Policy and Participation Coordinator

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Young Women's Movement

Hybrid
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: £27,500 GBP-£31,000 GBP / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 07/07/2025
  • Location: Scotland
Leadership Youth
Purpose  
The Young Women’s Movement is Scotland's national organisation for young women and girls' leadership and rights: working collectively, leading meaningful change and creating a more equal society. Young women are at the heart of everything we do. Our movement is informed, shaped and led by and for young women. For 100 years, we have been a collective force that has, and will continue to, change things for the better for all young women across Scotland.
 
Key responsibilities 
Youth participation  
·       Lead on the coordination and delivery of our policy and influencing projects for young women and girls e.g. Young Women Demand / Young Women Lead and policy scrutiny groups.  
·       Build meaningful relationships with diverse young women and girls from across Scotland, with particular focus on those experiencing marginalisation or underrepresentation. 
·       Facilitate workshops, meetings and co-design sessions that support young women to develop political literacy, leadership skills, confidence, and advocacy capacity. 

Policy & parliamentary engagement  
·       Coordinate young women’s involvement in policy analysis and scrutiny, including the development of manifestos, evaluation of party policies, and engagement with democratic processes.  
·       Work with the Communications team and young women to coordinate the co-design and delivery of public campaigns, resources, and communications.  
·       Support young women to engage directly with elected officials, stakeholders and decision-makers, including coordinating meetings, roundtables and accountability events. 

Project coordination  
·       Develop and manage project timelines, ensuring key milestones and deliverables are met across projects.  
·       Monitor and evaluate policy and influencing projects, demonstrating impact in line with internal tracking tools and reporting to funders and stakeholders as required. 
·       Maintain regular and clear communication with internal teams and external partners. 
·       Contribute to risk management and safeguarding protocols throughout our work with young women and girls.  
·       Ensure accessible, inclusive and rights-based practices underpin all project delivery. 
 
Other 
·       Evening and weekend work as required  
·       Undertake any other reasonable duties that may arise.  
 

 
 Let’s talk about you. You will already have or be working towards: 
Experience 
·       Coordinating youth participation or leadership programmes, ideally with young women or marginalised groups. 
·       Facilitating groups and workshops, with a strong understanding of co-design and youth-led methods. 
·       Experience in policy, advocacy or influencing work, including engaging with elected officials or decision-makers. 
·       Coordinating projects, including setting timelines, tracking progress, communicating with stakeholders and monitoring and reporting on outcomes. 
·       Developing and delivering campaigns using participatory practice that influence change for young women.  
·       Writing or contributing to policy outputs e.g. parliamentary briefings, consultation responses and/or policy reports. 
·       Organising and delivering impactful events for a range of diverse audiences.  
·       Working within the Scottish political context to influence change, including engagement with parliamentarians, committees, and public services. 
 

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