Reference: 79832
Date Added: 16 August 2021
Closing Date: 1 September 2021
Job Title: Operations Director
Working For: APPG FoRB - Jim Shannon MP
Location: London
Salary: £35,000
Length of Contract: 2 years
Job Details
THE ROLE:
We are looking for a Director to oversee the running of the APPG FoRB and its staff members. Key responsibilities will include human resources, leading a team, supporting APPG Members to raise awareness of FoRB violations and to help encourage the development and implementation of policy that will bring about positive change to the lives of persecuted religious and belief communities.
You will also be expected to create and implement plans to ensure the continued growth of the APPG membership, through increasing its stakeholders and members ensuring sustained organisational development.
Experience in:
• Managing, writing and producing research.
• Producing press releases and public statements.
• Supporting staff to achieve high standards of performance.
• FoRB topics, based on research, for APPG members to raise in Parliament and strategies to raise those topics effectively.
• Manage, organise and support APPG inquiries on priority FoRB issues.
Events
• Organise AGM's
• Organise and support parliamentary meetings between the APPG and domestic and international Government representatives
• Manage, organise and support parliamentary and external events for the APPG, often in conjunction with a range of partners such as domestic and international civil society and academics
• Manage, organise and attend parliamentary and online debates and events to promote APPG and to research FoRB issues
• Work directly with stakeholders on their areas of concern
• Recruit parliamentarians
• Recruit stakeholders
Closing Date: 1 September 2021
Interview/Start Dates
Applications will be considered as recieved and an earlier appointment may be made.
Interviews between: 8th - 22nd September
Starting date: 29th September
Application Details
Please send a cover letter and CV as one document (maximum 3-pages) to the APPG Interim Director Julie Jones at julie.jones@parliament.uk. The APPG would be grateful if you can also indicate where you heard about the position. A shortlist will then be made, and selected participants will be invited to complete a written exercise which will be followed by interviews with the Director and the APPG Chairman. Due to limited staff capacity, we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates and will be unable to provide feedback on applications not shortlisted for interview.
Website: http://appgfreedomofreligionorbelief.org