Compassion in World Farming is a leading global farm animal welfare organisation campaigning to bring an end to factory farming and to implement the highest animal welfare standards in Europe and beyond.
We lead a growing worldwide movement of people concerned about how industrial agriculture mistreats animals, wastes precious resources and utterly fails to meet the needs of the planet’s inhabitants.
With headquarters in the UK and offices in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium and the USA, we are an influential organisation whose supporters and partners throughout the world help us deliver on our initiatives. With Brexit around the corner, it is important that farm animal protection remains high on the political agenda.
We are therefore looking for an experienced Campaign Manager with an innovative, strategic approach to run our Labelling Matters campaign. We need you to lead, manage and coordinate all aspects of the campaign to achieve compulsory labelling according to method of production in Europe.
The campaign will involve building the case for the labelling objective, raising the media profile of the issue, developing and mobilising support amongst relevant stakeholders; from consumers to food companies to politicians, and lobbying politicians, officials and others as required.
The work will be taken forward through team-working with relevant departments at Compassion and coordinating the work of partner organisations.
This exciting post requires proven lobbying ability, management skills and the capacity to travel internationally, sometimes at short notice.
Key responsibilities for the Campaign Manager role include:
- Lead a group of organisations in an effective and collaborative manner – some of which have different organisational goals - to help them work as a unified team.
- Construct an imaginative and effective campaign, inspiring colleagues, members of the public and other organisations.
- Develop effective working relationships with all members of the Campaigns Team, Fundraising Team, Food Business Team and our European offices in order to be able to plan, implement and manage this successful campaign.
- Liaise effectively with our Supporter Engagement Team to ensure that we provide an excellent service to our supporters.
- Build and maintain good working relationships with other stakeholders.
- Liaise with Trustees / Directors and third parties as required.
Our ideal candidate will be educated to degree level and have sound knowledge gained in a similar position with a proven track record of leading and implementing a successful campaign along with a good knowledge of EU political institutions. It is also desirable that you have a knowledge of farm animal welfare issues. Strong organisational skills and good attention to detail are also key requirements for this position.
Applications:
- Read the full job description
- Closing date: Sunday 30th October 2016
- Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification detailed in the Job Description.
Please note that we reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme.
