Government & Political Relations Manager - Wales

Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. If you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to be successful in this role, you could be our new Government & Political Relations Manager – Wales.

Please note that whilst Welsh Language skills are essential, the application process will be carried out in English. Therefore, please submit your application in English.

About the role

The Nations & Regions Team at Amnesty International UK works with the different political, legal and social context and mechanisms in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to bring about human rights progress, at home and around the world.

The Government & Political Relations Manager – Wales is a new role and will have responsibility for Amnesty’s advocacy at the Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament and Welsh Government and related campaigns within Wales. The post-holder will be a spokesperson for Amnesty UK in the media (In English and Welsh languages) and represent the organisation in meetings with key decision-makers in order to achieve positive human rights outcomes in Wales.

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

The role may be for you if:

• You have a track record of successful political advocacy and social change campaigning in Wales.
• You want to make positive human rights change for people in Wales.
• You know your way around the Welsh political, social and media context
• You can represent the organisation and communicate to a high standard in Welsh and English.
• You collaborate and positively contribute to an inclusive culture internally and externally.

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time) and 3 wellbeing days. 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares.

Apply for this role

This vacancy advert may be taken down from job boards earlier than the stated deadline if a high standard of applications is received (if you have started an application in our portal, you will still have opportunity to complete it by the original deadline).

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. To support all candidates to perform their best at interview, we send questions 24 hours in advance. We are a disability confident organisation.

Please note that due to the nature of the work any offer of employment for this role will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including a criminal record check.

Visit amnesty.org.uk/jobs for application guidance and information on benefits, recruitment inclusion and hybrid working.