Wildlife Campaigner

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Salary: £32K-£35K depending on skills and experience
Based in: London, UK
Deadline for applications: 9 September 2019
Reports to: Senior Wildlife Campaigner
Role: Full-time

Main purpose of this position

The Wildlife Campaigner’s principal activities will include: conducting research and analysis; drafting materials for a variety of audiences; attending relevant national and international meetings and events; communicating effectively with key audiences for advocacy purposes; liaising with EIA staff members and external stakeholders as appropriate; assisting the team with assigned administrative, co-ordination and project monitoring and management tasks; and contributing to strategic planning.

Person Specification

Essential

Knowledge

• Educated to degree level in a relevant field such as communications; journalism; law / public policy or science with a focus on environmental, or conservation issues.

Experience

• Experienced in a similar role in a campaigning organisation or media / communications field.

Skills

• Proven research skills
• Proven written communication skills.
• Experience of summarising complex policy or technical research and analysis into appropriate messaging and communications materials for different target audiences
• Proven verbal communication and advocacy skills, including ability to justify rationale and recommendations
• Personable and persuasive approach with an ability to confidently engage contacts from various fields
• Ability to work independently with strong time-management and organisation skills, with attention to detail
• Experience of building and maintaining effective working relationships with diverse external contacts
• Works well in a team.

Other attributes

• Legal right to work in the UK
• Prepared to travel outside the UK at short notice.

Desirable

• Working knowledge or fluency in at least one of the following languages: Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Portuguese
• Experience in illegal wildlife trade issues, wildlife conservation and/or changing behaviour/practices.

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