Senior Advocacy Advisor – Economic Justice

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Location: UK

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Starting Salary: £44,766 - £48,225 (including London weighting)

Hours of Work: Full Time

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

Starting Salary: £44,766 - £48,225 (including London weighting) 

Contract: Permanent 

Location: UK, Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of your time in the London Office

Job Profile

This role will lead CAFOD’s policy and advocacy work aimed at building a fairer global financial system. The post holder will have a solid understanding of contemporary global economic issues, including the global debt crisis, development finance and the workings of international multilateral organisations. Working closely with CAFOD’s overseas partners and within UK and global networks, this role will hold policy expertise on behalf of the organisation. This will involve developing policy positions and representing the organisation externally. The role will work closely with CAFOD’s government relations and campaigns colleagues to lobby decision-makers and mobilise supporters as part of our economic justice work. Sitting within the Advocacy, Policy & Campaigns team, the role is managed by the head of department.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the development and delivery of CAFOD’s global economic justice advocacy strategy

• Working in partnership with UK and global organisations to develop evidence‑based policy positions

• Influencing UK, regional and global policy debates on the global debt crisis, and other economic justice issues

• Representing CAFOD in coalitions, to decision makers, in church networks and at international forums

• Writing policy briefings, reports and communication outputs

• Building relationships with external stakeholders and decision makers and UK and global levels

• Ensuring advocacy is grounded in strong analysis, partner experience and a commitment to social and environmental justice

• Supporting advocacy work of partners and global networks on debt cancellation and financial system reform

• Providing strategic and technical advice across the organisation

• Any other relevant duties reasonably required

Safeguarding  

All CAFOD staff share responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities.

Job Specific Competencies 

1. Strong background working in international economic policy and/or international development policy

1. Excellent analytic and research skills and an understanding of how to form strategic policy positions

1. Experience of developing strategic advocacy plans

1. Experience of lobbying decision makers

1. Background working with partners and coalitions, both in the UK and overseas

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

CAFOD is a welcoming, supportive workplace committed to a safe, inclusive culture where everyone is respected. CAFOD will make reasonable adjustments at every stage of the recruitment process to ensure candidates with disabilities or individual needs are fully supported. 

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults 

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits