Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor

Overview

Champion for children in UK foreign and development policy. Advocate for children's rights and influence government.

You have:

• Demonstrable experience influencing policy change, including through campaigning or social mobilization.
• Strong understanding of children's rights and their right to participation.
• Right to work in the UK documentation.

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor

Location: London / Hybrid 2 days a week in the office Contract: Full-time 36.5 hours per week. Permanent Salary: £40,000 - £43,000

Closing Date: 3rd April 2026

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 70 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

Be a champion for children in UK foreign and development policy. World Vision UK is seeking an authentic advocate for children’s rights to help drive our influence with government and other stakeholders.

You will develop and implement policy change strategies across a range of thematic areas, underpinning World Vision UK’s advocacy strategy. Your expertise will shape the development of research, policy and campaign materials to be used by World Vision UK in our advocacy for children’s rights and wellbeing.

We’re looking for someone with demonstratable experience influencing policy change, including through campaigning or social mobilisation, and who has a genuine commitment to promoting children’s rights, including their right to participation.

Key Responsibilities

• Help shape policy research for WVUK. This will include: researching statistics; collecting data and research from other sources; supporting briefing development; and engaging with other WV offices and youth advocates to gather evidence and stories.
• Lead advocacy within WVUK campaigns, including in the development of WVUK campaign materials, ensuring policy agenda is accurately embedded
• Work collaboratively cross-organisation to advise on campaign activities, assets and events
• Ensure the voices of children and young people are central and well represented in WVUK policy and advocacy
• Represent WVUK with external stakeholders, including with government and civil society, and build strategic relationships in alignment with WVUK’s advocacy priorities
• Support senior leaders and other colleagues to engage key external stakeholders, providing briefing where required
• Monitor political and policy developments and disseminate across relevant WVUK teams

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations. Inspired by our Christian faith, we serve alongside children of all faiths and none through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy in almost 100 countries.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including:

• A flexible and supportive working culture
• Pension scheme (with employer contributions)
• Generous holiday allowance
• Free parking (Milton Keynes office)
• Opportunities for faith-based gatherings, prayer, and devotionals
• A welcoming, purpose-driven team who are passionate about making a difference

Apply now and help us advocate to change lives.

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the criteria given in the Job Description.

Please note that you MUST have the Right to work in the UK documentation as unfortunately, this role is not sponsored, and your application cannot be considered any further without it.

We reserve the right to interview candidates and close the ad ahead of the closing date should a strong candidate be identified.

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organisation. We promote diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire World Vision family. As such, World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a Disability committed employer we encourage qualified individuals with a disability to apply and request a reasonable adjustment if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access https://www.worldvision.org.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ as a result of your disability.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

World Vision UK is a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting they complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see:

The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org)

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

No agencies please.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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