Campaigns & Engagement Officer
Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Location: Vauxhall, London
Join Britain’s biggest walking charity to help everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking and protect the places we all love to walk. The Ramblers is the only charity dedicated to looking after paths and green spaces, leading walks, opening up new places to explore and encouraging everyone to get outside and discover how walking boosts your health and happiness.
We are recruiting a campaigns and engagement officer to develop and deliver effective and innovative campaigns that support the Ramblers’ mission. In this role you will engage with supporters and the wider public on campaigns. You will recruit, support and develop a network of campaign volunteers so that the Ramblers’ campaigning priorities can be delivered positively and effectively at national, regional and local levels. As a passionate campaigner for change, you will keep abreast of developments in the campaigning sector and be keen to try new approaches.
This is an exciting time to join the Ramblers team and a great opportunity to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity.
Essential requirements include:
- A proven track record of working with and supporting volunteers.
- A strong communicator with the ability to transform complex issues and policy approaches into simple messages.
- Ability to contribute creative ideas and ‘out of the box’ thinking.
- Strong digital skills and experience.
Previous experience of campaigning and/or experience of influencing local or national government would be ideal, but not essential. The right person will have a passion for campaigning for change and a willingness to learn new skills.
How to apply
The full job pack including job description and person specification can be found here: Job Pack – Campaigns and engagement officer
Application is by CV and covering letter.
The Ramblers are an equal opportunities employer; the equal opps form can be found here – Equal Opps Monitoring Form
Closing date for applications is 10 January 2019
Interviews will take place 16 January 2019
The Ramblers are an equal opportunities employer. We warmly welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community and aim to promote diversity.
