Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring freedom from human trafficking and modern slavery with an effective and proven multi-disciplinary model. Our wholly owned social enterprise, Slave-Free Alliance, provides services to global companies and public bodies seeking to protect their operations and supply chains against the risks of modern slavery and labour exploitation. We have active programmes in the UK, USA, Ethiopia and Uganda, reaching approximately 200,000 adults and children a year.

Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance have staff and volunteers involved in operational support, fundraising or other initiatives in Australia. Hope for Justice exists to bring freedom from human trafficking and modern slavery by identifying victims, supporting survivors and preventing exploitation.

If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you. Hope for Justice is committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. We are a global organisation with staff from a wide variety of backgrounds, and ensure through our recruitment processes that we continue to welcome candidates from all walks of life. If you feel that your skills and experience fit one of our advertised roles, and you share our values and mission to end slavery, then we strongly encourage your application regardless of your background.

Position:

Reporting to the CEO, the Executive Director of Programmes and Policy is an Executive role with accountability for the overall leadership of our Hope for Justice programme strategy and execution. It will will lead teams across the US, UK, Ethiopia and Uganda (Global North and Global South) ensuring that they are equipped to work towards ending slavery. This is a critical role which requires experience and leadership, comfortable making strategic decisions and working collaboratively with the executive and trustees as well as setting direction and priorities for the programme department. We are looking for a leader who can inspire and engage in the face of a difficult subject matter, someone with a positive outlook and a realistic understanding and view of both opportunities and challenges. The strategic framework for the next 5 years has been designed to build back sustainably with a specific focus on supporting the sector.

Requirements:

Strategy & Development

Strategic development and innovation of Programmes in line with the Hope for Justice’s Strategic Plan (Step Change Framework 2025) and Theory of Change 2025.

Providing direction and guidance for new work including partnerships, programme products and funding-directed work, developing the necessary structure for Global programmes management (Global North & Global South) Ensuring the vision, values and aims of Programmes and policy continue to be embedded and clearly

communicated internally and externally, driving quality in line with the Theory of Change and ensuring we lead with best practice in our sector
Ensuring that Programmes is positioned to be advancing through technology (new and established), to strengthen innovation through partnerships and collaboration.
Oversight & development of the Survivor Inclusion initiative including Survivor Leadership Council and Ethical Storytelling
Ensuring the sustainability of programme models beyond our operational lifespan
Understanding the intersectionality of issues such as climate, poverty, civil war, and displacement and how these impact our programmes, partners, funding and strategy
Building synergy with Slave-Free Alliance to help inform programme responses to issues of forced-labour/child labour

Funding & Finances

Accountability of Programme finances and strategic decision-making in relation to grants and funding, including supporting applications and reporting
Development and management of Programme budget
Ability to accurately identify funding needs across programmes
Building and maintaining high-level relationships with funders and potential funders
Working with local country and fundraising SMEs to help develop a funding strategy for sustainable programming.

Profile & Stakeholders

Raising the profile of Hope for Justice and visibility representing on national and international platforms
Overseeing the establishment and implementation of Hope for Justice’s policy strategies in relation to the anti- Human Trafficking response
Participating in sector-specific committees and international centres to build relationships and identify opportunities for collaboration
Developing & building links with institutional funding partners/providers
Working closely cross-organisationally with colleagues and partners with the relevant expertise to ensure the appropriate support is available for Programmes (e.g. planning, monitoring, fundraising, government advocacy, governance, risk management, safeguarding, L&D)

Policy & Research

Oversight of the Policy & Research function and work types to support;
Working to help establish a framework for International and local policy and advocacy
Ensuring organisational policy is adapted to changes in legislation and government approach.
Supporting reform and policy-purposed research at governmental/inter-governmental, multi-lateral, and international civil society forums.

Monitoring & Evaluation

Oversight of the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning) function and work types supporting;
Rebuilding capacity, expertise and approach
Consistent and time-driven data collection
Understanding of data and impact for donors and programme research
Using data to drive quality and purpose

Global Learning

Oversight of the Global Learning function supporting;
The strategic development of training for Prevention and Awareness
Product development and initiatives for Philanthropy, Programmes and Slave-Free Alliance
Product development and initiatives for Internal Training

Operational Procedures

Ensuring the development of and adherence to organisational policy/governance in relation to Programme activities and Standard Operating Procedures and good due diligence
Ensuring that Hope for Justice is a Human Rights-focused, impact-driven organisation where survivors and communities are empowered, and where the systems and structures needed to achieve lasting change are influenced and reshaped through collaborative, inclusive leadership.
Serving as a standard bearer of the organisation’s aim for professionalism through leadership by example and execution of quality-led programs, seeking to continually learn and improve.
Ensuring effective management of Programmatic Risk and Incidents with overall responsibility for the mitigating actions
Approaching efficiencies through good monitoring and data

Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.

Other information:

Benefits Of Working At Hope For Justice

Hope for Justice are committed to supporting our staff’s wellbeing and offers competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits to our staff.

Hope for Justice is a Living Wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

As part of Hope for Justice, you will benefit from an excellent package including:

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (prorata for part time employees)
1 day Marriage Leave
Birthday Day
Enhanced employer pension contributions
Company sick pay
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Access to our Employee Rewards Platform, providing discounts and offers for well-known retailers
Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family
Professional development opportunities
Professional memberships paid
Flexible and hybrid working

Role Details

Job type: Full Time

Salary: Up to £80,000 based on experience

Closing date: 9th July 2025

Applications will be reviewed a rolling basis with Stage 1 virtual interviews to be held 14th - 31st July. The advert may be removed prior to the closing date if the position is filled. If you are interested in this role please ensure to submit your application as soon as possible.

Location: Manchester (Hybrid working)

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy – to view this please click here. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process 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 their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Personal data of the selected candidate(s) may be transmitted to INTERPOL for a security check for the purpose of identifying threats the candidate could pose to children and vulnerable persons in regard to a sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment offences.

We would like to inform you that due to the high number of applicants we receive, we regret that we are not able to respond individually to all applicants. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the selection process, thank you for your understanding.

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