We offer flexible working arrangements, and provide a wide range of opportunities for staff to learn, develop and reach their potential. At SafeLives, team working is essential to get the job done, so we value each individual’s skills and expertise, and support and encourage everyone to get involved and contribute to the work that’s going on across the organisation.
We are committed to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion and are working hard to build a team that reflects the UK population.
We have signed up to The Disability Confident Scheme, which supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to their workplace. And we provide lots of support to make sure disabled people and those with health conditions are able to stay in work.
We have signed up to the VAWG sector anti racism charter.
Afro-textured hair is an important part of our Black employees’ racial, ethnic, cultural and religious identities and we have signed up to The Halo Code for workplaces.
We are also proud to be members of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA).
SafeLives is an accredited Living Wage Employer.
Employee benefits
At SafeLives, our employees are an important and valued part of our organisation, and we are keen to ensure that they are well motivated and happy. We consider the employee benefits as a means of rewarding and supporting the overall wellbeing of our employees.
We offer a variety of benefits such as flexible working, a pension scheme, childcare vouchers, Cycle to Work scheme, eyecare vouchers, and learning and development opportunities.
| Benefits |
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| 34 days holiday including public holidays |
Flexible working |
‘Cycle 2 Work’ scheme |
| Eyecare vouchers |
Pension scheme (4% employer contribution) |
Holiday purchase scheme (buy up to an additional 5 days) |
| Employee Assistance Programme |
Clinical supervision |
Paid annual wellbeing day |
| Enhanced Family Leave policies |
Enhanced sick pay |
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SafeLives reserves the right to close campaigns early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as no further applications will be accepted once the recruitment campaign has closed.
Current vacancies
Head of Communications and Influencing (fixed-term)
This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering SafeLives’ communications, marketing and public affairs strategy. Reporting to the Director of External Relations, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team to strengthen our voice, influence decision-makers, and ensure our work is visible, credible and survivor-centred.
You will bring together data, survivor voices and practice expertise to develop clear, consistent messaging and position SafeLives at the centre of national conversations on domestic abuse. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, overseeing media relations, digital communications, campaigns and policy influencing, while managing reputational risk and advising senior leaders.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will support income generation, audience engagement and business development through targeted marketing and impactful storytelling. As part of the Operational Management Team, you will also help foster an inclusive, collaborative culture aligned with SafeLives’ values.
This is a fixed-term role (12 months), full time (37.5 hours), remote with occasional UK travel. Deadline to apply is 13th May 9:00 am , interviews commencing 20th May. If you are interested, please click the link below for the job description and application page. If you have any questions about the role, please contact [email protected]
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Drive Senior Policy, Public Affairs and Communications Officer (fixed-term)
This is a broad and varied role across Policy, Public Affairs and Communications, with a specific focus on the Drive Project:
The Drive Project is the Drive Partnership’s flagship intervention for high-risk, high-harm and serial perpetrators of domestic abuse. The core mission of the Drive Project is to stop the cycle of domestic abuse and increase the immediate and long-term safety of adult and child victim-survivors. The Drive Project does this by partnering with agencies and local perpetrator services to disrupt, challenge, and change the behaviour of high-risk, high-harm and serial perpetrators, and working closely with IDVAs and victim-survivor services to always centre the safety and needs of victim-survivors, in line with the Respect Standard.
The deadline to apply is 11th June 9:00 am. If you are interested, please click the link below for the job description and application page. If you have any questions about the role, please contact [email protected]
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