Community Activism Lead Reference: AUG20257838 Expiry date: 23:59, Wed, 3rd Sep 2025 Location: Home-based UK Salary: £43,000.00 - £47,000.00 Per Annum The role We are looking for a Community Activism Lead to grow activism amongst families of deaf children and volunteers so that they can shape the future of the services deaf children depend on. What you'll do - Develop models and strategies for activism at a local, community level, innovating and learning from best practices and relationship building in the sector - Collaborate with Community Connectors and Advice and Guidance Officers in providing support to families and professionals to take collective action - Provide direction to the Digital Campaigning Specialist and Campaigning Officer, and ensure alignment across our campaigning activities - Exploring and developing recommendations for the role of volunteers in providing support for local activism - Collaborating with our communications team to develop compelling messaging, materials and targeted engagement What you'll need - Proven ability to design and deliver successful influencing campaigns - Knowledge of the latest approaches to engaging people with campaigns - Excellent interpersonal skills, adept at maintaining relationships at all levels - Good knowledge of devolution and political systems and structures across the UK - Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles - A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position) What you'll get - Home-based working with flexible hours - 25 days' holiday - plus an additional 3 days at Christmas (and bank holidays) - Pension ( 5.5% employer contribution) - Healthcare Cashplan - Annual performance-based salary increase - Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes What we do The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else. Disability Confidence We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification. Please contact us with any accessibility or reasonable adjustment enquiries. The National Deaf Childrens Society is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1016532 and in Scotland no. SC040779. Other organisations may call this role Community Engagement Lead, Community Campaigns Lead, Community Outreach Manager, Community Organiser, Campaigns and Engagement Manager, Grassroots Campaigns Lead, Volunteering and Community Engagement Manager, Social Action Lead, Policy and Campaigns Officer, or Campaigns and Community Development Officer. This job is being posted by Webrecruit on behalf of the National Deaf Children's Society. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.