Advocacy Outreach Officer

Minimum criteria for interview selection is 60% of the Selection Criteria. Please see the Selection Criteria Assessment Table for details. 

• A strong understanding of and passion for environmental sustainability
• Experience of working on successful programmes of advocacy, campaigns and/or community outreach work, preferably in Wales
• Strategic and creative thinker with the ability to spot opportunities and take advantage of opportunities 
• Ability to research and collate evidence, form opinions and present compelling arguments, including making complex issues accessible to others
• Experience of organising advocacy and engagement events/webinars
• Experience or understanding of relevant thematic topics such as (i) ethical procurement practices (ii) ethical pensions (iii) forest-risk commodities and drivers of deforestation
• Excellent communicator, especially in writing
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to represent Size of Wales at events and establish and nurture strong external partnerships
• Good teamwork skills, able to build and nurture good relationships with colleagues
• Good organisational skills, including the ability to manage and prioritise own work and work without close supervision, and manage projects where appropriate. 
• Strong IT and digital skills, including Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and Canva. 
• Experience of supporting monitoring, evaluating, learning and reporting activities to donors. 
• Willingness to embody equity, diversity and inclusion principles

Training will be provided to ensure that all candidates feel supported in their role and progress in their career development. Welsh language training will be offered to support learning if necessary. IT training in WordPress and other essential software will also be offered.

Travel across Wales will be required. 

We have implemented an entirely new and inclusive recruitment process to remove barriers and unconscious bias. This includes the option to apply via written or verbal application; Recruitment Administrators who anonymise applications for the selection panel; and an opt-in Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds and disabled people.

1. Please have a good read of the following documents: 

• Application Form 
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
• Job Description including Selection Criteria
• Guaranteed Interview Scheme 
• Selection Criteria Assessment Table

2. Send your completed written or recorded applications to the Recruitment Administrator team, via email to [email protected] by 9am on Monday 6th October 2025. Please do not send a CV.

3. If you choose to make your application via audio recording, please contact the Recruitment Administrators if you require guidance. Otherwise, please record yourself responding to all questions on the application form.

We welcome applications in Welsh. Please note that we will use a translation service to translate Welsh applications into English.

If there is another way you would like to submit your application, please contact the Recruitment Administrator team. We will make the application process accessible to everyone.

4. If you have any questions about the application process or the role itself, please contact the Recruitment Administrator team on [email protected]. The Recruitment Administrators are independent of the interview panel so this will not affect your application.

5. If you have been shortlisted for an interview, including if you are eligible through the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, you will be contacted by the Recruitment Administrators on or by 9th October 2025. They will arrange an interview on 20 or 21st October 2025. You will also receive information about the interview format, the panel, a selection of the interview questions, and a task to prepare.
Unfortunately, we cannot inform those who were not selected for an interview this time.

6. Interviews will take place in person at the Temple of Peace, or online via Zoom if you prefer. Interviews will take place on 20 or 21st October 2025 and a decision will be made by the 23rd October 2025. 

Size of Wales, and all its staff and volunteers, are committed to ensuring a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Size of Wales 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 Size of Wales will be expected to agree to and adhere to Size of Wales’ Safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct.