FiLiA is a grassroots women's charity which launched in 2012 to continue the Feminism in London conferences. It has since extended its reach by hosting conferences across the UK in Manchester, Bradford, Portsmouth, Cardiff and, most recently, Glasgow in 2023, where it sold out with around 1,450 attendees. FiLiA's scope now encompasses direct involvement with women in these cities as well as nationally and globally, with its overarching aims being to build sisterhood and solidarity, amplify the voices of women and to defend women's human rights.

FiLiA is growing and we need your help to make an impact.

The FiLiA Legacy Project - Campaigns and Policy (FLP - CP) is an exciting new project created in response to consistent and increasing feedback from women who have attended our conferences, and it’s now progressing towards its initial year of implementation. The FLP - CP will bring the voices and concerns of women, particularly those who are marginalised, to the national and local policy stage. Women will become confident in engaging with the policy sphere and will develop the knowledge and skills required to effectively campaign for their rights. Through the work of the FLP – CP, FiLiA will be recognised as a trusted policy and campaigns organisation and stakeholder by policy makers, the women’s sector and within wider networks.

FiLiA’s move into the UK policy and campaigns sphere means we are looking for a Head of Public Affairs for one year (with the possibility of extension to two years) from January 2025. This role could potentially be extended to a longer period depending on funding. The successful candidate will set FiLiA up for success, building its authority, credibility and visibility within the policy and campaigning sphere while maintaining its feminist ethics, values and approach. The role is open to being tailored to individual women and will be on a consultancy basis for the pilot period.

FiLiA covers a wide range of feminist and women’s rights issues. For this pilot project, we are currently identifying which issues will be our policy and campaigning focus for this initial period.

Full job advert at https://www.filia.org.uk/volunteering