Policy and Advocacy Manager – UK

Position description

ONE is a global, nonpartisan organization fighting for a more just world by demanding the investments needed to create economic opportunities and healthier lives in Africa. We do this by deploying trusted and dynamic advocacy that leverages hard-hitting data, credible grassroots activism, creative political engagement, and strategic partnerships. We use all this to influence decision-makers to take action and tackle the world’s biggest challenges. Read more at www.one.org.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Policy and Advocacy Manager will lead ONE’s policy and advocacy work in the UK and will be responsible for providing policy analysis and leadership on a number of our key policy issues, including development financing, global health, the reform of the international financial architecture and the need to increase African agency in global decision making processes. S/he will work closely with ONE policy and advocacy colleagues across Europe, as well as with ONE’s Strategy and Policy team.

S/he will be responsible for overseeing ONE’s parliamentary monitoring, identifying key parliamentary targets and building effective relationships with them to advance ONE’s objectives within the UK.

The ideal candidate will be a great team player and self-starter with excellent project management and communications skills, able to handle a varied role, and with a range of experience within development policy. Demonstrable knowledge of UK and African development issues is essential. Demonstrable knowledge of development issues in Africa and the international development landscape in the UK is essential. The Policy and Advocacy Manager will report to the UK Director and work from our London office.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL

• Identify ONE’s core parliamentary targets, develop strategies for effectively engaging them and lead on building and maintaining relationships
• Lead on policy & advocacy work for UK campaigns, including managing relationships with relevant external lobby and campaigning groups, preparing documents on specific development issues for a range of stakeholders, lobbying targets and audiences and crafting articles for blog posts, briefing documents and talking points
• Working closely with the UK Director, the Europe Executive Director and other relevant staff across the organisation, identify trends and issues within the development sector and develop strategies, projects and interventions around these as appropriate
• Provide policy and political analysis on UK development policy issues, and provide UK perspectives to ONE’s organization-wide policy discussions, ensuring organizational positions are compatible with the UK
• Ensure access for ONE at relevant high-level meetings, represent ONE at these meetings as required, and/or ensure that other ONE representatives are properly briefed
• Lead the conceptualisation and organisation of events as required to advance ONE’s UK policy and advocacy objectives
• Any other duties as required by the role

WHAT YOU BRING TO ONE

• Strong background in development, economics, international relations or a related field
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; 6+ years’ relevant professional experience.
• Significant experience of working on development policy in an NGO, think tank, legislature or government
• Strong political judgement and understanding of the UK political environment and relevant parliamentary and policy processes
• A demonstrable understanding of the links between advocacy, policy-making, legislation, and implementation of programs
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills with the ability to synthesise complex policy documents and translate these for a wider audience
• Superb professionalism and diplomacy; ability to interact with high-level individuals internally and externally
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Quick turnaround research skills-must have the ability to seek out key facts and statistics that help explain complicated policy topics to broad audience
• Ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment, with shifting priorities
• Ability to work as part of a cross-country team
• Previous work experience in Africa or African issues desirable

OTHER ATTRIBUTES

• An understanding of the complexities surrounding a global organization
• Highly organized, detail oriented, self-motivated, and collaborative
• Ability to remain positive and constructive engaged in high pressure and stressful situations
• Solid critical and analytical thinking
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Able to handle difficult conversations with diplomacy and exercise confidentiality
• Action oriented and results focused
• Flexible and resourceful in approach
• Independent problem solver
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills, sound judgement

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Fluency in English required. Proficiency in other languages such as French and German is a plus.

TRAVEL:

Travel up to 10%.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Hybrid workplace environment. Team schedules and business needs may dictate the specific days/times you need to be in the office. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

ONE offers competitive compensation and an exceptional benefits package along with the opportunity to contribute to worldwide causes impacting those most in need.

GBP 45,000 – 55,000

Application instructions

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