Senior Network and Engagement Officer (Responsible Investment Standards Programme) in London

Company Description

ShareAction is an independent charity and an expert on responsible investment. We work to build a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. We set ambitious standards for how financial institutions, through their investment decisions, can protect our planet and our people and campaign for this approach to become the norm. We convene shareholders to collectively push companies to tackle climate crisis, protect nature and shape healthier societies. In the UK and EU, we advocate for financial regulation that has society’s best interests at its core.

Position

What you’ll do

Are you passionate about helping asset owners align their investments with their mission? As part of our Responsible Investment Standards Programme, you’ll provide vital support to the secretariat of our two asset owner networks: the Charities Responsible Investment Network (CRIN) and the Responsible Investment Network – Universities (RINU). These are vibrant, UK-based communities of finance and investment leads from charities and universities who want their investments to reflect their mission. You’ll help deliver an ambitious annual programme of events, research and advocacy, making sure our members have what they need to be active, collaborative, responsible investors. Recent highlights have included workshops on climate and AI, engagement and divestment, and biodiversity, as well as supporting members to hold their asset managers to account.

Your role will span two areas: designing and delivering workplan activities that engage our members, and keeping the secretariat running smoothly, including a leading role in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL).

A normal week could include:

• Network delivery and member engagement
• Helping develop and shape CRIN and RINU’s annual work plans
• Organising and delivering online and in person events, including quarterly member meetings, workshops and webinars
• Designing and delivering other workplan projects, including research, working closely with our researchers
• Working alongside the Senior Engagement Manager to identify and engage prospective new members, and to onboard and engage current ones
• Keeping on top of the latest responsible investment developments relevant to the charity and university sectors
• Maintaining the networks’ communications platform, including adding members and resources and sharing updates
• Drafting our regular members’ newsletter and other communications, such as blogs and op-eds
• Working with our communications team on materials and the CRIN/RINU pages on our website
• Attending relevant industry events to promote our networks and prospect for new members

Operations and project management

• Implementing and maintaining a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) strategy for the networks
• Tracking progress against our workplan to keep activities on schedule
• Leading on data collection and impact reporting, including drafting our end-of-year impact report
• Keeping records up to date in Cascade, our project management system, and Salesforce
• Monitoring invoice payments from network members and following up as needed
• Helping organise secretariat meetings and planning sessions
• Identifying and helping implement new systems and processes to improve how the secretariat runs
• Supporting with other administrative tasks, such as note-taking

If this role sounds like it would build on your current skills and engage you, we’d love to hear from you!

Requirements

What you’ll bring to the team

We want to hear from you if you’re an organised, proactive project manager with a commitment to a financial system that serves people and our planet. This role would suit someone with hands-on experience running events, juggling multiple projects, and building strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders. While we hope to find someone with the majority of the skills and experience below, we’re keen to hear from you even if you don’t tick every box. We know skills are transferable, and we welcome different routes to achieving our goals.

Essential

• A passion for the goals of ShareAction and an interest in the financial system and its impact on people and the planet
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multitask, manage changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and work across multiple projects at once
• Demonstrable project management skills
• Proven experience of organising online, hybrid and/or in-person events
• A positive, proactive and enthusiastic team player, with a proven ability to build and maintain good working relationships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt for different formats and audiences
• Proficiency with common computer software, including Microsoft Office

Desirable

• Experience of working with networks, coalitions or communities of practice
• Experience of, or understanding of, the charity and/or university sector
• Experience of, or understanding of, environmental and/or social justice campaigning
• Understanding of the financial system and current debates in responsible investment
• Familiarity with budgeting
• Research experience, or a willingness to develop these skills
• Experience of working with project management, community management and/or database management software

This role is part-time, London-based, and includes regular in-person meetings alongside flexible working options. As it involves close collaboration with London-based stakeholders, you’ll need to be able to attend the office or in-person meetings regularly. Please talk to us about the flexibility you need – we’re happy to discuss this at interview.

What we will do for you

We are a fast-paced organisation that has grown substantially over the past few years. We recognise that our people work hard to advocate for responsible investment and drive meaningful engagement with those who have the power to create a brighter future. Every day they bring their expertise, passion and persistence to build a world where the financial system serves our people and planet. We want to ensure we provide the right environment for our colleagues to thrive and we are committed to improving our employee offer where possible. Currently we are pleased to offer:

• Commitment to flexible working; over 60% of our employees have some sort of flexible working arrangement in place
• Hybrid working; we are committed to supporting our staff to work in a way that suits their lifestyle and meets the requirements of their role
• Internal promotion and development opportunities; we offer a range of ways to improve your skills and focus on what you love, including promotion, secondment, or sideways development opportunities. For some levels of roles, we also offer direct progression.
• Opportunity to help make a difference; we tackle some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges. We offer opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience in a friendly, flexible and supportive working environment.
• Unionised work environment; our staff have the opportunity to join the union, and are supported by our recognised union, Unite. We regularly consult and negotiate with our employees on workplace matters ranging from working conditions to pay.
• Regular in-person meetings; including all-staff away days, retreats and directorate strategy days to create connected teams.
• 8% non-contributory pension; invested with NEST and their green funds.
• Healthcare plan; with Bupa
• Employee assistance programme; advice and support, lifestyle discounts and short-term counselling
• Death in Service cover of 3x salary
• 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure at the end of the year; ensuring everyone gets time to switch off together.
• Enhanced family leave pay; up to 18 weeks’ paid at 90% for either parent.
• Enhanced sick pay; starting at 5 weeks’ full pay from day 1.
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.

Additional compensation

• 8% pension contribution

Other information

• Contract type: Part time (0.8 FTE, ideally 4 days per week, but we can be flexible for the right candidate), fixed-term for approximately 11-12 months, expected to conclude around 30 September 2027
• Who it reports to: Senior Engagement & Advocacy Manager
• Salary: £29,930.91 (0.8 FTE), based on a full-time salary of £37,413.64, + 8% pension contribution
• Deadline for applications: Monday 21st September 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
• Interview dates: First-stage interviews (online, one hour), will take place between 6-13 October 2026, followed by a short task. Second-stage interviews (online, one hour) will take place between 14-23 October 2026.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and we are working hard to provide an environment where all can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they meet all the requirements listed in the job description. If this is the case for you, but you think you would excel in this role, we want to hear from you!

Our hiring process is anonymised, we won’t ask for a cover letter and we don’t look at CVs until the interview stage. We do this so that we reduce the opportunity for unconscious biases to affect our decision making and so we prioritise skills and expertise over how well you can write a CV. We also actively encourage incoming staff to consider flexible working arrangements; recognising that a better work-life balance can improve employee motivation, performance and reduce stress. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

While we embrace hybrid working at ShareAction, we also think there is a lot of value in spending time together in person. We run all-staff away days, a yearly retreat and more regular team and directorate meet-ups so that we can develop our ideas and plans together. As part of the induction process, we’ll invite you to our office in Aldgate so you can meet and get to know your line manager, team and others from across the organisation.

To be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK, unfortunately we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Please note that using Artificial Intelligence to answer the application questions is not recommended, and it could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools will not accurately reflect your skills, knowledge or experience. It is crucial that you personalise your application by articulating these in your unique voice. If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, we ask you to declare this clearly in your submission.