The newly created post of Advocacy, Policy & Research Co-ordinator will play a central role enabling our work of improving the lives and opportunities of those experiencing poverty, disadvantage and isolation by better engaging and influencing key stakeholders to change policies, structures and systems.

Working closely with the Director and Senior Team, you will lead on and resource the creation and delivery of Caritas advocacy, policy and research work and commit to the expansion of our activity in this area.

You’ll be an excellent communicator, self motivated, committed and reliable. You’ll be able to develop and produce evidence based, high quality policy briefings and research projects in support of advocacy objectives, using a range of tactics. You will resource and co-ordinate advocacy activity working across our services, putting people who are facing crisis and challenge at the heart of what you do.

This is a brilliant opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of those suffering with poverty, discrimination and isolation and enable a clear plan of activity to over come this.

An appropriate professional qualification and / or relevant experience is essential.