Policy Specialist, Women's Economic Justice

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom ActionAidUK Full time

**Role Title Policy Specialist, Women’s Economic Justice**

**Salary London Band C: £39,210 - £40,336 pro rata**

**Please note that this a PART-TIME role so the salary range will be pra ratad down to 17.5 hours. The full-time equivalent is £39,210 - £40,336 for a 35 hour week.**

**Location London/Hybrid**

**Tenure - Permanent, Part time (17.5 hours)**

**ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. ** As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

We are looking for an experienced international development professional with a demonstrable track record of policy and research work in women’s rights and international development, with a specific focus on women’s economic justice (WEJ).

Commitment to and an understanding of feminist approaches to women’s rights, as well as alignment with ActionAid UK’s feminist behaviours are essential to lead on the delivery of an exciting portfolio of work over the coming months.

Working as part of team and reporting to the Head of Research and Programme Policy, your main focus will be to support in our continued exploration and take-up of women’s economic rights, including feminist economic alternatives among policy makers globally, working closely with colleagues across the ActionAid Federation, partners and allies worldwide.

**Additional Information**:
**Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging**:
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture.  We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees.  We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future.

**Referencing and Safeguarding**:
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.

**Working practices**:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.” Some roles may require in-office attendance on **all **days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.

**Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options**. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.

**Recruitment Processes**:
**If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £39,210.00-£40,336.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 218064INDX



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