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Reference: 95854

Date Added: 3 March 2025
Closing Date: 16 March 2025

Job Title: Policy and Advocacy Manager

Working For: River Action

Location: Internet

Salary: From £40,000 per annum

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

Holiday: 25 days per year plus bank holidays
Location: Home based with travel within / to London and across the UK
Probationary Period: 3 months
Reports to: Head of Legal and Policy
Benefits: An additional 3 days holiday between Christmas and New Year, Flexitime policy, 5% pension contribution

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated individual who shares our passion for protecting rivers to join our team to drive forward our policy and advocacy work. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong policy insights capable of blending analytical problem-solving with intelligent advocacy to drive meaningful change. This role requires someone to have excellent writing skills and the ability to draft complex policy documents as well as top line arguments for wider communication.


The ideal person will bring a combination of expertise, energy and ideas to amplify our impact, holding decision-makers and polluters accountable with a professional and diplomatic approach. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and want to be at the forefront of environmental policy and advocacy, we’d love to hear from you.


What you’ll be doing

As our Policy and Advocacy Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and advancing River Action’s political and policy influence, working closely with the Head of Legal and Policy, Chief Executive and wider team to develop and execute an impactful policy and advocacy strategy. River Action is the Co-Secretariat for the APPG on Water Pollution, offering our Policy and Advocacy Manager a unique opportunity to shape the policy direction for River Action and also to influence policy development across Parliament.

You will also work closely with our public affairs agency who manage our daily Westminster activities.

Please go to the River Action website to find the full job description and application process. 

https://riveractionuk.com/careers/

Closing Date: 16 March 2025

Interview/Start Dates

Please go to the website to see the full interview process and dates, but should your application be selected during sift, the next stage will involve a panel interview. You may also be invited to attend a second interview.
 

Start date: As soon as possible / flexible


Application Details

To apply, please submit to jobs@riveractionuk.com with the subject ‘Policy and Advocacy Manager’:

  • your CV (2 pages),
  • a cover letter (2 pages) explaining why you want to work for River Action and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, and
  • a written submission (2 pages).

Please go to the website to see the full application process including the 2-page written submission brief. Only applications including all three documents will be accepted. Please provide your documents in pdf format.

https://riveractionuk.com/careers/

Website: https://riveractionuk.com/

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