Salary Pro-rated: £29,874

Type of contract: Fixed Term

Contracted hours: 28

Contract length: 12 months

Location: Hybrid working in London, Various (UK)

Closing date: 24 September 2023

Interview date: 2 October 2023

This part time role is based in the UK on a homeworking contract or based in our London office. If based in the London office, Christian Aid is currently trialling a hybrid working model and you will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 1 day per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days per week.

The salary quoted is for remote part time working (28 hours per week) but if based in our London office, the salary will be £33,556 (28 hours per week).

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

Learn about our vision, mission and values (https://www.christianaid.org.uk/our-work/about-us)

About the role

From leading our Prophetic Activist Scheme to creating opportunities for young adult Christians to raise their voice in the run up to the General Election, the Young Adult Activism Officer plays a vital role at Christian Aid. We believe in the power of young adults to play their part in tackling global poverty and driving systems change.

The Young Adult Activism Officer leads, and contributes to, multi-disciplinary projects engaging young adult Christians in campaigning and activism. They manage youth-specific campaigning and activism projects while also contributing to the development of inter-generational campaigns and activism activities. The role helps to ensure the voices of young adult Christians are present in our campaign planning.

The Young Adult Activism Officer sits within the Campaigns hub which is located within the UK Advocacy and Campaigns team, part of the Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Department. While a share of the postholder’s time will focus on direct youth engagement initiatives for young adult Christians, and facilitating a growing community of young Christian activists, it will also play a pivotal role in contributing to the wider Campaigns team’s development of campaigning and activism activities and opportunities that bring together people from multiple generations, drawing from insights into the needs, interests and concerns of young adults.

This role will include some evening and weekend working as required by relevant projects.

About you

You're passionate about seeing young adult Christians embrace the challenge of speaking truth to power, campaigning for change and tackling poverty. You'll have strong project management skills and understand how to apply relevant methodologies in evaluating the impact of youth engagement work. Alongside this you'll have a strong understanding and experience of youth culture, youth activism, the role of technology in communicating with this audience. You'll be able to build the connections between on and offline campaigning for greatest impact.

You'll have a track record of youth volunteering and developing and managing partnerships to support youth engagement.

You'll be able to think and work creatively and strategically, while holding strong interpersonal skills and the ability to get things done by working collaboratively.

For all details of what we'll be looking for, please see the person specification Essential and Desirable criteria.

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams. To discuss this role in greater detail, please contact Jessica Hall via jhall@christian-aid.org

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths and none (with the exception of Director positions where there is a genuine occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian - Exempted under the Equality Act 2010).

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/). In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance

Apply at: https://jobs.christianaid.org.uk/vacancy/young-adult-activism-officer-4263/4281/description/