Aegis Trust and Holocaust Memorial Day Trust are recruiting a Director to run the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, which they co-direct.

The Director will be employed for three-days per week, to be worked flexible according to needs, on a fixed term contract for twelve months, with a view to this becoming a permanent position subject to securing adequate ongoing funding.

The Director of the APPG will be the sole staff member working exclusively on promoting, growing and co-ordinating the membership and activities of the APPG. They will be responsive to the needs and direction of the Chair and Co-chair, and also help to grow and co-ordinate a steering committee of representatives from the atrocity prevention sector.

Location: London (inc min. one day per week in the HMDT offices in Vauxhall)

Reporting to: James Smith (CEO Aegis Trust) and Olivia Marks-Woldman (CEO Holocaust Memorial Day Trust)

Role: To support the APPG and enable it to function smoothly and effectively.

Main tasks and responsibilities

The APPG Director will:

1) Ensure the APPG meets its strategic objectives and operates effectively
2) Identify opportunities to influence (eg by keeping abreast of parliamentary timetable, debates and events)
3) Update and brief APPG members on relevant matters
4) Engage and build partnerships with stakeholders in the sector (eg. other APPGs, MPs and Peers, civil society)
5) Organise regular APPG meetings including working meetings with the Office-bearers
6) Support Steering Group meetings.
7) Ensure effective communications from the APPG to members and the public (eg including website and social media)
8) Identify funding opportunities and working with Aegis & HMDT to grow the APPG

Person Specification

1) Experience of the UK Parliament
2) Strong knowledge of the workings of the UK Parliament
3) Understanding of how parliamentary processes impact on policy development
4) Strong written and oral communication skills
5) Excellent networking and partnership building skills
6) Excellent organisational skills
7) Ability to work independently, take the initiative and work towards targets
8) Some experience in seeking and applying for grants
9) Interest in genocide, contemporary conflicts and policies relating to atrocity prevention
10) Commitment to diversity and inclusion