Candidate Brief Campaign Coordinator - Centenary Action Group - July 2019
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Candidate Brief
Campaign Coordinator – Centenary Action Group
July 2019
Dear Candidate,
Thanks for your interest in applying for this role. It is a really exciting opportunity to work
with around 100 leading women’s rights organisations, activists and political parties to
ensure the Suffrage Centenary delivers real change for women in the UK and globally.
Coordinating the Centenary Action Group, CAG, you will facilitate the communication
between members for greater women’s political participation, and ending the barriers of
violence and intimidation and economic inequalities.
Established by Helen Pankhurst and CARE International UK, the campaign group have come
together to say that even though some women got the vote in 1918 and equal franchise was
legislated in 1928, we are #StillMarching in the UK and around the world for women’s right
to take part in the decisions that affect their lives free from harassment and abuse. See
website https://www.centenaryaction.org.uk CAG includes Electoral Reform Society,
Fawcett Society, Muslim Women’s Network, Women for Refugee Women, WeAreTheCity,
Glitch, Girl Guides, Women’s Institute, 50:50 Parliament, The Jo Cox Foundation,
Women2Win, Labour Women’s Network, Green Party, Women’s Equality Party, Oxfam,
Action Aid, Womankind Worldwide and many, many more.
The UK Parliament currently ranks 39th in the world for women’s representation with only
32% of MPs being Women. Those women who do come forward, in the UK and globally,
face many difficulties. A global study carried out by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2016
found 82% of female MPs worldwide had experienced some form of psychological violence.
Among them, some 44% said they had received threats of death, rape, beatings or
abduction during their parliamentary terms. Online abuse in the UK disproportionately
affects Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women MPs. The suffrage centenary is an
opportunity to change this, and to increase women’s political participation and address
barriers to women’s leadership by securing concrete policy changes when it comes to
achieving gender justice at home and abroad. The Centenary Action Group wants to mark
the period from 2018 centenary of the first women’s votes in the UK to 2028, centenary of
equal franchise, as a decade for change.
This role of Coordinator will be hosted at CARE on behalf of the Centenary Action Group.
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities.
We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places. We save lives in
disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting
change for a better future.
If you are a passionate and experienced campaigner for women’s rights and want to deliver
real change for women, we want to hear from you!
Katherine Nightingale, Head of Advocacy and Policy
2Background Information
CARE International – a global organisation fighting global poverty
CARE International operates in more than 90 countries around the world. We run poverty-
fighting programmes and deliver life-saving aid in 79 developing countries. This work is
supported by global policy and advocacy work, fundraising, and programme management
provided by CARE offices in countries like the USA and the UK.
CARE International UK
CARE International UK was founded in 1985 and we are one of 14 full members of the global
CARE International federation. We employ 120 staff and generate around £50 million a year
for CARE’s poverty-fighting work.
As well as supporting CARE’s humanitarian and development work around the world, CARE
International UK provides specific expertise in the areas of women’s economic
empowerment, inclusive governance, humanitarian response (particularly shelter, and
gender in emergencies), and engaging with the private sector. We also play a key role in
CARE’s work engaging with and influencing policy-makers and decision-makers to tackle the
structural causes of poverty and social injustice.
CARE’s programmes are implemented through CARE country offices which are supported
with technical assistance and programme management by CARE members (including CARE
International UK). We work in partnership with local organisations to deliver many of our
programmes.
CARE is non-religious and non-political, allowing us to deliver humanitarian and
development assistance to anyone in need regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, age,
religion, political view or sexual orientation.
You can find out more about our current strategy here
3CARE International UK
Job Description
1. Overview
Post Title: Campaign Coordinator – Centenary Action
Group
Department: CARE International UK Programme Department
Responsible to: Head of Advocacy
Accountable to: Executive Director, Programme and Policy
Base Location: London
Line Management Responsibility:
The post holder does not have line management responsibilities; however, she/he might be
put in charge of supervising volunteers or consultants on specific pieces of work.
Budgetary Responsibility:
The budget of the Centenary Action Group is overseen by the Head of Advocacy. The post-
holder will have delegated responsibility over aspects of the budget to lead on key events
and campaigns.
Key contacts & relationships:
• Members of the Centenary Action Group
• Stakeholders working on women’s political participation, barriers to WPP including
violence & harassment, economic inequalities, as agreed by CAG.
• Government departments working to advance gender equality
• MPs relevant to gender equality priorities
• Women & Equalities Committee
• International Development Committee
2. Job Summary
CARE International and Helen Pankhurst (Great Grand-daughter of Emmeline) have
convened a Centenary Action Group (CAG) in order to maximise opportunities to deliver a
lasting legacy for women’s rights from the 2018 Suffrage Centenary. This post will be the
Campaign Coordinator for the group, working with key stakeholders within the CAG
members to deliver policy change and tangible results.
4CAG currently numbers over 100 individuals representing a range of UK and international
organisations. In addition to numerous individual discussions, the group as a whole meets
monthly, and is overseen by a steering group which meets quarterly with extra calls as
required.
Given the Suffrage anniversary theme, getting more women engaged and into politics is the
primary focus and this is the umbrella which the joint campaign sits under. There are
currently three sub-groups taking up particular angles on political life, one looking at political,
another on violence and a third on economic barriers.
The campaign recognises that disadvantage is intersectional and male dominance of politics
is structural, and that the barriers to women being present and active in politics have global
relevance - our policy responses and alliances need to also join the national and
international.
3. Specific Areas of Responsibility
In delivering these areas of responsibility the post holder will work collaboratively
with the relevant stakeholders.
Coordination and delivery of CAG Campaign objectives
• Mobilise and work with CAG working groups and stakeholders to organise regular
meetings to deliver specific parts of the strategy and ensure strong communication
across the network.
• Lead the implementation of the CAG Campaign Strategy working closely with key
members of the CAG and the working groups involved.
• Develop plans (and implement), with CAG stakeholders, for advocacy and events around
key dates or opportunities, for influencing, in line with strategy.
• Plan and deliver effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for campaign
objectives and undertake reporting to the grant holder.
Building linkages with key external stakeholders
• Develop relationships between CAG, key members and senior policy-makers and other
officials in target institutions;
• Build an effective intelligence base on key policy contacts for CAG in areas of
responsibility ensuring that we are effectively engaging with the right contacts with the
right approach.
• Maintain the network and continue to include all relevant stakeholders in an inclusive and
collaborative way.
Campaigns and Public Awareness
• Lead delivery of the CAG Campaign strategy in coordination with members through
public engagement and communication.
• Be able to react quickly to opportunities and draft and edit letters, press releases, policy
papers where appropriate.
• Support CAG stakeholders to be effective spokespersons for the work and objectives of
the group.
51. Any additional duties as may be reasonably required by a senior manager within the
scope of the above.
2. This document forms part of the post holder’s contractual terms and conditions of
employment.
3. The document is not an exhaustive list of core elements of the role. This job
description is a working document and may be amended from time to time by mutual
agreement.
Data Protection
The post-holder hereby agrees not to disclose any confidential or sensitive information to a
third party or outside organisation except where required to do so by law.
Health and Safety
The post-holder agrees to abide by CIUK’s Health and Safety principles and code of conduct
and/or those of the host CARE country offices to take all reasonable steps to ensure both
their own safety in the work place as well as that of their colleagues.
Equal Opportunities
The post-holder agrees to promote and uphold the principles of equal opportunities in
accordance with CIUK’s Equal Opportunities Statement and all related policies.
6Person Specification
Essential Desirable
• Graduate degree level of education in • Post Graduate Level education in
politics, gender or women’s rights politics, gender or women’s rights
Education / related subject or equivalent related subject or equivalent
Qualifications expertise. expertise.
• Excellent communication skills in • Some experience of media
English, oral and written, with ability • Strong financial management
Skills / Abilities to summarise complex issues into • Good knowledge of social media
plain English. strategies for campaigning and
• Strong project management and advocacy
budgeting skills.
• The ability to work well with other
people and promote collaboration
across different teams and
organisations.
• Strategic thinking and planning.
• Previous campaigning or advocacy • Professional experience of having
and/or public affairs experience in the worked with the UK Parliament
Experience / UK and/or relevant government
Understanding • Experience of delivering campaigns departments
through collaborative inter- • A good knowledge of politicians
organisational approaches to and their staff
advocacy • Experience of developing projects
• Experience of developing and for funding by institutional and/or
delivering on successful policy private donors.
initiatives that have changed
attitudes, behaviour or legislation.
• Understanding of a range of advocacy
tools and approaches available to
take strategies forward.
• Experience in promotion of principles
of participation, gender equity and
empowerment.
• Understanding and commitment to the
principles of participation, gender
Other equity and empowerment.
• Excellent networking skills.
• Takes personal responsibility for
delivering quality results.
• Takes responsibility for solving
problems as they arise.
7Application Process
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We
particularly welcome applications from applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
(BAME) backgrounds.
We are committed to Equality and value Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Employer
and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to
disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job (see above person
specification).
We are committed to adopting the highest standards. In order to support our policies on the
“Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Child Protection” and our “Protection
Policy for Vulnerable Adults and Children”, criminal record checks are required for all CIUK
staff.
Closing date: Sunday 18th August 2019
Interview date: TBC week of 19th August 2019
For further information about CIUK:
www.careinternational.org.uk
Twitter: @careintuk
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