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Reference: 72289

Date Added: 12 August 2019
Closing Date: 4 September 2019

Job Title: Policy and Campaigns Officer

Working For: National AIDS Trust (NAT)

Location: London

Salary: £24,571-£30,404 per annum

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Looking to build a career in policy and campaigning?

NAT is the UK's leading charity dedicated to transforming society's response to HIV. We provide fresh thinking, expertise and practical resources. We champion the rights of people living with HIV and campaign for change.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Policy and Campaigns Team. NAT works on a wide range of issues that affect people living with HIV, focusing on five strategic goals:

  • Effective HIV prevention to halt the spread of HIV
  • Early diagnosis of HIV through ethical, accessible and appropriate testing
  • Equitable access to treatment, care and support for people living with HIV
  • Enhanced understanding of the facts about HIV and living with HIV in the UK
  • Eradication of HIV-related stigma and discrimination.

Educated to degree level, you will be flexible and self-motivated with proven research and communication skills. You have the ability to develop clear policy positions and recommendations, a commitment to human rights and a broad understanding of the policy and parliamentary process in the UK.

You will also have good interpersonal skills and the ability to juggle a varied and demanding workload. A team player, you will engage with a wide range of policy issues, with lead responsibility for a number of specific areas of NAT’s policy agenda all related to HIV in the UK context.

NAT welcomes applications from recent graduates and will take into consideration experience from a range of settings.

NAT is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men and people from black and minority ethnic communities.
We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible.

Closing Date: 4 September 2019

Interview/Start Dates

Application deadline: 12 noon on the closing date.

Interviews: Tuesday 24 September 2019

Application Details

The application pack documents can be downloaded from https://www.nat.org.uk/we-need-you/work-for-us, or by sending an e-mail quoting the job title, together with your name and address, to recruitment@nat.org.uk, or by calling the NAT office on 020 7814 6767. All materials are available in alternative formats upon request.

Website: http://www.nat.org.uk

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