Local Campaigns Officer - East of England

Role Salary: £19,718.94 per year

Role

Location:

Home Based

Role

Hours:

17.5 hours per week

This is aFixed-term,Full Timevacancythat will closein 13 daysat 09:00 GMT.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson’s community.

Please note, this is a fixed term role, starting in April 2026 and expected to end in February
2027.

You’ll lead and coordinate our local campaigning work across the East of England. Your work will help the charity improve the lives of people in local communities affected by Parkinson’s. You'll listen to the needs of our local communities and work with colleagues in our wider directorate to do focused political campaigning work and advocacy.

Your work will help raise awareness and increase knowledge about Parkinson’s. Through your campaigns you’ll ensure that the voices of people with Parkinson’s, their families and carers are heard.

• Be a first point of contact for supporters and campaigners in the local area,who want to improve services in their local area.
• Provide expert advice and support to colleagues and campaigners on how best to challenge and influence decision makers.
• Build close working relationships with our field staff and our local networks.
• Recruit and manage a sustainable network of local campaign volunteers.
• Lead campaigns to ensure everyone with Parkinson’s has access to the multidisciplinary team so they can live well with Parkinson’s.

• Experience of campaigning and an understanding of the basic tools and techniques used in campaigning.
• Experience of working with volunteers and services users including how best to support them to achieve their campaigning goals.
• Experience in organising events.
• Experience of delivering training to volunteers and staff.
• Ability to work flexibly, sometimes evenings or weekends.
• Experience of using digital tools to work collaboratively and productively.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the section of the job description.

First round interviews for this role will be on18 and 23 February 2026, online via google meet.

Successful applicants will be invited to an informal second round interview, in person, at a date and location to be determined. This will be in person.

• provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2
  
  Mb
• have a confidential space in which to work

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Find out more about the role, benefits and application process on our website.