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Policy Officer

Hours: Part time 28 hours (0.8 FTE)

Salary: £26,829.66 (pro rata of £33,537.08)

Location: Hybrid working (blend of home working and office based work. You will be expected to work from and travel to our Edinburgh City Centre Office as the needs of the role require)

Deadline: Closes at 23:55 on 27th April 2025 

Interviews: Tuesday 13^th May 2025

Policy Officer job description

How to apply

Please send a completed application form to recruitment@zerotolerance.org.uk by 23:55 on Sunday 27^th April 2025. Please put ‘Policy Officer Application’ in the e-mail header.

For any questions relating to the vacancy please contact recruitment@zerotolerance.org.uk before Thursday 24^th April.

About Us

Zero Tolerance is a Scottish charity working to end men’s violence against women by promoting gender equality and challenging attitudes which normalise violence and abuse.

• We are a values-led organisation
• We seek to improve the way we integrate feminism, equality, and diversity into our work
• We ensure our HR policies and practices reflect our values (including enhanced parental leave, miscarriage and menopause policies and flexible working)
• Our salary framework is fair and competitive
• We are committed to staff learning and development and have recently launched a paid reading week for all staff

Zero Tolerance has a commitment to diversity and challenging all forms of inequality alongside gender inequality. We are open to as many different voices as there are experiences, but particularly welcome applications from Minority Ethnic, LGBT+, disabled, migrant, and other backgrounds currently underrepresented within the women’s sector.

We achieve change in the following ways:

• Raise public and political awareness of the root cause of VAWG (gender inequality) and call for action.
• Challenge and support key institutions to embed primary prevention of VAWG in their work.
• Advance and share the evidence base on preventing VAWG.

What you’ll do

We are looking for an experienced Policy Officer to join our team and lead on the development of robust, evidence-based policy to prevent violence against women and girls. You will support the organisation’s aims by:

• building effective networks
• monitoring and analysing public policy
• researching and writing reports in line with our strategic priorities
• working closely with the Children and Young People: Policy and Practice Officer, who leads on our CYP-related policy work

The successful candidate will often work in close collaboration with the women’s sector and other partners to influence key decision makers and stakeholders across local authorities, Scottish and UK governments and third sector organisations.

You will represent Zero Tolerance on advisory and working groups with stakeholders, acting as Chair/Co-chair as required and work with ZT colleagues to identify areas of influence and priority. Incorporating the views and needs of marginalised women is essential in the role.

What we need

The successful candidate will have previous experience in a similar role, in a paid or voluntary capacity, with knowledge and understanding of violence against women and gender equality. You’ll be a skilled communicator with the ability to present complex ideas to a variety of audiences, including senior politicians, stakeholders, and partners.

You will also have:

• A shared understanding of our vision, values, aims and positions
• Understanding of the Scottish political landscape
• The ability to understand complex policy issues, articulate clear and focused responses, and make judgements based on evidence
• Organisational skills, managing both reactive and planned work
• Proven experience of building networks

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary with annual pay progression. We operate a grading structure based on five salary grades. New employees start on point 1 of each salary grade and receive annual increments until the top of the grade is reached. This role is Grade 3, pro rata of £33,537.08 - £37,018.66
• Staff pension scheme (6% employers’ contribution)
• 28 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays (pro-rata) and a flexible working hours policy
• We actively encourage continuous professional development for all our employees and have implemented a paid reading week and continuous training opportunities for individual learning and whole team development.

How to apply

Please send a completed application to recruitment@zerotolerance.org.uk by 23:55 on Sunday 27^th April 2025. Please put ‘Policy Officer Application’ in the e-mail header

We would appreciate it if you would also complete an Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form to assist us in monitoring our practice. However, there is no obligation to do so, and your decision will not influence the recruitment process in any way. Please access the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Questionnaire via Survey Monkey. 

If you have any questions, please email recruitment@zerotolerance.org.uk

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