Senior Policy Officer
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Women's Aid Federation England
Remote (local)- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: GBP 34,200 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Location: United Kingdom
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of just under 180 organisations which provide over 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Our support services, which include the Survivors’ Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor’s Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Women’s Aid Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.
Purpose of the Senior Policy Officer role:
As a key part of Women’s Aid’s busy and dynamic Policy team, the post-holder leads policy development on some of the key issues facing women and child survivors of domestic abuse- 'with a particular focus on the issues that affect child survivors, including accommodation, education and the family justice system'.. Works closely with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders to drive forward Women’s Aid’s policy programme to achieve change for survivors and specialist domestic abuse services, identifying and responding to the crucial policy issues they face. Develops evidence-based and survivor-led policy positions, and a range of influential policy materials.
What we are looking for in our Senior Policy Officer:
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of just under 180 organisations which provide over 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Our support services, which include the Survivors’ Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor’s Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Women’s Aid Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.
Purpose of the Senior Policy Officer role:
As a key part of Women’s Aid’s busy and dynamic Policy team, the post-holder leads policy development on some of the key issues facing women and child survivors of domestic abuse- 'with a particular focus on the issues that affect child survivors, including accommodation, education and the family justice system'.. Works closely with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders to drive forward Women’s Aid’s policy programme to achieve change for survivors and specialist domestic abuse services, identifying and responding to the crucial policy issues they face. Develops evidence-based and survivor-led policy positions, and a range of influential policy materials.
What we are looking for in our Senior Policy Officer:
- A thorough understanding of the policy development process and experience of identifying policy problems and working towards and securing policy change.
- Sound knowledge of policy issues related to violence against women and girls.
- Experience of leading policy development on a range of issues, and delivering evidence based and influential policy positions.
- Experience of building relationships with external stakeholders
- Experience of analysing evidence and information from a wide range of sources.
- Experience of writing and producing policy briefings, reports or other information resources on policy issues.
- The ability to analyse and respond to external developments and identify policy issues impacting women and children experiencing domestic abuse.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex information into accessible
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