Senior Policy and Partnerships Officer

<p><strong>Salary: </strong>£30,139.86 per annum. We are an accredited member of the Living Wage Foundation.</p><br>Make your application after reading the following skill and qualification requirements for this position.<br> <p><strong>Location: </strong>Unseen’s head office in Bristol (Hybrid approach with some working from home days. This role will require you to attend the office on an ad hoc basis and a degree of flexibility will be required.)</p> <p><strong>Contract type: </strong>Permanent, full-time – 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday).</p> <p>Unseen is working towards a world without slavery. We provide safehouses and support in the community for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery. We also run the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline and work with individuals, communities, businesses, governments, other charities, and statutory agencies to stamp out slavery for good.</p> <p><strong>Purpose of the role:</strong></p> <p>The Senior Policy & Partnerships Officer will deliver policy and research projects and facilitate lived experience voice into Unseen’s policy, research and practice. You will work closely with the Head of Policy & Research, the Survivor Involvement Coordinator and Unseen’s Survivor Consultants and be responsible for the Survivor Consultant groups.</p> <p>You will also support the Head of Policy & Research in the coordination of the Southwest Anti-Slavery Partnership. Unseen facilitates the Avon & Somerset Anti-Slavery Partnership board, the Regional Anti-Slavery Partnership board and Bristol Modern Slavery Operational Partnership. We support the chairs of other force area partnerships in the region and act as a point of contact in the Southwest, driving forward responses to modern slavery in the region and providing advice and guidance to partners to improve their practice.</p> <p>You will work closely with Unseen’s Policy & Research team and have regular interactions with staff across Unseen’s wider teams including Business Services, Helpline Services, Support Services, Fundraising, Communications, and Operations.</p> <p><strong>To apply:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Please complete the application form on our website. This includes a personal statement of 500 words outlining your suitability for the role, and;</li> <li>Please send a copy of your CV to jobs @ unseenuk. org with reference to the job title.</li> </ul> <p><strong>The deadline for applications is midnight on 31st May.</strong></p> <p><strong>Interviews will likely be held around the week of 8th June.</strong></p> <p><strong>We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive the requisite number of applications. For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply early.</strong></p> <p>As an organisation focused on equality and diversity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and all backgrounds, including those with a lived experience of modern slavery, those from ethnic minority groups, those with disabilities and those from the LGBTQ+ community. xwzovoh </p> <p>Any questions, please contact jobs @ unseenuk. org​</p>