Anti-Racism Advisor in London

Location: London (United Kingdom), Nairobi (Kenya), Tunis (Tunisia), Delhi (India) or Mexico City (Mexico) - work remotely with possible in-office hybrid.

Salary: Location-based in line with IPPF’s regional compensation structure. London circa GBP £53,298 / Nairobi USD $37,961 / Tunis TND 148,871 / Delhi INR 2,372,360 / Mexico MXN 686,492.

Report to: Director, People Organisation & Culture.

About the role: As the Anti-Racism Advisor at IPPF, you will spearhead IPPF's Anti-Racism Programme of Action, ensuring that our commitment to equity and inclusion is woven into every aspect of our work. You will work closely with IPPF Board members, our Member Associations, leadership and people across IPPF to drive transformative change and implement effective strategies to promote anti-racism and decoloniality within IPPF and beyond. This is a hands-on, practical role for someone who can hit the ground running. You’ll be leading the design and delivery of Anti-Racism and Inclusion plans that turn IPPF’s vision of being a truly anti-racist organisation into reality — working across directorates and regions to embed change where it matters most. That means helping teams shift from intention to action — shaping and delivering interventions that have a real, measurable impact. From advising on best practice, facilitating workshops and training, to reporting on progress and helping the organisation stay accountable — this is a role with reach and purpose.

What you’ll do:

• Leadership and Coordination: Coordinate the delivery and implementation of the specific objectives set out in IPPF’s Anti-Racism Programme of Action, including monitoring, evaluation and learning in line with the Theory of Change and planned objectives. Advise the Director Leadership Team (DLT) and Regional Senior Management Teams (SMT) to create momentum and collaborate to implement initiatives that will deliver tangible outcomes, ensuring that anti-racism and decoloniality are embedded into ways of working within the Secretariat. Engage specialist technical expertise to inform the development of initiatives.
• Project Management: Develop a plan of activities to deliver the Programme, ensuring the plan is a live document and is formally reviewed on an annual basis. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable impact. Manage the design, development, roll out and reporting of Secretariat training on Anti-racism and inclusion.
• Organisational Integration and Coordination: Coordinate, monitor and report to and manage work through the Board of Trustees Committee, ensuring they are updated and there is accountability. Collaborate with the internal communications team to create and implement a comprehensive internal communications plan for the Anti-Racism & Decoloniality Road Map and related projects. Keeping abreast of good practice, policy and legislation in relation to Anti-Racism and broader equalities areas to ensure the action plan is robust and relevant.
• Cross-Organizational Collaboration: Establish and maintain relationships with staff, member associations, and external partners working on anti-racism work, fostering collaboration and mutual support. Work with cross-functional teams to ensure IPPF’s anti-racism work is aligned and complements inclusion activities related to gender, SOGIESC, Age and Disability. Work as part of the POC team to ensure that racial equity principles are embedded in all internal HR policies and practices. Guide the Secretariat rollout of the Anti-Racism Programme of Action, ensuring alignment with IPPF’s mission, vision, and strategic objectives. Support regions in integrating anti-racism initiatives into budgets and plans.
• Co-ordination of the Anti-Racism Working Group (ARWG): Oversee and collaborate with the Secretariat Anti-racism Working Group, dedicated to the effective coordination and implementation of anti-racism initiatives that consider the different regional needs, perceptions and realities within the Secretariat. Provide all administrative and secretariat support to the ARWG including meeting invites, agendas and minutes, and ensure actions are carried out between meetings. Work collaboratively with the group to ensure activities, actions and outcomes are co-produced, and that there is a collective responsibility for progressing the work of the group. Work with the group to review the Terms of Reference, group structure and membership on a regular basis to ensure the group is fit for purpose.

What you’re good at:

• Project Management, stakeholder Management and mobilising teams to support the development of measurable initiatives to drive and embed cultural change and inclusion within an organisation.
• Building trust and working collaboratively with all levels and key stakeholders across a complex organisation.
• Organisation, with ability to plan, set goals, and manage multiple projects simultaneously within a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to identify and engage external experts to inform the direction of the work.
• Presenting and facilitating productive discussions. Influencing skills will be essential for this role.
• Attention to detail - ability to provide quick turnaround and updates for multiple requests, while maintaining strong reputation of high-quality work.
• Display discretion when handling confidential/sensitive information.

What we’re looking for:

Your experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience of leading or supporting measurable inclusion or anti-racism work in a global organization.
• Demonstrable experience managing multi-stakeholder projects.
• A proven track record in turning concepts and strategy into actionable plans with measurable impact.
• Track record of working successfully with diverse, multicultural and multilingual groups.
• Knowledge of the international humanitarian and development sector.

Your skills and qualities:

• Strong project management skills from design and planning through to evaluation and learning, confident in resource and financial planning and management, conflict resolution and critical thinking.
• Strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to engage, influence and collaborate across all levels of an organization, and translate complex ideas into achievable plans.
• A structured yet flexible and pragmatic planning approach, ensuring delivery stays focused while adapting to the realities of a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent English speaking/writing, and strong influencing skills.

An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context. Ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others. An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice, including safe abortion. Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of worker’s rights and access to health care in sex work.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated experience of leading cultural and structural change initiatives, with an understanding of racial justice and social change.
• An understanding of federated organizations would be helpful.
• A knowledge of one other of the Secretariat languages to a good level – French, Spanish and Arabic would be advantageous.

Why Join Us? IPPF offers meaningful work, an inspiring environment, professional growth, and the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals and communities around the world. Working for IPPF offers a compelling value proposition.

How to Apply:

About IPPF: International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global sexual and reproductive health service provider and one of the leading advocates for universal access to sexual, reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. We are a worldwide movement of 149 national organisations working with and for communities and individuals and, together, have delivered more than 1 billion cumulative services over the last 6 years.

We are now looking for people to join us and make our Come Together–Strategy 2028, a reality. Revolutionising IPPF, placing it in a stronger position to support SRHR for those who are left out, locked out or left behind. Come Together commits IPPF to shaping laws, policies and norms through feminist action and international solidarity; and to strengthen the federation adding new drive for real and lasting impact.

Action is urgent. We have delivered. We have stood for justice and equality. We commit to more daring and feminist action that secures choices about our bodies, sexual lives, and well-being. Everyone should enjoy a pleasure-filled and healthy sex life and a life free from violence, shame or criminalisation. We know love is love. And we come together in support of women, youth, and people who are marginalised and excluded. Through the care we deliver, the actions we take, and the solidarity we foster.

IPPF is an equal-opportunity employer. As a leading global human rights organisation focused on equality, empowerment, ending discrimination, and poverty eradication, we internally reflect social justice principles. We, as IPPF, strongly oppose racism in all its forms and resolutely go for a cultural change that will shift the existing imbalances in power and process.

We are a multi-cultural, multi-lingual, intergenerational and diverse work environment. Applications are particularly encouraged from women, people living with HIV, people living with disability and people with diverse SOGIESC.

IPPF is committed to the safety and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults and our safer recruitment and selection procedures reflect this commitment. We expect all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment, and anyone employed by IPPF agrees to sign up to our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.

IPPF has been made aware of various fraudulent vacancy announcements circulated via e-mail from websites falsely stating that they are issued by or in association with IPPF. These correspondences, which may seek to obtain money from the recipients of such correspondence, are fraudulent, and IPPF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training or any other fees).