Campaign Officer : Central London

SALARY: £31,504 - £33,727pa
CONTRACT: Permanent
LOCATION: Central London
CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 9th of October 2012, interviews will take place on Friday the 19th of October.

At ActionAid we've undergone significant planned change to ensure we are better positioned to deliver lasting solutions to the problems of global poverty. A new structure and fresh thinking has re-energised the organisation.
We've now created fantastic career opportunities for experienced sector professionals who want to be part of an organisation that is focused on delivering a bold strategy to provide sustained improvements to the poorest and most excluded people in the world. Join our action to end poverty now and be part of something truly amazing.
As Campaign Officer within our Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Department you will work to persuade and pressure UK policy makers on our current campaigns on biofuels and tax justice.
This will involve developing and delivering public campaigning and communications projects to support evolving campaign strategies. You will ensure that communications meet brand guidelines and work to leverage a full range of communications tools, from blogs to public speaking, to engaging with wider public audiences. We will also look to you to identify opportunities for joint action to increase our reach and influence.

With experience of public campaigning, including identifying and influencing targets, you will be skilled at writing and designing campaign actions and materials, using both online and print approaches.
With a record of success in communicating public campaigns which inspire and motivate people to take action you are able to work in a cross-organisational team to deliver on projects/strategies and comfortable using different routes and tactics to achieve campaign objectives.

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