Campaigning and Activism Lead
London office or home based with regular travel to London
£42,624 - £49,728 per annum (London office)
£39,214 - £46,318 per annum (home-based)
35 hours per week
6 month fixed-term contract

Want to knock down the barriers facing deaf children and young people?

With the English Special Educational Needs system currently out to consultation, there’s never been a more important time to use your campaigning skills to help us make a difference!

With the permanent post-holder covering a sabbatical, we’re offering the chance to make a real difference in the lives of deaf children and young people and their families. And to demonstrate what you can achieve in this exciting role.

You’ll work with a passionate team, families of deaf children, and deaf young people themselves, to deliver creative and winning campaigns.

To apply for this role, you will have to select the apply button shown, complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop/laptop devices.

The closing date for applications is on Sunday 10 July 2022 at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held remotely on Wednesday 13 or Friday 15 July 2022.

We reserve the right to close the response cut-off date for the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form.

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long-term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to promoting work life balance amongst its staff.

As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be asked to declare and explain their gaps in employment. All our offers of employment are subject to pre-employment checks - these checks include but are not limited to references, right to work in the UK, disclosure (if applicable) and qualifications (if applicable).

The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (1016532) and in Scotland (SC040779).

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