Policy and Advocacy Officer

We’re looking for a policy or public affairs professional who shares our purpose – bringing about a Scotland where every animal is freed from suffering.

We have a large supporter base whose priorities include ending factory farming, phasing out animal testing and creating stronger protections for wild animals. We are known in the Scottish parliament and government and have a strong record of bringing constructive evidence-based challenge. You would have an amazing opportunity to build on this and help persuade decision-makers to act for animals.

You would be joining a small team of friendly, passionate and dedicated professionals. We are home-based but regularly meet online and usually once a month in-person.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Keeping across the latest policy developments and identifying opportunities for progress

• Ensuring animal protection issues are reflected in government consultations, parliamentary debates and committee evidence sessions

• Lobbying politicians and advisers

• Maintaining an understanding of evidence in animal welfare and other relevant fields

• Engaging with other stakeholders such as government agencies and industries

• Advocating our positions in an engaging way in the media and on social media

Benefits:

In addition to the £32,500 salary and 4 day working week, we offer a pension with 5% employer contribution and a total of 29.5 days annual leave.

As well as a strong sense of purpose, we have a culture of kindness at OneKind where we prioritise staff wellbeing, offering flexibility around working patterns and encouraging personal development opportunities.

About us:

OneKind is Scotland’s animal campaigns charity. We’ve been making progress for animals since 1911. We channel our donors’ compassion so we can deliver research, advocacy and campaigns. We bring about changes in legislation and regulation. Our recent successes include securing a pause in the guga hunt, the ban on snares, the end of greyhound racing and the ban on glue traps.

About you:

We’d love to hear from you if you have some of the following qualities:

• An understanding of current animal welfare issues and related subjects

• An understanding of Scottish politics and the parliament

• Experience of advocating with politicians

• Experience of constructive engagement in policy discussions where there may be opposing viewpoints

• Experience of communicating complex information in an engaging way

• Comfortable using website tools to publish documents and blogs

• An understanding of how policy development and political advocacy connect with public campaigning and fundraising