OneConversation Campaign Lead (Activist / Community Organiser)
| Posting date: | 22 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Unanima |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Freelance, Feb – Dec 26
1 day per week, plus some additional hours around key campaign actions
Our work spans theatre, music, activism, training, community development and cultural campaigning. OneConversation is Unanima’s grassroots activist movement strand: a bold, lived-experience-led group speaking up for equity, dignity, and representation.
We are seeking a freelance Campaign Lead to co-design and deliver a creative activism project with our OneConversation group.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about social justice, disability rights, community organising and creative activism - someone who believes lived experience should lead change. The project will explore the themes of meaning, purpose, and social connection, and will build towards a public-facing campaign moment linked to OneFest 26, delivered in July 26 and local/regional or national advocacy and visibility.
To work alongside Unanima’s learning-disabled and autistic activists to design and deliver a creative campaign that:
● amplifies their collective voice
● increases visibility and influence
● builds confidence, skills and social connection
● results in at least one public-facing action or event
By Aug 26 you will have
- Developed a clear, co-created campaign narrative and strategy, shaped with the Unanima team and activists.
- Delivered weekly sessions that build skills, confidence and activism capacity and/or propose a new model for delivery of this group for example quarterly sessions.
- Produced accessible, creative campaign materials and work closely with our marketing team.
- Led at least one public campaign action (e.g. gathering, performance, creative intervention, social media action, workshop, community event).
- Strengthened relationships between OneConversation and the wider community.
- Created a short legacy outlining next steps
You will be expected to:
● Facilitate weekly sessions moving towards a new delivery model if suited of less frequent sessions - to be co-designed with the group and team
● Co-design campaign goals, messaging and activity with activists
● Ensure all work is accessible, inclusive and person-centred
● Develop a simple campaign plan
● Create or support the creation of campaign content
● Coordinate logistics, materials, and any public actions
● Support activists to contribute ideas, lead moments and take ownership
● Build links with local groups, stakeholders, businesses etc.
● Represent the campaign at events/meetings
● Identify opportunities for the campaign to grow its reach
● Capture feedback and reflections
● Produce a short end-of-project summary and future recommendations
Budget & Fees
● £9,200 fixed freelance fee
● Additional delivery budget available for materials, workshops, travel
● Payment schedule: via monthly itemised invoicing
Who We’re Looking For
1. Campaigning & Community Organising
● Demonstrates experience in campaigning, activism, co-production, or community organising.
● Able to design and deliver activity that mobilises people, communicates a clear message, and builds collective agency.
2. Communication & Storytelling
● Communicates clearly and accessibly across diverse audiences.
● Confident in adapting information into inclusive, engaging formats (spoken, written, visual or digital).
● Able to support others to share their stories safely and meaningfully.
3. Inclusive, Values-Led Practice
● Deep commitment to disability rights, equity, and person-centred working.
● Demonstrates judgement, empathy and professionalism when working with learning-disabled and autistic adults.
● Approaches facilitation through kindness, respect, and collaborative decision-making.
4. Facilitation & Group Leadership
● Confident in leading group sessions that are accessible, safe and co-created.
● Able to manage group dynamics and create environments where participants feel heard, included and valued.
5. Self-Management & Delivery
● Able to work independently, organise workload, meet deadlines and maintain professional boundaries.
● Comfortable planning sessions, managing logistics and delivering activity without day-to-day supervision.
6. Digital & Public Communications
● Competent using social media or other public-facing communication channels to support campaigning and awareness-raising.
● Understands how to communicate values-led messages online in an ethical, safe and accessible way.
7. Creative Campaign Production
● Brings creative skills such as design, video, content creation, performance or community arts to enhance campaign visibility.
8. Participatory & Inclusive Arts Practice
● Experience working in participatory, community or inclusive arts settings, with an understanding of co-creation processes.
9. Sector Knowledge & Systems Awareness
● Understanding of social care, disability justice, SEND landscapes or human rights frameworks.
● Capable of translating complex issues into accessible insight for the group.
10. Local Insight & Contextual Awareness
● Awareness of the Mansfield / Ashfield context - including rurality, health inequalities, deprivation, high levels of disability and neurodivergence in the region and how these shape people’s lived experiences.
11. Working Alongside Lived Experience
● Skilled in working with people who bring lived and learned experience, ensuring their voices lead decision-making.
● Understands how to support autonomy, agency, and confidence within grassroots activist settings.
Please send:
● Your CV or a short bio
● A short written, video or audio statement (1–2 pages or 3–5 minutes) telling us:
○ why this work matters to you
○ your approach to activism/community organising
○ an example of a campaign or project you’ve led
○ how you would approach working with our activists
● Any links or examples of work
Apply to: info@unanima.uk
1 day per week, plus some additional hours around key campaign actions
Our work spans theatre, music, activism, training, community development and cultural campaigning. OneConversation is Unanima’s grassroots activist movement strand: a bold, lived-experience-led group speaking up for equity, dignity, and representation.
We are seeking a freelance Campaign Lead to co-design and deliver a creative activism project with our OneConversation group.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about social justice, disability rights, community organising and creative activism - someone who believes lived experience should lead change. The project will explore the themes of meaning, purpose, and social connection, and will build towards a public-facing campaign moment linked to OneFest 26, delivered in July 26 and local/regional or national advocacy and visibility.
To work alongside Unanima’s learning-disabled and autistic activists to design and deliver a creative campaign that:
● amplifies their collective voice
● increases visibility and influence
● builds confidence, skills and social connection
● results in at least one public-facing action or event
By Aug 26 you will have
- Developed a clear, co-created campaign narrative and strategy, shaped with the Unanima team and activists.
- Delivered weekly sessions that build skills, confidence and activism capacity and/or propose a new model for delivery of this group for example quarterly sessions.
- Produced accessible, creative campaign materials and work closely with our marketing team.
- Led at least one public campaign action (e.g. gathering, performance, creative intervention, social media action, workshop, community event).
- Strengthened relationships between OneConversation and the wider community.
- Created a short legacy outlining next steps
You will be expected to:
● Facilitate weekly sessions moving towards a new delivery model if suited of less frequent sessions - to be co-designed with the group and team
● Co-design campaign goals, messaging and activity with activists
● Ensure all work is accessible, inclusive and person-centred
● Develop a simple campaign plan
● Create or support the creation of campaign content
● Coordinate logistics, materials, and any public actions
● Support activists to contribute ideas, lead moments and take ownership
● Build links with local groups, stakeholders, businesses etc.
● Represent the campaign at events/meetings
● Identify opportunities for the campaign to grow its reach
● Capture feedback and reflections
● Produce a short end-of-project summary and future recommendations
Budget & Fees
● £9,200 fixed freelance fee
● Additional delivery budget available for materials, workshops, travel
● Payment schedule: via monthly itemised invoicing
Who We’re Looking For
1. Campaigning & Community Organising
● Demonstrates experience in campaigning, activism, co-production, or community organising.
● Able to design and deliver activity that mobilises people, communicates a clear message, and builds collective agency.
2. Communication & Storytelling
● Communicates clearly and accessibly across diverse audiences.
● Confident in adapting information into inclusive, engaging formats (spoken, written, visual or digital).
● Able to support others to share their stories safely and meaningfully.
3. Inclusive, Values-Led Practice
● Deep commitment to disability rights, equity, and person-centred working.
● Demonstrates judgement, empathy and professionalism when working with learning-disabled and autistic adults.
● Approaches facilitation through kindness, respect, and collaborative decision-making.
4. Facilitation & Group Leadership
● Confident in leading group sessions that are accessible, safe and co-created.
● Able to manage group dynamics and create environments where participants feel heard, included and valued.
5. Self-Management & Delivery
● Able to work independently, organise workload, meet deadlines and maintain professional boundaries.
● Comfortable planning sessions, managing logistics and delivering activity without day-to-day supervision.
6. Digital & Public Communications
● Competent using social media or other public-facing communication channels to support campaigning and awareness-raising.
● Understands how to communicate values-led messages online in an ethical, safe and accessible way.
7. Creative Campaign Production
● Brings creative skills such as design, video, content creation, performance or community arts to enhance campaign visibility.
8. Participatory & Inclusive Arts Practice
● Experience working in participatory, community or inclusive arts settings, with an understanding of co-creation processes.
9. Sector Knowledge & Systems Awareness
● Understanding of social care, disability justice, SEND landscapes or human rights frameworks.
● Capable of translating complex issues into accessible insight for the group.
10. Local Insight & Contextual Awareness
● Awareness of the Mansfield / Ashfield context - including rurality, health inequalities, deprivation, high levels of disability and neurodivergence in the region and how these shape people’s lived experiences.
11. Working Alongside Lived Experience
● Skilled in working with people who bring lived and learned experience, ensuring their voices lead decision-making.
● Understands how to support autonomy, agency, and confidence within grassroots activist settings.
Please send:
● Your CV or a short bio
● A short written, video or audio statement (1–2 pages or 3–5 minutes) telling us:
○ why this work matters to you
○ your approach to activism/community organising
○ an example of a campaign or project you’ve led
○ how you would approach working with our activists
● Any links or examples of work
Apply to: info@unanima.uk