Policy & Engagement Lead

About the role

At Beyond the Streets we are committed to addressing the structural inequalities that compel women to sell sex. We know that to do this we need to work together with others. As the Policy and Engagement Lead at Beyond the Streets, you will play a critical role in shaping the direction of our influencing and partnership work to achieve this goal. With a new CEO in post now for a year, you will be joining the organisation at an exciting time of investment in our influencing work. Working closely with the Research and Impact Manager, and the newly created post of Research Lead, you will help us to build a strong team to take forward this area of the organisation s work. Building on our 20+ years of experience of hosting an affiliate network, you will develop and drive forward Beyond the Streets connections and partnerships to influence practice and policy, and to shift systemic behaviours to ensure women are not compelled to sell sex.

Who we are looking for

This role would suit a strategic thinker with a can-do attitude who thrives in collaborative working environments. This is an exciting and varied role, with the opportunity to bring together policy influencing, partnership building, research insights and coproduction. It also offers the opportunity to recruit, develop and manage others.

• You have a strong understanding of systems change in practice, with a proven ability to integrate systems thinking into strategic planning and decision-making.
• You have a proven track record of building relationships with leaders and external stakeholders to achieve policy, practice or systems change, at local and national level.
• You re experienced in using research and data to inform decisions, tell compelling stories and translate them into actionable outcomes.
• You have demonstrated knowledge of the Violence Against Women and Girls sector.
• You are experienced in transforming insights into actionable strategies aligning with broader organisational goals.

Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR)

This role will work alongside survivors of sexual exploitation and women with lived experience of violence against women and is therefore restricted to female applicants only under Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

About Beyond the Streets

Beyond the Streets is a UK charity with over 20 years experience of partnering with women in the sex industry to see them safe from coercion, violence and abuse. We deliver trauma-informed, person-centred support, provide training for the third sector and statutory professionals, and create resources and reports informed by research, lived experience, and practitioner experience. Our training and partnership work seeks to equip professionals to understand the sex industry, particularly survival sex, and to support them to engage with women selling sex in a trauma-informed way.

You ll enjoy

• Competitive pay earn up to £40,500 (FTE)
• Flexible working
• Career opportunities develop yourself and your career in a specialist VAWG sector, reputable national organisation
• Personal development allowance to further your work-based skills and knowledge
• Cycle to work scheme tax free allowance to buy
• Tech Buying Scheme spread the cost of personal technology equipment and homeware across 12 months via payroll
• Travel season ticket loan scheme an interest-free loan to enable team members to purchase a season ticket for travel between their usual place of residence and their usual place of work
• Clinical supervision all staff are entitled to clinical supervision on request. A place to discuss work issues and challenges, and their emotional impact, on a regular basis
• Blue light discount a well recognized national discount card scheme. It will cost you £4.99 for two years membership but the discounts are large, and it s widely accepted
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) a confidential and independent service designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life, work life, health, and general wellbeing. EAP is available to you and to your immediate family

All roles are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, satisfactory references, and a DBS check. When you join, you ll receive a structured induction, including attending our own training on understanding involvement in the sex industry.

We recognise our responsibility to remove any barriers in our recruitment process. If you have identified any barriers in the Job Description or Person Specification, please tell us of these in your application. We are committed to making any reasonable adjustment to the job where possible, and it would help us to know your needs to do this.