Head of Campaigns and Political Relations at Amnesty International UK

This is a hugely important role at AIUK that leads the work and the team responsible for building and delivering our human rights change campaigning and political relations. Working across public campaigning and political influencing, the role holder sets our strategic direction, supports the development and delivery of operational planning, manages and coaches Campaign Managers and Advocacy experts, represents Amnesty’s campaigning with partners, donors, political figures and the media. The role holder ensures our work is on track, correctly resourced and impactful, as well as ensuring it is connected to our activist structures and the rest of the organisation.

In 2027 AIUK will be focused on our key strategic priorities of Crisis campaigning with a focus on Gaza and Sudan; on Everyday Rights with a focus on the Right to Food; and on our work resisting authoritarianism, tackling racist violence and restrictions on the right to protest. The role holder will also oversee our Individuals at Risk work which focuses on campaigning for individuals around the world having their human rights violated in some of the most serious ways.

This role is required to attend the London office at least twice a month for in-person team meetings, as well as on additional occasions when work necessitates it. As Head of Team you may need to join and organise in person events, planning and strategy meetings, partner engagements, board sub committee meetings, and more.

More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if:

• You have experience building and running impactful campaigns in human rights, social justice or a related area.
• You know how to manage high performing campaigners and political relations experts.
• You collaborate and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
• You build powerful relationships with people inside and external to your organisation.
• You also have a good knowledge of the latest approaches to creating positive change in the world, how communications can leverage impact, how to support organising approaches in campaigning and how to influence with parliamentarians and government.

We are people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

We are Amnesty International UK. We work to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied.

As a global movement of over ten million people, Amnesty International is the world's largest grassroots human rights organisation.

We investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilise the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world. We received the Nobel Peace Prize for our life-saving work. Amnesty International UK is a dual entity comprising of two organisations, the Amnesty International UK Section and the Amnesty International UK Charitable Trust who work together in a close partnership to deliver our human rights aims.