Community Activism Lead

Employer: National Deaf Children’s Society

Location: Home based (with regular travel across UK)

Working hours: Full time, 35 hours per week, flexible working hours

Salary: £43,000.00 - £47,000.00 Per Annum

Closing date: 23:59, Wed, 3rd Sep 2025

• Job description

  Reference:AUG20257838Expiry date:23:59, Wed, 3rd Sep 2025Location:Home-based UKSalary:£43,000.00 - £47,000.00 Per AnnumBenefits:For Benefits package info please refer to the Terms and Conditions and Benefits document – which can be downloaded from the job advert on our careers pageAttachments:WorkingwithUs(FurtherInformation).pdf
  CommunityActivismLead(JD).pdf

  The role

  We are looking for a Community Activism Lead to grow activism amongst families of deaf children and volunteers so that they can shape the future of the services deaf children depend on.

  What you'll do

  • Develop models and strategies for activism at a local, community level; innovating and learning from best practice and relationship building in the sector

  • Collaborate with Community Connectors and Advice and Guidance Officers in providing support to families and professionals to take collective action

  • Provide direction to the Digital Campaigning Specialist and Campaigning Officer, and ensuring alignment across our campaigning activities

  • Exploring and developing recommendations for the role of volunteers in providing support for local activism

  • Collaborating with our communications team to develop compelling messaging, materials and targeted engagement

  What you'll need

  • Proven ability to design and deliver successful influencing campaigns

  • Knowledge of the latest approaches to engaging people with campaigns

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, adept at maintaining relationships at all levels

  • Good knowledge of devolution and political systems and structures across the UK

  • Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.

  • A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position).

  What you'll get

  • Home-based working with flexible hours.

  • 25 days holiday - plus additional 3 days at Christmas (and bank holidays).

  • Pension (5.5% employer contribution).

  • Healthcare Cashplan

  • Annual performance-based salary increase.

  • Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.

  What we do

  The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

  Disability Confidence

  We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification. Please contact us at recruitment@ndcs.org.uk with any accessibility or reasonable adjustment enquiries.

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