

Communications | Public Affairs | Campaigns | Policy | Parliamentary | Digital & Social Media | PR, Press & Media | Programme Management

The Right Ethos was founded by Jonathan Dearth, our Director, who worked in the campaigning sector for 13 years, for organisations including Amnesty International, Shelter, Liberty and the World Development Movement. Jonathan’s expertise allowed him to identify the key facets of recruiting and apply them to his knowledge of campaigning and communications.

The Right Ethos was set up to recognise that people who work for campaigning organisations are motivated by justice and long term change. This motivation is what we regard as having the right ethos for working for our clients.

“The ability to effectively generate change requires a particular kind of person. A person motivated by justice, committed, persistent and resilient when under pressure. A person who doesn’t give up and believes in the causes they are campaigning for. A person with The Right Ethos.”

We see ourselves as an extension of the non-profit sector. We identify our client’s objectives and we are motivated by the challenge of providing the best person for their roles.
Our team offers a personal and flexible service working closely with our clients, and guiding our candidates throughout the recruitment process. With over 30 years’ combined experience in the charity external affairs sector, our team has the expertise and passion to make your recruitment story a successful one.

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Company info
Telephone
+447726562716
Location
32 and 32a
Dover Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3HQ
United Kingdom

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