Campaigns Manager

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES UK

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides life-saving emergency relief and longer-term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world. As an independent medical humanitarian organisation, we deliver care based only on need, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion or political affiliation.

MSF relies on donations from private individuals and organisations for the majority of its income. This private funding gives MSF the freedom to respond where needs are greatest and to speak out publicly, free from any political interference.

MSF has around 63,000 local and international staff working in over 70 countries, in some of the most challenging places in the world. Our medical humanitarian projects are supported by offices in 44 countries, including the UK and Ireland. These teams recruit staff, organise fundraising, and raise awareness on the humanitarian crises our colleagues are witnessing, as well as running different and diverse support activities. MSF offices are spread across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.

At MSF UK/IE, we support MSF's operations by building relationships with our supporters, increasing awareness of our work, raising funds, providing specialist medical expertise, ensuring MSF staff have access to relevant higher education programmes, catalysing change on medical humanitarian issues, and recruiting field staff. MSF UK/IE personnel are dynamic, hard-working, enthusiastic and committed to MSF's values and aims. In addition MSF continues to build upon its presence in Ireland to become a widely recognised, accepted and respected humanitarian organisation among Irish audiences, and within the Irish humanitarian and political sector.

Position:

We are looking for someone to bring their expertise and experience to MSF UK to help us in the development and implementation of external advocacy and public-facing campaigns - pushing for change.

The Campaigns Manager will coordinate the development and implementation of an external bilateral (advocacy) and public-facing campaign strategy and specific campaign projects (the action) for MSF UK, in order to push for change. The post-holder will provide an essential role to coordinate and pull together the input and expertise from the HAARP, Communications, and other key departments as well as the MSF association to ensure a collaborative and more successful campaign action. The role will be expected to work both on developing the content, the messages, the strategy, the delivery and evaluation of a campaign project.

The topic for a specific campaign action which can target the public, Government, Parliament, and our supporters – will be decided in full collaboration within MSF-UK and according to the priorities set within the MSF UK/IE strategic plan and what we are witnessing within our operations. Today we are working on possible campaign topics on migration and nutrition.

JOB TITLE: Campaigns Manager

DEPARTMENT: HAARP (Humanitarian Advocacy Analysis Representation and Policy) Unit UK

HOURS: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

LENGTH OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term contract, 12 months

LOCATION: London – hybrid (Farringdon moving to Aldgate mid-January 2025)

SALARY: Salary £58,282.07 per annum

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience in leading and delivering public advocacy campaigns in the UK.
• Experience of leading supporter engagement in advocacy, particularly through digital channels.
• Excellent advocacy strategy development and implementation skills.
• Demonstrable experience of working in the international development or humanitarian sectors, including experience of working with international networks.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to write for diverse audiences from policy experts to our mass target audience.
• Ability to work across teams including operations and communications.
• Experience of organising campaigning events.
• IT literate with good experience of MS Office and other relevant IT systems as appropriate for the role, and advanced skills in MS Excel.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Commitment to the aims and values of MSF.
• Solid interpersonal skills with willingness and ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships at all levels, including during challenging circumstances.
• Ability to work independently; capacity to take initiatives and seize opportunities.
• Ability to lead teams, set agendas and priorities, and create collective momentum for action.

Other information:

How to Apply:

Please apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation by the closing date.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application checklist:

Please check that you have included the following in your application:

• An up-to-date CV
• Letter of Motivation, which is a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the key requirements of the role

Recruitment timetable:

• Closing date for applications: Monday 6th January 2025 at 23:59
• First round interviews: TBC