Advocacy and communications adviser and InspirAction team leader

InspirAction is the Spanish INGO of the Christian Aid family. InspirAction is an organisation that supports people helping themselves out of poverty and speaks out against injustice. A major focus of the work of InspirAction is on advocacy and influencing in order to change the systems and structures that keep people poor. A particular advocacy target for InspirAction is the Spanish government and through it the European Union. InspirAction has a clear two-year plan for this influencing work.

The current focus areas of this work are climate change and tax justice. Please note that this job is to cover the period from mid-August 2013 to mid-January 2014 and requires someone who can learn the organisation, work quickly and achieve rapid impact. The InspirAction team is four people (including this post) so the person must be someone who has excellent inter-personal skills and has experience in managing a small team. While the role is expected to coordinate closely with Christian Aid colleagues in the UK and Ireland, it is important that the person has an excellent understanding of the social, economic and political situation in Spain in order to be most effective in the role.

Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.

Partnership

Please provide us with an example where you have managed a team to implement a successful project in which all members of the team have felt part of the process and been enabled to make their fullest contribution. How did you achieve this? How did you address any challenges which arose?

Communicating effectively

Please provide us with an example where you have used your understanding of the Spanish social, economic and political context in order to achieve the desired result. Please explain what you did and how your understanding of the context made a difference to the outcome.

Deliver results

Please give us an example of a time when you played a key role in the development and implementation of an advocacy project, ensuring that it was aligned with the strategic direction and vision of the organisation. What did you bring to the project?

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

As this post is based in Spain (Madrid), non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in Spain.

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To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed International application form to:  recruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number. Alternatively, your completed application form, together with the equal opportunities form, can be printed out and posted to us at:

Christian Aid 
35 Lower Marsh 
Waterloo 
London 
SE1 7RT

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: 446/OK/Spain

Closing date: 9am, Thursday 20 June 2013

Interview date: Tuesday 9 July 2013

InspirAction and Christian Aid value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.