June 2012

Anti-Slavery International

Full-time

External Relations Manager

Information for applicants

Dear Applicant

Thank you for expressing interest in the post ofExternal Relations Managerat Anti-Slavery International.

We enclose a job description, person specification, and other background information for you. If sent to you by email, this is being sent as a single ‘RTF’ (rich text format) file, which contains six different documents. These documents are:

  1. This covering letter
  2. General information about Anti-Slavery International
  3. Job Description and Person Specification
  4. Staff organisation (organigram) in Anti-Slavery International’s office
  5. Copy of the Anti-Slavery International Equal Opportunities Policy
  6. Equal Opportunities Policy Monitoring Form

If you would like more information, please visit our website:

Anti-Slavery International is committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout the organisation and its activities, so that no-one receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of national or ethnic origin, religious practices or beliefs, gender, age, disability, HIV status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other similar factor. Unfortunately our offices are not fully wheelchair accessible.

If you wish to apply for the position, please post or email us a CV (in English) along with a covering letter setting out why you would like to work for Anti-Slavery International and highlighting particular qualities and experience that make you suitable for the post. It is important in writing this covering letter that you pay attention to each of the aspects mentioned in the Person Specification, particularly those listed as “Essential” and tell us how your skills or experience meet this specification.

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Friday 20 July 2012

Please address your application to “Mariela González ref. ERTM”. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 31 July 2012

Please send your application to the address at the top of this letter or to , quoting the reference ERTM

We regret that it will not be possible for us to reply to candidates who are not short-listed for interview. If you have not heard from us by Friday 27 July 2012 please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please note that under UK Law we are obliged to give priority to applicants from the EEU area. We will consider all applicants, but will give priority to any from the EEU who meet all the essential criteria. For this reason, please indicate whether you have the right to work in the UK on the form attached. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Aidan McQuade

Director
General Information about Anti-Slavery International

Anti-Slavery International is the only British charity exclusively committed to eliminating all forms of slavery and slavery like practices. It is also the world’s oldest international human rights organisation and bases its work on the United Nations treaties against slavery. The organisation works closely with partner organisations from around the world, particularly on the following issues:

  • Descent based slavery
  • Bonded labour (also known as debt bondage)
  • Forced labour
  • The worst forms of child labour
  • Human trafficking
  • Servile marriage, including child and forced marriage.
  • The exploitation of migrant workers in conditions amounting to slavery (particularly migrant domestic workers).

It uses the following approaches to achieve its goal in a long-term and sustainable way:

  • Collecting information about these human rights abuses, bringing them to the attention of the public and promoting public action to end them;
  • Identifying ways in which abuses can be brought to an end, and influencing policymakers and governments or other institutions at national and international levels to take action accordingly; and
  • Supporting victims of slavery and similar practices in their struggle for freedom, in particular by working with, and building the capacity of, local partner organisations to effectively tackle these abuses in their own countries.

Anti-Slavery International has consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and observer status at the International Labour Organization, and, as part of its advocacy work, regularly attends meetings of these bodies to submit information or to lobby for action under their human rights mandate. It works closely, wherever possible, with locally based organisations (NGOs) to bring about change and has informal links with various similar NGOs around the world (for example, in the United States, Australia and France). Where useful, Anti-Slavery International works in networks with other organisations on particular issues, such as ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes), the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN).

Anti-Slavery International is organised into three teams: the Programme and Advocacy Team;the Finance and Administration Team and the External Relations Teamand in which this post is based. A number of volunteers also work in the office as support for the staff. The office has a no smoking policy. Normal office hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm and the office is located about five minutes' walk from both Stockwell and Brixton tube stations.

Anti-Slavery International is a membership-based organisation with some 12,000 supporters and campaigners. It is run by a 13 person Council elected by the members, which meets six times a year. It is funded by contributions from its supporters and by grants from a range of governmental and non-governmental agencies.

More information on the organisation and its finances can be found on our website at

Office telephone: 020 7501 8920 (from outside UK: +44 20 7501 8920)

Fax number: 020 7738 4110 (from outside UK: +44 20 7738 4110)

General e-mail address:

Anti-Slavery International

Thomas Clarkson House

The Stableyard

Broomgrove Road

London SW9 9TL

United Kingdom

ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:External Relations Manager

GRADE:D

SALARY:£ 40,720 to £43,780(pay award pending)

DURATION:Full-time, permanent

RESPONSIBLE TO:Director

RESPONSIBLE FOR:Staff and volunteers within the External Relations Team

DATE AGREED:June 2012

Job Purpose:

To be a member of Anti-Slavery’s Management Team with specific responsibility for the strategic development and management of the Fundraising (Individuals, Corporates and Small Trusts), Marketing and Communications functions, in order to achieve agreed fundraising and campaign targets.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising

  • In liaison with the Management Team develop the Fundraising Strategy in order to meet the on-going needs of the organisation.
  • To lead on the fundraising activities undertaken within the External Relations Team.
  • To take lead responsibility and accountability for the charity’s relationships with its individual members and supporters, corporate supporters and small trusts
  • To directly fundraise using various methods according to the overall strategy to enable net income targets to be achieved.
  • Manage donor development including the current donor base and developing the donor base, increasing the number of donors and maximising income
  • Successfully facilitate a variety of fundraising events.
  • Overseeing the seeking and recruitment of new major donors and celebrity supporters.
  • To keep informed of Anti-Slavery’s work and draw attention to new fundraising and campaigning opportunities with supporters

Awareness Raising, Campaigns, PR and Marketing

  • Overseeing the preparation of communication plans for the charity and individual projects and campaigns to ensure the maximum transmission of Anti-Slavery’s key messages;
  • Supporting the charity’s advocacy work and incorporating its messages in communications;
  • To take lead responsibility and accountability for ensuring that communications, fundraising and membership development are adequately supported by appropriate marketing and effectively managed PR;
  • Overseeing effective media relations to ensure optimum editorial exposure in national, regional and local media;
  • Manage the Anti-Slavery brand and all communications;
  • Develop and implement marketing plans and programmes, including e-marketing and PR, which raise the charities profile and grow the donor and supporter base;
  • Identify and agree appropriate service standards with suitable external suppliers to provide support services to deliver planned marketing activities;
  • Ensure the quality of all new literature including the Reporter, Website and promotional material, integrating campaign measures into all communications as appropriate;
  • Act, on occasion, as an official spokesperson for the Organisation and be available for media interviews where required;
  • Overseeing campaigns, ensuring that they are professionally managed, and engaging with all parts of the charity and key partners in the development of the charity’s portfolio of campaigns;

Management – Including Planning and Organisation

  • To provide leadership, direction and expertise to the External Relations Team to ensure that targets are met and produce clear implementation plans and targets, together with built-in systems for monitoring and evaluating the performance of all members of staff.
  • Recruit, motivate and monitor allocated members of staff in a positive and empowering style, to enable them to contribute to the achievement of income and campaign targets.
  • To play an active role in the Management Team delivering operations management and developing the overall organisation strategy.
  • To ensure the department contributes to the effective working of the organisation as a whole through intra- and cross-team project management.
  • To develop synergy between organisational marketing, fundraising, campaigns, press and other media.
  • In conjunction with the Finance Manager, plan and manage the External Relations budgets and other allocated resources, optimising return on investment and ensuring income generation developments in line with organisational values and strategic direction.
  • To report regularly to the Director and the Board on Income Generation, Marketing and Communications activities and participate in the relevant Board sub-committees and meetings.

General

  • To ensure that all Fundraising, Marketing and Communications activities meet with Charity Commission requirements, the Data Protection Act and other relevant guidance.
  • Represent the organisation both internally and externally.
  • To undertake any other tasks commensurate with the post as instructed by the Director.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Proven experience of managing a successful mix of fundraising streams, including one or more of the following; direct marketing, major donors, community, or legacy;
  • Proven experience of developing and delivering a successful communications strategy;
  • Awareness of the practicalities of using various media to communicate messages to the public, including using social and web based media;
  • A thorough understanding of legislation relation to fundraising in the UK and overseas and an up to date understanding of tax effective giving.
  • Experience of managing fundraising or communications teams;
  • Experience of managing change;
  • Proven experience of team building and motivating staff and volunteers at every level to achieve success;
  • Advanced presentation and negotiation skills
  • Highly effective communicator including demonstrable ability to write and design well constructed fundraising, marketing appeals or campaigns communications.
  • High level of numeracy, particularly an ability to prepare accurate financial reports and to develop budgets.
  • Excellent IT skills, including use of spreadsheets and word processing.
  • Self-confident and ability to take the initiative. Ability to manage own time and workload efficiently in order to prioritise and to meet deadlines.
  • Interest in human rights and/or development issues.
  • Ability to work in a small multi-cultural organisation and commitment to ensuring equal opportunities throughout the organisation

Desirable

  • Experience of outreach, education or media work;
  • Experience of overseeing the production of marketing and information materials;
  • Experience or knowledge of working in print, broadcast or social media sectors;
  • Experience of working in a not for profit or membership organisation.
  • Experience of database management
  • Experience of major donor or corporate fundraising;
  • A good understanding of legacies including related legislation and promotion;
  • Awareness of how large scale fundraising events can be effectively organised;
  • Knowledge of human rights and/or development issues, particularly slavery.

Circumstances

  • This post is based at our offices in Stockwell, London.
  • This post is a full time job, but we will positively consider applications from part-time workers and job sharers.
  • On occasions, there will be a requirement to work outside of normal office hours.
  • Travel within the UK and internationally will be required on occasions.

Summary of Staff Terms and Conditions

This note summarises the more important areas, full terms and conditions are set out in the staff handbook.

Anti-Slavery International has recently introduced a new grading structure for new appointments which is based on four grades A-D, each with five scale points.. Positions are graded based on an evaluation scheme.

A cost of living award will also be awarded annually after review by the management and staff representatives.

All staff may join the Anti-Slavery International pension scheme, which makes non- contributory monthly payments of 6 per cent of salary into a personal pension scheme arranged by the organisation.

There is a 35 hour working week, based on a five day week. Normal working hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday with an hour for lunch, but this is flexible and staff may be expected to attend meetings during evenings and weekends as necessary.

Annual leave entitlement is 27 days per year with an extra day for five years, seven years and nine years service up to a maximum of 30 days in total.

Anti-Slavery International recognises the union UNISON for negotiating purposes.

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Anti-Slavery International Office Organigram

Finance and Administration Team

Martin HubbardFinance Manager

Mariela GonzálezOffice Manager

Melissa RitchieFinance and Administration Assistant

Grace AndrewsFinance Administration Assistant

Programmes and Advocacy Team

Romana CacchioliProgrammes and Advocacy Team Manager

Catherine TurnerChild Labour Programme Co-ordinator

Klára SkřivánkováTrafficking Programme Co-ordinator

Rachel AnnisonResearcher and Co-ordinator for the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group

Krishna Prasad UpadhyayaSouth Asia Programme Co-ordinator

Sarah MathewsonAfrica Programme Co-ordinator

Joanna Ewart-JamesSupply Chain Programme Co-ordinator

Audrey GuichonDomestic Worker Programme Co-ordinator

Kate WillinghamInternational Advocacy Officer

Rod LeithStatutory Fundraising Officer

Thais BessaFundraising Executive

Lucy BrealeyLearning and Accountability Officer

External Relations Team

*Recruiting*External Relations Manager

*Recruiting*Major Donors and Corporate Fundraising Officer

Paul DonohoePress Officer

Michaela Alfred-KamaraEducation Officer

Jakub SobikExternal Relations, Website and Publications Executive

Stephanie MooneyExternal Relations Assistant

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Anti-Slavery International – Equal Opportunities Policy Statement of Intent

Anti-Slavery International aims to be an equal opportunity employer, and this policy sets out ways to achieve that purpose.

Anti-Slavery International recognises its legal obligations in employment under the Equal Pay Acts 1970 & 1984, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Employment Rights Act 1996.

This policy covers all employees, volunteers and members of the Anti-Slavery International Council. It should be read in conjunction with the Equal Opportunities Implementation policy dated August 2001.

Anti-Slavery International acknowledges that we live in an unequal society in which many people face discrimination. Anti-Slavery International’s long term aim is that the composition of its staff should reflect that of the community.

As an organisation committed to the defence of human rights and social justice Anti-Slavery International recognises the need for it to take a pro-active role in promoting fairness, social justice and equality of opportunity by adopting and promoting fair employment practices within its own staff.

The principle for all job appointments is to find the best person for the post and therefore detailed person specifications are drawn up for each job (full or part-time or short term), that give a clear guide to the role of the post and the work involved. A person specification sets out the skills and experience that are (a) essential and (b) desirable. Essential requirements are strictly tested to ensure that they do not tend to discriminate against groups of people who are less likely to get into higher education. The person specification may also include skills, such as “understanding of women’s issues” or “knowledge of the black community and its approach to the issue of slavery”. All staff appointed to recruitment panels must have undertaken equal opportunities training. A copy of this Equal Opportunities Policy will be sent to all applicants for a position at Anti-Slavery International.

Anti-Slavery International works in partnership with all staff to ensure that employees are aware of their individual and collective responsibilities under the Equal Opportunities Policy. Employees who refuse to observe and implement their individual and collective responsibilities and who wilfully breach the policy will have sanctions applied under the Disciplinary Procedure set out in staff contracts and the staff handbook; this may result in dismissal.

Where appropriate positive action initiatives defined by the Sex Discrimination and Race Relations Act will be undertaken. This may include the use of specialist press for job advertising and seeking out applicants for jobs from people under represented in the Anti-Slavery International staff.

Anti-Slavery International will not tolerate harassment of employees by other employees, volunteers or Council members.

Anti-Slavery International applies a Job Evaluation procedure, which takes into account the principle of equal pay for work of equal value.

Anti-Slavery International operates a maternity leave scheme and also offers limited paternity leave.

All employees and long-term volunteers are eligible for appropriate training opportunities.