Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Freedom from Torture to recruit an interim Head of Digital and Campaigns.

London based Freedom from Torture is dedicated to supporting survivors of torture to rebuild their lives.  Through the provision of specialist therapeutic care, legal and welfare support, the organisation works directly with survivors to support recovery, helping them to heal and to feel safe and strong again. 

Freedom from Torture is also a powerful campaigning voice, working tirelessly to expose torture globally and influence policy to secure justice, accountability, and lasting change.

Interim Head of Digital and Campaigns

Start date: ASAP, ideally mid-June

Contract: Part time role working four days per week, for a period of four to six months

Salary: FTE salary is £ 57,766 per annum, with the pro rata salary for four days per week being £46,212 per annum

Location: Hybrid role between home and London office, with two days per week at the organisation’s office in Finsbury Park

Closing date for applications: Applications are being reviewed on an ongoing basis

This is a pivotal role within the organisation and the postholder will work closely with colleagues across Fundraising & Communications, Survivor Leadership & Influencing and Clinical Services.  As interim Head of Digital and Campaigns you will be responsible for the strategic development, delivery, and analysis of campaigning and engagement activities.  

Core responsibilities within your role will be:

• To deliver Freedom from Torture’s digital engagement work to support wider organisational goals
• Using insights and analysis, set and measure appropriate campaign KPIs to monitor success of strategy and drive testing and innovation
• To work with senior colleagues to implement integrated anti-torture campaign strategy, ensuring lived experience is rooted in campaign strategy and delivery.
• To work closely with Survivor Leadership & Influencing colleagues to lead the development of public campaigns aligned to the organisation’s influencing theory of change
• Managing external consultants to support the delivery of Freedom from Torture’s digital programme
• Lead a team of 5 media and digital specialists
• Overall responsibility for Freedom from Torture’s social media strategy to support movement building, campaign engagement and fundraising success.
• Support colleagues to ensure online community moderation is consistently and safely managed
• Responsible for generating insights from digital activity and refining and developing activities to optimise success
• Work with the Web Editor to ensure Freedom from Torture’s website and other digital fundraising, campaigning and communications platforms are optimised, robust and support the delivery of the organisational strategy

We’d love to hear from individuals with the following core skills and experience:

• Extensive knowledge of digital marketing, mobilisation, social media and website development
• Proven experience in delivering campaign success through digital engagement
• Experience of leading digital campaigning and digital fundraising campaign work
• Substantial experience of successfully leading and managing staff, including managers, with expertise in overseeing others’ development around digital mobilisation and engagement, and proven ability to coach people to success
• Significant digital skills and expertise including of leading and managing integrated multi-channel strategies (email, social, PPC, offline) to mobilise the public, win campaigns, grow income, and engage broad audiences
• Excellent understanding of lived experience collaborations and leadership
• Ability to rapidly respond to emerging and developing news moments through digital activity
• Effective communicator with excellent written ability as well as the ability to communicate complex issues clearly to non-specialist audiences
• Knowledge of data protection regulations, particularly GDPR and PECR

We’re particularly interested to receive applications from candidates who have the below, although this is not essential: 

• Knowledge of human rights and issues affecting refugees and torture survivors
• Knowledge of movement building

If you’re interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance. Alice can be reached at alice@charitypeople.co.uk. 

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