Policy Specialist - Womens Economic Justice

Who we're looking for:

• Good knowledge and understanding of women's rights in international development, especially women's economic justice and the structural barriers to these.
• A strong commitment to / understanding of applying an intersectional feminist analysis and a decolonial, anti-racist lens to policy, research and ways of working.
• Commitment to ActionAid’s values, including our Feminist Behaviours, anti-racism and promoting women's rights.
• An understanding of UK and international politics, actors and institutions in the field of international development, including economic development and women’s rights.
• Experience of undertaking research on relevant issues gained in a public policy, NGO or academic environment.
• Knowledge and experience of a range of qualitative research techniques.
• Knowledge of relevant global data sources on women’s rights, gender equality and international development.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, in particular the ability to translate complex material into concise and engaging communications for a range of audiences, including through the use of illustrations and infographics.
• Experience of campaigning or advocating for social change and grassroots activism
• Ability to collaborate effectively as part of diverse international teams and achieve shared objectives.
• Experience of working closely with colleagues and/or partners in the global South.
• Proven computer literacy with the ability to adopt new digital platforms.
• Experience of using social media in a professional context.
• Ability to travel overseas (up to 4 weeks per year).
• Experience of undertaking research and/or advocacy in relation to women’s unpaid care work, decent work and livelihoods, and/or on macroeconomic policy areas such as trade, austerity and debt, and related international financial institutions, and the interlinkages with climate justice
• Experience in engaging in movement building within feminist movements and networks such as the Young Urban Women programme.
• Knowledge and experience of feminist research methodologies and participative techniques.
• Knowledge and experience of quantitative research and analysis.
• Fluency in French and/or a second language spoken in developing countries, in addition to English.