UK & Global Advocacy Manager

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Womankind Worldwide

Hybrid
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Fundraising/ Grant management
  • Job type: Job
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: GBP 55,705 GBP-GBP 59,204 GBP / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 15/06/2026
  • Location: United Kingdom
GBV / VAWG
OUR ORGANISATION:

Womankind Worldwide is a global women’s rights organisation working in partnership with women’s rights movements and organisations to transform the lives of women and girls. We strengthen and support women’s movements in our focus countries in Africa and Asia, and take collective action at regional and global levels, to ensure women’s voices are heard, their rights are realised, and their lives are free from violence. 

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Policy and Advocacy team within Womankind influences a transformative, feminist agenda for change in solidarity with movement partners and allies. This is a full-time, fast-paced subject matter expert role that leads the organisation’s partner centred and evidence-based advocacy in UK and Global Advocacy forums, from a decolonial feminist lens, in line with Womankind’s 2030 strategy. Additionally, the role supports partner advocacy related learning & exchange, and capacity strengthening for partners based in all of Womankind’s focus countries and co-leads work on advocacy related knowledge products.

Qualification and training:

  • A post-graduate qualification in a relevant social sciences field e.g. international development or legal studies, human rights, gender studies, or equivalent experience.

Essential Experience:

  • At least 5 years’ experience in the women’s rights and feminist sectors with demonstrable capabilities in strategic, partner-centred, evidence-based, decolonial feminist advocacy leadership in UK and Global Advocacy spaces.
  • In-depth knowledge on core women’s rights normative standards and intersectional feminist principles that guide policy and influencing work within the UK and globally. This includes how diverse women’s rights thematic areas intersect and how this is integrated into strategic influencing and advocacy.
  • Astute networking skills and ability to successfully build and leverage relationships with diverse partners, allies, government officials and intergovernmental bodies for strategic advocacy and influencing.
  • Proven track record in leading/driving knowledge production from a decolonial feminist lens including research reports, and policy briefs.
  • Country specific expertise in executing partner advocacy needs and learning and exchange opportunities linked to diverse women and girls in local, transnational, and cross-continental contexts.
  • Sound programme management skills including demonstrable experience in advocacy related MERL, annual planning and budgeting.
  • Demonstrable experience in direct line-management of officers, interns and volunteers in diverse and cross-cultural teams.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • An organised, strategic, credible, confident self-starter with the ability to respond in a timely way to emergent needs and opportunities in the UK or globally.
  • A collegial and collaborative team player who can work effectively as part of a diverse team in ways that contribute to a creative, safe, inclusive and supportive work environment.
  • Excellent written, verbal influencing and communication skills. Fluency in English is essential.
  • Proficient in use of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • A flexible, creative, solutions-focused approach to problem-solving.
  • Strong feminist politics and analysis lens.
  • Understanding of and commitment to working in line with Womankind’s feminist and anti-racist stance.

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