Position expires: Friday, 3 September 2010
Category: Chief Executives dept
Job reference: HB/146
Salary: £28,489 - £31,622
Location: Central Office, Great Queen Street, London
Closing date: 03 September 2010
Contract term: Full Time Permanent
More information
Make our children’s voices heard
This is a crucial role that will play a key part of changing the lives of vulnerable children and young people for the better. The successful applicant will:
- Increase the profile and influence the activity of Action for Children in Westminster
- Build relationships with key decision makers outside of Westminster
- Lead parliamentary work to successfully deliver our policy and campaigning priorities
Action for Children is committed to helping the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK break through injustice, deprivation and inequality, so they can achieve their full potential. We are looking for a motivated and influential professional to lead an ambitious programme of public affairs. To take forward our ambitious programme of political activity, you will:
- have an excellent working knowledge of Parliament and Whitehall
- be able to naturally influence both internal and external stakeholders
- have outstanding communication skills
- be able to disseminate complex information easily, and work both independently and cooperatively
- be focussed on changing the lives of children and young people
Application forms and vacancy information
Please save the documents listed below to your computer. You can do this by clicking the links and following the instructions given by your operating system; usually, this will involve selecting the option to save the file to your desktop. You should read all the documents carefully. Use information provided in the Job description and Person specification to help you complete your application. Please note: We do not accept CVs.
We would really appreciate you taking the time to complete and return the Equal Opportunities Form along with your application. This will allow us to monitor effectively and ensure we are reaching an appropriately diverse audience.
Information for applicants - England
Safeguarding Leaflet.pdf
Application Form England.doc
HB-146 JD.doc
HB-146 PS.doc
How to apply
There are three ways to apply for a job at Action for Children. In all instances please send your completed application form and equal opportunities form, so it reaches Action for Children by 03 September 2010, quoting the job reference - HB/146, to:
Online: Fill in your application and upload it using this webform
Email: Attach your completed application and equal opportunities form to an email and send to apply.highbury@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting the job reference (HB/146) in the subject line
By post: Action for Children, Human Resources Shared Service, City Park, 368 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 3AU
