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.