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Campaigns and Activism Lead

  • Full time
  • £35,000
  • North Lanarkshire - Hybrid
  • Closing 7th July 2023


  • Advertised from 29th June 2023
  • 35 hours per week

Role

Across our three pillars – Enable Cares, Enable Works and Enable Communities – we are one of the most impactful organisations in delivering support, employability and skills services, and advocacy on behalf of people with additional support needs and their families in communities across Scotland. Enable is at the forefront of innovation in the provision of our services, as we work to achieve a more equal society on behalf of all those we support.

We now have an opportunity for a Campaigns and Activism Lead to join our External Affairs and Campaigns team based in Inspire House at Eurocentral. This role will be part office and part home based, but will require travel across Scotland to attend events.

The Campaigns & Activism Lead will join an award-winning campaigning team to lead the delivery and development of membership led campaigns and activism, specifically working on our Rights Now! campaign, supported by Acorns To Trees, for new legislation to protect and promote the rights of people with learning disabilities in Scotland. The priority for this role is to influence the successful development of the Scottish Government’s Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill, ensuring that the voices of people who have a learning disability are at the heart of influencing the process.

You will work within the team to engage strategically with both local and national stakeholders, ensuring opportunities are identified for Enable members to participate, and that relationships are maintained, with lead responsibility for the Cross-Party Group on Learning Disability.

You will work as part of a team to develop all aspects of Enable's campaigns and activism work co-designed with our members in line with key policy priorities, particularly our Rights Now! campaign.

You will design and implement our campaigns and activism plans, and, working with our Campaigns Team, empower people who have learning disabilities and their families to take positive action to achieve change.

You will be creative, solutions focused, and values driven; an experienced and astute influencer, with a strong understanding of the Scottish political system, excellent communication and research skills, ability to use and present data engagingly and effectively, and a passion for human rights and leading change.

You will have the opportunity to work with an experienced and effective campaigning team to deliver a high profile campaign focused on delivering legislative change in Scotland in this parliament. This is a fixed term maternity cover post until the conclusion of the campaign funding on 31 March 2024, covering a time period which is the most crucial phase of the campaign, with a formal Scottish Government consultation scheduled for the second half of this year.

You will have the opportunity to work with people with learning disabilities who are passionate and committed self-advocates for their rights, to work on a campaign with a high media profile, and to work closely with stakeholders across the learning disability sector, Scottish Government officials and elected representatives and their offices.

About You

Essential criteria

  • Understanding of the current policy and social issues relating to equalities and human rights; learning disability; carers; the social care sector; the charity sector.
  • A flexible approach to work and an ability to prioritise and assist colleagues with broader priorities when required
  • Knowledge of services and networks supporting people with learning disabilities nationally
  • Knowledge of participation structures, methodology and principles
  • Good working knowledge of Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and local government processes and how to influence policy and legislation.

Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to research and analyse information and problems, draw conclusions and make recommendations
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines, knowing how to prioritise and mange own workload
  • Ability to build relationships and trust
  • Computer literate including the ability to use databases and Office 365
  • Produce high quality, accurate work
  • Excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with people issues
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to maintain professional relationships, even under pressure

Experience

  • Delivering high quality events both in person and online
  • Experience of leading campaigning and influencing work in a similar role
  • Experience of writing for a variety of audiences e.g., easy ready, government consultations, parliamentary committees, internal briefings and comment pieces for publication on a website
  • Experience of supporting a range of stakeholders in participatory activity to inform policy development

About Us

At Enable, we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

  • Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme*
  • Season Ticket Loans*
  • Starting a career with Enable, is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

ENABLE Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Application notes

Closing date: 7th July

Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 11th July 2023.

Please visit our website to find out more and to apply.