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Reference: 72764

Date Added: 18 September 2019
Closing Date: 4 October 2019

Job Title: Campaign Officer

Working For: National Pensioners Convention

Location: London

Salary: £31,200

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Britain’s biggest campaigning organisation for the over 65s, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) is looking for a Campaign Officer to join our small London-based staff.

This job offers a unique opportunity for the right candidate with an interest in social policy and politics to work in the following areas:

  • Understanding how Parliament works, including meeting ministers and MPs
  • Initiating and leading campaigns at a national and regional level
  • Conducting research into specific areas of policy
  • Promoting the NPC on social media
  • Organising events
  • Liaising with other organisations, such as trade unions and charities
  • Supporting a committee-based voluntary organisation

Hours: currently 30 hours a week

Pension Scheme: auto enrolment on commencement, then 7.5% employer contribution on completion of satisfactory probationary period.

Job Description & Person Specification: available upon request from npccampaign@gmail.com

Employer Information

National Pensioners Convention

Address: Marchmont Community Centre, 62 Marchmont Street. London, WC1N 1AB.

Tel: 020-7837-6622

Closing Date: 4 October 2019

Interview/Start Dates

Interview date: W/c 14 October

start date to be discussed.

Application Details

CANDIDATE TASK:

Candidates are asked to consider the scenario below and submit a Campaign Plan on no more than one side of A4.

Scenario

The new government is reconsidering the current legislation that provides a concessionary bus pass for everyone over retirement age. In particular, they want to raise the age of entitlement to 75. Your task is to devise a campaign plan to oppose this move, which should include timescale, activities, key messages, partnership working, media strategy and parliamentary work.

Please submit your CV and task document in a word format to: npccampaign@gmail.com

Website: https://www.npcuk.org/

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