WEAll is recruiting: Engagement Lead (fixed term)

Job Description
WEAll Engagement Lead (fixed term)

Application deadline:  Sunday, 17th May at 23:59 UK time 

The role

The Engagement Lead position is a fantastic opportunity for a person that enjoys connecting individuals, communities, organisations and networks around the world, and is interested in working with groups from diverse backgrounds. We are looking for a proactive and highly motivated individual with demonstrable skills of engaging with a broad range of groups and a passion for economic system change. The focus of the role is to take the lead on promoting greater connection among the network, actively engaging with WEAll members around the world, and helping to move underrepresented voices from the margins to the centre of  WEAll’s community. 

This position will allow the successful applicant to not only connect with  individuals and organisations around the world with the same values, but to also support in moving from theory to practice by making the ideas needed for economic systems change accessible and actionable. 

WEAll recognises that our network is well represented in the Global North and we are determined to work with communities in other locations. We will need your support by working collaboratively with the Network Lead and the Movements Lead to help us be in service of a truly global network more inclusive. If you believe you would bring greater diversity to our team and the economic systems change movement, we’re particularly keen to hear from you.

What we’re looking for

The Engagement Lead supports the Amplification team to build stronger relationships and provide wider connection and collaboration amongst WEAll members around the world. We are looking for an individual with experience in social networks, who has a passion for network-building, diverse communities, and economic system change. They will enjoy working in an online environment and get excited about supporting communities of practice. The post holder should enjoy engaging with people and have the ability to moderate online and offline conversations with the wider WEAll network. They must be adaptable, and, due to the nature of our small, flat-structured charity, good at self-management.

Key activities and deliverables

WEAll Online community and engaging with powerbases (30%)

• • Managing WEAll’s online community by promoting greater connection, trust, collaboration, engagement and awareness across the Alliance
  • Actively engaging with WEAll members around the world to understand and amplify examples of their work, and proactively spotting opportunities for collaboration and peer-learning (e.g. highlighting conversation threads; tagging members in posts relevant to their expertise). Communicate their work through the digital platform.
  • Helping to move underrepresented voices from the margins to the centre of WEAll’s online community
  • Working with technical consultant on ongoing development and troubleshooting of the online community
  • Working with the engagement and programming of coalition led online events supporting campaigns

Supporting the network’s engagement with Reclaim the Economy Week 2027 (40%)

• In partnership with our coalition partner, Earth4All and in close liaison with colleagues, coordinate outreach and engagement activities for Reclaim the Economy Week – an annual week of action for economic systems change
• Liaise with the WEAll network, sympathetic organisations and related movements to ensure they have what they need to take part in the week through a combination of mass communications (supported by comms colleagues)
• Planning and running online info/sharing sessions and one-to-one calls to brainstorm ideas 
• Investing time in supporting people and organisations in the majority world (particularly in line with the regional focus) to participate and ensuring their needs shape our plans
• Reviewing the resources available to participants and contributing to improvements 
• Maintaining a spreadsheet/google forms collating dates for planned Reclaim activities 

Leading regional engagement with networks across Asia and SWANA (30%)

• Co-leading regional calls for Asia/Australasia and SWANA region every 3 months
• Supporting with regional members onboarding for SWANA region and Asia/Australasia monthly 
• Supporting India Hub lead with development of India Hub and attending monthly calls
• Checking in every two months with newly emerging Hubs in Singapore, Philippines, and Japan through calls and supporting emergent needs 
• Supporting with any queries from newly emerging hubs in Asia and SWANA region

Skills and Experience

Essential skills

• Ability to engage with a broad range of stakeholders
• Cultural sensitivity
• Management of large online communities
• Fluent in English
• Knowledge of zoom
• Understanding of and interest in the need for transformation of the economic system

Preferred skills

• Professional experience in a purpose-driven organisation working on communications for behavioural, policy or other positive change
• Facilitation of webinars and workshops
• Speak other languages
• Connections in SWANA/Asia regions 
• Degree or qualification in relevant subject(s)
• Working knowledge of Wellbeing Economy ideas and concepts 
• Experience working with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds

Who we are

The Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) is a collaboration of organisations, alliances, movements, thinkers, and changemakers from around the world who are committed to transforming our economic system to deliver social and ecological wellbeing. 

WEAll emerged out a recognition that the economic transformation we seek cannot be brought about by any single entity on its own. It requires collaboration, inspiration, sharing, and especially co-creation. Our aim is not to micro-manage the change. We aim to galvanise and support new “power bases” from the local to the global level, which can illustrate that a different economic system is not only possible but is already underway. 

Our strategy

To date, WEAll has focused on connecting, convening, and amplifying the incredible work happening within the Wellbeing Economy movement. There are many different concepts within the Wellbeing Economy movement, such as circular economy, buen vivir, doughnut economics, business for the common good, community wealth building and many more. Each contributes a vital piece of a new economic narrative and system that recognises that people and the planet are not here to serve the economy, but that the economy is here to serve all of us. 

Central to WEAll’s strategy is the engagement with WEAll members and a wider community working together to transform the economic system. WEAll promotes the ideas of Wellbeing Economies globally through great communications, the amplification of members’ work through public engagement, while creating radiating circles of influence and building the powerbases to drive transformational change.

What the WEAll global team offers

An opportunity to work with a passionate team committed to accelerating economic system change and which holds fast to a set of dedicated values: Togetherness, Care, Trust, Equality, and Passion, through a flat organisational structure. This is WEAll’s core ‘amplification’ (Amp) team. 

WEAll recently became an accredited Living Wage Employer in the UK, and Ontario, Canada, reflecting our commitment and responsibility towards our team. In addition, we worked with relevant organisations across all other locations where we operate to ensure we meet the respective requirements, regardless of the accreditation process. 

Duration of Contract: 6th July- 25th February (8 months)

Remuneration: 45,000- 47,000 GBP per annum (dependent on experience and the cost-of-living in the country of residence) 

Hours of work: The nature of this role is that flexibility in hours is required. For example, there will be some evening work, and need to accommodate meetings with other time zones, plus travel occasionally. Equally, WEAll offers flexibility. As WEAll has transitioned to a four-day working week, the contracted hours will be 32 hours per week, which can be worked on a flexible basis. Please note that WEAll does not officially operate on Fridays. 

Location: Our team is global and we very much encourage and welcome applications from anywhere in the world (working from home). We support and provide an additional remuneration for team members to work in co-working spaces.

Application Process

As part of the application process, we are asking applicants to send us their CV and answer four questions to help us gain a better understanding of your relevant skills, motivation, and proposed approach to this role.

Please fill out this application form with your answers to the following questions by Sunday 17th May at 23:59 UK time: 

1. Can you share an example of a time when you had to develop an engagement plan to get a large and diverse audience to take some sort of action?
2. Why are you interested in economic systems change? What experiences led you to the Wellbeing Economy movement? 
3. Can you share an example of a time when you had to deal with interpersonal conflict or a challenging situation within a community/network of practice and how you went about addressing the issue?
4. Can you share an example that demonstrates your understanding of diversity and inclusion and how you are committed to build on these values through your work? 

If you have any questions or if you feel you could succeed in this role but don’t have all the characteristics we’re looking for, please get in touch with Anna Chrysopoulou, Operations Lead on anna@weall.org or Aamirah Patel, Engagement Lead on aamirah@weall.org.