The Advocacy Academy is an activist youth movement of leaders fighting for justice and equality. We serve as the political home for grassroots youth organising and the catalyst for collective action. Our Advocates' lives have been directly shaped by living in an unjust world, and we exist to turn their anger into action.
We are young, dynamic, ambitious, and unapologetic, and we are looking for someone to join us who is as passionate as we are about building the world as it should be.
Every single decision at The Advocacy Academy is taken by our Advocates as part of a cyclical leadership model . After the Fellowship programme our young people continue to organise and grow with us, leading our programmes, working with our partner organisations, and launching campaigns as members of the Movement.
The Advocacy Academy are looking for a Head of Fellowship.
Head of Fellowship - The Advocacy Academy
Location: Brixton, South London
Salary: £37,000 - £45,000 per annum
Contract: Fixed-term contract for two years, with potential for extension
The successful candidate will direct the most transformative youth social justice programme in the country, guiding our Advocates and Alumni towards real and lasting impact. You'll be facilitating workshops, coaching Fellows, training staff, advising campaigning teams, participating in actions. The successful candidate will nurture a diverse set of relationships with our 300-strong faculty who support, challenge and inspire our Fellows. You will always be on the hunt for new people to join the family. You will lead on recruitment of applicants for our programmes and Changemakers (youth leaders) to run them. You will dedicate time to creating a targeted recruitment strategy for growth, which will allow us to reach more young people across South London.
To realise the Fellowship's full potential, we need someone exceptional to take ownership of its leadership going forward. From recruiting the participants and faculty, to crafting the learning journey and facilitating the workshops, we are looking for a leader capable of ensuring the educational and operational excellence required to deliver this life-changing programme - and who's bursting with ideas to make it even better year-on-year. You will be highly motivated, with a high standard for yourself and others. We're seeking someone creative, ambitious, and disciplined, with a track record of delivering outstanding youth work, facilitation, and programme design. You will have a strong moral compass, experience delivering political or anti-oppression education, a love of making good trouble, and a proven commitment to building people's capacity to challenge the status quo.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 17th October 2021
If you would like to receive a full job description and further information about this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar at Harris Hill: shweta.prabhakar@harrishill.co.uk | 020 7820 7320
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
