Engender, Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation is seeking a Policy Lead for an 18-month post to analyse policies that enable men’s violence and to develop appropriate policy solutions and a Theory of Change for primary prevention of violence against women.

This work will contribute to the delivery of Equally Safe (Scotland’s strategy for preventing and eradicating violence against women and girls) by integrating primary prevention in policy development and will develop an approach to policy development that includes attending to primary prevention of men’s violence expressed in a Theory of Change.

Main duties

• Desk-based research;
• Literature and evidence review;
• Policy analysis;
• Stakeholder engagement;
• Development of a Theory of Change and policy solutions.

Specific duties:

• Project coordination and provide progress reports;
• Establish and develop relationships with stakeholders in the field of primary prevention of men’s violence;
• Work with consultants engaging with women who are experts by experience to identify relevant policy areas;
• Regular communication with project partners, Rape Crisis Scotland and Scottish Women’s Aid;
• Establish and convene meetings of an expert group on primary prevention of men’s violence;
• Identify and analyse key policy areas that enable men’s violence;
• Develop a Theory of Change for primary prevention of men’s violence ;
• Develop policy solutions that disrupt men’s violence before it takes place;
• Produce a final report and support policy advocacy as required

Person specification

Essential:

• Understanding of women’s inequality in Scotland;
• Demonstrable commitment to equality across all protected characteristics;
• Experienced in feminist analysis of men’s violence;
• Understanding of primary prevention of men’s violence;
• Research experience;
• Experience of policy analysis and development;
• Clear writing style, and ability to communicate complex issues;
• Strong verbal communication skills, including delivering presentations;
• Experience of building effective partnerships;
• Outstanding organisational and IT skills;
• Educated to degree level or equivalent through experience.
• Ability to develop and plan projects/programmes with key milestones.
• Experience of developing Theories of Change/outcomes models.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Desirable:

• Ability to work with minimal supervision;
• Experience of working in a small team, including on individual and collaborative projects;
• Experience of working in the field of primary prevention of men’s violence.

Responsible to: Head of Development

Engender, Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation is seeking a Policy Officer for a 16-month post. This role will focus on an analysis of available evidence on primary prevention of different forms of men’s violence. This will include forming an expert group on primary prevention, an evidence-based review of drivers and enablers of men’s violence and international approaches to primary prevention, alongside evidence-gathering from policymakers with domain-specific knowledge.

The Policy Officer will work with colleagues to develop proposals for public policy solutions that work to disrupt men’s violence before it takes place.

Main duties

• Literature and evidence review;
• Policy analysis;
• Stakeholder engagement;
• Development of a Theory of Change and policy solutions;
• Production of a final project report.

Specific duties:

• Work with stakeholders in the field of primary prevention of men’s violence to gather evidence and test solutions;
• Work with consultants engaging with women who are experts by experience;
• Convene an expert group on primary prevention of men’s violence and arrange and attend its meetings;
• Identify and analyse key social policy areas that enable men’s violence;
• Develop a Theory of Change for primary prevention of men’s violence.
• Develop policy solutions that disrupt men’s violence before it takes place;
• Provide regular progress reports and/or verbal updates for stakeholders;
• Produce a final report for stakeholders and funders.

Responsible to: Head of Development

About us:

Engender is Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation. We have a vision for a Scotland in which women and men have equal opportunities in life, equal access to resources and power, and are equally safe and secure from harm. We have worked in Scotland for 25 years to advance equality between women and men, producing research, lobbying decision makers and empowering women to campaign for change.

About the role:

In this role you will deliver Engender’s strategic engagement with the Scottish Parliament and Government. You will regularly meet with stakeholders including Scottish Government Ministers, Members of the Scottish Parliament, and other officials to advocate for policies that advance intersectional gender equality and ensure that women’s experiences are reflected in policy making. You will play a vital role in the development of Engender’s external positions, undertaking analysis of public policy, research, and producing high quality written materials, as well as collaborating with colleagues to engage diverse communities of women and amplify critical issues around women’s equality in Scotland.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated to advocate for change on gender equality in Scotland, who can build and develop relationships with diverse stakeholders and who can represent and communicate issues in a wide range of spaces. Working knowledge of the Scottish political context is a must, as well as confidence in researching, collating, and presenting information, a clear writing style, and the ability to collaborate as part of a team.

What we can offer you:

To ensure that our staff thrive and succeed at Engender, we are working to create a workplace that is inclusive, accessible, flexible and fair, and where differences in background, culture, identity and lived experience are valued and respected. As a feminist employer we strive to reflect our principles in our practice and are proud of the wide range of flexible working opportunities that we are happy to consider. This includes but is not limited to; home and hybrid working, condensed hours, annualised hours, term-time working, flexible hours of work, part-time / reduced hours and job-share.

*In addition to our generous annual leave entitlement, and employee pension scheme, we are also currently planning to undertake a trial of a 4-day working week later in the year.

We encourage applications from people from a range of backgrounds, including those that may be under-represented in the NGO Sector in Scotland, including but not limited to, people from minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities, LGBT communities and people who have experienced economic deprivation.

Engender, Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation is seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Communications and Engagement Manager to lead on the organisation’s communication and engagement work.

Purpose:

In this role you will be responsible for ensuring Engender’s work is effectively communicated in innovative and accessible ways to our key audiences – diverse communities of women, women’s and equalities organisations, the media, government and wider civil society.

You will work to actively engage our key audiences, particularly diverse groups of women, in Engender’s work to advance intersectional gender equality, women’s rights and feminist policy making.

Specific duties:

• Line management of Comms team members

• Managing the communications and engagement budget

• Extending and maintaining effective communications between Engender and other women’s and equalities organisations, through interaction, shared campaigns and social media

• Thinking and working intersectionally: ensuring that the impact that intersecting systems of inequality have on the lived experiences of women in Scotland and on gender inequality are understood, and reflected Engender’s comms work

• Working collaboratively with colleagues to maximise the quality and impact of our work and enrich our organisational culture

• Participating in organisational planning and strategy development

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• Excellent written communication skills and experience of producing content for a variety of audiences

• Commitment to accessibility in communications and engagement

• Experience of managing digital communications, including websites and social media, and how to utilise their potential

• Understanding how to engage and work with the press

• Ability to communicate and network effectively with a range of organisations

• Organised, able to prioritise and work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team.

• Experience in small scale events management and competence in facilitation

• A strong commitment to equality and human rights

• Understanding of the political landscape and policy environment in Scotland

Desirable Criteria:

• Understanding of the policy environment in Scotland as it relates to gender equality and women’s rights

• Publishing experience including copy editing and proofreading

• Experience of using canva and other design software

• Experience of developing participatory activities and approaches. (For example: Open Space, discussion events, surveys, workshops, or other engagement exercises.)

• Experience of building relationships with key media partners

• Crisis communications skills

Responsible to: The Executive Director

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Purpose:

This role will be responsible for delivering a creative, engaging communications approach and content for a project that sits within Engender. The Equal Media and Culture Centre (EMCC) will focus on gender equality within Scotland’s media and cultural landscape. It will research and monitor issues of equal representation, inclusion, gender stereotyping and women’s right to cultural participation. It will also involve collaboration between researchers, the women’s sector, and leaders and creators from the media and cultural industries.

The post will be responsible for ensuring that our media and culture work is effectively communicated in innovative and accessible ways to our key audiences – diverse communities of women, women’s and equalities organisations, the media, government and wider civil society.

The role will actively engage our key audiences and partners, particularly diverse groups of women, in Engender’s work to advance intersectional gender equality in the media, creative and cultural sectors in Scotland.

The role involves working closely with colleagues from across the Engender team.

Main duties

Strategic Communications

• Coordinating the development and delivery of a communications strategy on Engender’s media and culture work

• Engagement with media and culture practitioners, and other audiences

• Following relevant feminist policy and research developments in Scotland and internationally

Co-ordination of external communications

• Identifying and responding to opportunities to engage media and press

• Coordinating digital engagement, including social media campaigns

• Directing content creation including commissioning of blogs, video, podcasts and other outputs

• Utilising design software and video editing to create engaging digital content

• Coordinating the production of publications, ensuring the consistency of branding

• Managing website development and maintenance

Developing and facilitating external engagement

• Contributing to the delivery of participatory events; online and in person

• Representing Engender and the EMCC at stakeholder events and other engagement opportunities

General duties

• Thinking and working intersectionally: ensuring that the impact that intersecting systems of inequality have on the lived experiences of women in Scotland and on gender inequality are understood, and reflected in our comms work

• Working collaboratively with colleagues to maximise the quality and impact of our work and enrich our organisational culture

• Contributing to Engender’s overall comms and engagement work as needed

• Participating in organisational planning and strategy development

• Participating in evaluation processes, internal updates and future funding proposals

Person specification

Essential:

• Excellent written communication skills and experience of producing content for a variety of audiences

• Commitment to accessibility in communications and engagement

• Experience of coordinating digital communications, including websites and social media, and how to utilise their potential

• Experience of video-editing

• Ability to communicate and network with a range of organisations

• Organised, able to prioritise and work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team.

• Experience in small scale events management

• Able to work to own initiative, identify and respond to opportunities effectively

• A strong commitment to equality and human rights

Desirable:

• Publishing experience including copy editing and proofreading

• Experience of using canva and other design software

• Understanding how to engage and work with the press

• Understanding of the media and culture sectors in Scotland as it relates to gender equality and women’s rights

The job description and person specification is subject to regular review.

Equalities statement

Engender exists to promote women’s equality in Scotland and to challenge the intersecting discrimination that persists in our society and communities. To do this effectively, it is crucial that our team understands and reflects a diversity of perspectives. We therefore want to encourage and support applications from people from a range of backgrounds, including those that may be under-represented in the Voluntary Sector in Scotland, including but not limited to, people from minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities, LGBT communities and people who have experienced economic deprivation.

To ensure that our staff thrive and succeed at Engender, we are continuously working to create a workplace that is inclusive, accessible, flexible and fair, and where differences in background, culture, identity and lived experience are valued and respected.