As a Senior Campaigns Officer, you will be at the heart of our campaigning to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness, planning and delivering impactful campaigns online and offline by:

shaping the development of effective campaign strategies 
developing and implementing clear and effective communications and digital content plans for our campaigns
leading on writing campaigns content, writing powerful copy and presenting complex information 
working with public affairs colleagues to ensure that our online and offline activism supports our work in parliament and vice versa
leading on supporting people with lived experience to campaign at a national and local level 

What we are looking for

passion about the power of campaigning to make a difference to people’s lives
experience of devising and using a range campaign tactics 
ability to manage complex projects
experience of website content management systems
experience of using petitions, email-to-target actions and other tactics
ability to use social media in support of campaigns 
ability to use email marketing software 

You may also have:

Experience of working for a charitable or campaigning organisation or of working with people affected by mental illness, other disabilities or social exclusion.
A good understanding of parliamentary processes and the political context, as well as opportunities to influence them.

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.