Regional Development Officer (North West)

Job Title: Regional Development Officer (North West)

Responsible to: Head of Campaigns (UK)

Salary:£27,007.50 per annum

Benefit: 3% Employer’s Pension Contribution

Tenure: Fixed term to 31 December 2026

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hrs per week

Location: Home-based, a location commutable around the North West region.

Closing date: 5pm Monday, 27 October

Purpose of the job

To support local party election campaign teams in areas specified by the Regional Party and build capacity in campaigning. Drive better engagement with the full diversity of the region, encompassing all protected characteristics and socio-economic groups that we have not represented well so far.

Key Responsibilities

• Help deliver the seat support programme agreed between LDHQ and the North West Regional Party, with a particular focus on the Development and Start-Up seats
• To lead on making sure every voter in the North West Region has a Liberal Democrat candidate to vote for in the Local Elections
• To support and assist our local campaign teams to develop their skills and campaigning, and to win elections, by:
  • Technical - helping campaigners with Connect, Lighthouse, Affinity Publisher, Fleet, and other systems/platforms both personally and directing them to relevant help within the Party;
  • Literature - helping campaigners with content, style, and online composition;
  • Training – leading regional training events and actively promoting local campaigners participating online and in person
  • Membership - supporting local teams to recruit new members and activists to grow their local party
• Work with local parties to identify ways of increasing the diversity of membership, and improve the diversity of candidates by working with local parties to remove barriers to standing, to include support to Local Parties in the production of their Diversity Plans.

Person Specification

Essential 

1. Sympathy with the aims and values of the Liberal Democrats 

2. Good organisation and planning skills to manage a varied workload and projects 

3. The ability and commitment to support the region at all levels to build a more diverse active membership and to create a positive, welcoming, and motivating climate for all

4. An understanding of the need to build a more diverse party at all levels and to work with national, regional, and local party diversity representatives to establish a more diverse Party. 

5. Good communication skills, both written and verbal. 

6. Good IT skills, and the ability to learn new systems quickly, and support others to learn these 

7. The ability to work with and motivate volunteers and teams, ensuring that a commitment to diversity is embedded 

8. Ability to work without immediate supervision to deliver agreed objectives. 

9. Able to work flexibly, including weekends and evenings. 

Desirable 

1. Practical experience of successful campaigning 

2. Experience of training others, in small groups and one-to-one 

3. Familiarity with the use of databases and publishing software 

How to apply:

Please thoroughly read through the requirements of the job before applying and take a few minutes to complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Forms then proceed with your application. 

• A full CV of no more than two pages, including a telephone number and email address

• A covering letter (no more than one A4 page) setting out why you want the job and how your experience and skills are relevant to it 

• To be considered for this position, please submit your application to recruitment@libdems.org.uk

We will review applications as they come in and reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

Please note: We will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK. We will not be able to obtain a work permit on your behalf.

Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed during any part of the recruitment process.

Please provide us with details of your current salary and the names of two referees, including one from your current employer. If you would prefer us not to contact them until a later stage of the selection process, please let us know.

We will not notify applicants if their application has been unsuccessful at shortlisting stage.

The Party believes it is essential to foster equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion within our workforce. We want our employees to thrive in an environment where everyone is welcome and supported in achieving their full potential. It is essential to celebrate what makes us unique and to feel valued, appreciated, and free to be ourselves.