Medact is looking for an experienced campaigner and organiser to lead our work advocating for a justice-centred approach to securitisation and peace work.
Background
Medact organises with the health community to win a world in which everyone can truly achieve and exercise their human right to health. We cover some of the most pressing national and global threats to health and wellbeing including institutional racism; climate change; human rights abuses; violent conflict; and rising inequality. We’re a member-led organisation, and our members are made up of a range of people who work in health including nurses, doctors, midwives, and clinical researchers.
Salary: £40,495 FTE, with annual £500 increments
Hours: Full time, 35 hours/week; pro-rata 28 hours/week applications will be considered
Contract: Permanent
Location: The Medact office is in London. Staff work from home or from the office; we all work together in the office one day per week, and staff based outside London come in at least once a month. Applications from outside London are welcomed.
Apply by: 9am, Monday 10th August 2026
We take an organising-centred approach to our work. We build community power by working in solidarity with health workers and the communities experiencing harm from the unjust systems we challenge. We run national campaigns, use research to expose injustice, and we support local organising groups across the country who lead most of our work.
About the role
The Transforming Peace & Security Campaigner will lead Medact’s campaigning for healthcare spaces which truly centre health and health justice, not surveillance, profiling and policing, in addition to providing ongoing strategic support to members organising against war and nuclear threat.
This role will lead on our strategic priority area of Ending State Violence. The campaigner will implement campaign strategy focused on targeted organising to build coalitions and solidarity with marginalised communities, continuing our campaign against the Prevent duty in health, and supporting our Medact Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group. They’ll also work with our established Nuclear Weapons group to promote disarmament and encourage investment in nonviolent responses to conflict. The role involves maintaining and deepening existing partnerships with external organisations, grassroots groups and institutions.
About you
This isn’t an entry-level role but you don’t need to have had a job in an NGO before or be a professional campaigner to be right for it. You might have worked with your local community to campaign on a social justice or health issue that you care about. Or you might be a healthcare worker who has seen the impact of securitisation on your patients and wants to challenge the encroachment of policing and profiling. You’ll have a strong understanding of power and how to work with others to create pressure for change. You need to be a great communicator, able to build trusting relationships with Medact members, academics, partner organisations, and community groups alike. You’ll have an understanding of how digital communications compliment campaigning and an eye for a good media story and the know-how to get it out into the world.
How to apply
Send your CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages to [email protected] with the subject line “Peace & Security Lead”.
Please do not state when or where you were educated on your application.
Please also complete a copy of our monitoring form.
Your cover letter should tell us why you want this role, and specifically set out how you meet the person specification. We encourage you to use person specification sections as headings, and please use examples to illustrate your experience (it may be helpful to use the STAR method).
If your application is shortlisted, we will invite you to an interview. You will be asked to complete a short task and be asked questions by a panel of interviewers.
We are happy to reimburse shortlisted candidates for travel costs/childcare costs/lost wages incurred as a result of attending an interview.
Help applying
We have members of the team on hand to talk about the post and application process. They won’t be involved in recruitment, and any chats will be kept confidential. If you think this could be helpful, email [email protected].
Key dates
Applications will close at 9am on Monday 10th August.
Interviews will be on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th August.
If needed, second interviews will be in the week commencing 24th August.
Our recruitment principles
Medact aims to be an inclusive and supportive employer, and we recognise that recruitment processes don’t work for everyone. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in the NGO sector, and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people of colour; people with disabilities; people who identify as being LGTBQIA; people who have a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class or have a working class background. If you have any questions or uncertainties about this position, and whether you are right for it, please do get in touch.
