Campaigns Manager (Essex)
Employer: IPSEA
Location: Hybrid. Occasional visits to IPSEA’s office in Takeley, Essex and for travel to meetings and events.
Temporary: 8 months fixed term
Working hours: Full-time (35 hours per week) or part-time (minimum 28 hours per week considered)
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum (FTE, pro rata if part-time)
Closing date: 5pm on Friday 29 August 2025
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Campaigns Manager
8 months fixed term, full-time (35 hours per week) or part-time (minimum 28 hours per week considered), £40,000 – £45,000 per annum (FTE, pro rata if part-time)
Hybrid. Occasional visits to IPSEA’s office in Takeley, Essex and for travel to meetings and events.
IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice) is a national charity providing free and independent legally-based information, advice, and casework support to help children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) get the education they are entitled to by law. We also deliver training to parents, carers, and professionals to improve understanding of the SEND legal framework.
With the Government expected to publish a White Paper that could significantly alter the SEND legal landscape, IPSEA is undertaking two major campaigns: one to protect existing legal rights, and another to make SEN Support a legal requirement.
IPSEA is co-leading the Save Our Children’s Rights (SOCR) campaign alongside Special Needs Jungle, Learning Disability Today, SEND National Crisis, SOS!SEN, SEND Rights Alliance and others committed to defending children's rights. This campaign was launched in response to reports that the government is considering reforms that could weaken the legal rights of children and young people with SEND; particularly the right to an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan in mainstream schools. It calls on the Government to retain the current legal framework, ensure the SEND system is properly funded and accountable, and avoid any rollback of statutory protections.
In parallel, IPSEA is working in partnership with the charity Contact to advocate for placing SEN Support on a statutory footing. Currently, schools have limited legal obligations to support pupils with SEN who do not have an EHC plan.
This campaign seeks to establish stronger, enforceable duties on schools to provide SEN support, alongside increased investment, so that more children can have their needs met without requiring an EHC plan
Consequently, we are seeking an experienced and strategic Campaigns Manager to coordinate this work - working with our IPSEA teams, amplifying our voice, and supporting our fundraising efforts during this critical period. The Campaigns Manager will play a key role in driving forward this initiative, engaging stakeholders, mobilising public support, and influencing policy outcomes.
Who are we looking for?
You’ll need substantial experience in planning and delivering successful high-profile campaigns, managing campaign budgets and evaluating impact. With strong project management skills, you’ll be able to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines. You’ll also have an in-depth understanding of public affairs, media relations and/or fundraising campaigns in the charity or not-for-profit sector. Using digital tools and platforms for campaigning and supporter engagement, you’ll be able to translate complex issues into accessible messages.
IPSEA should also reflect the communities we support. We would particularly like to hear from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, under-served communities and disabled people, as well as those with lived experience of the SEND system, either as a child or as a parent/carer.
To apply
Read the ‘Campaigns Manager Recruitment Pack’
Download and complete the ‘Campaigns Manager Application Form’
Submit your completed application form via our HR system, Breathe: https://hr.breathehr.com/v/campaigns-manager-42408
If you have any questions or difficulties applying, please email hr@ipsea.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 5pm on Friday 29 August 2025
First-round interviews: week commencing 15 September 2025
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