Policy and Research Assistant
The Role
A great opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic Campaign, Policy and Research team. You’ll be working with friendly and dedicated colleagues to advance vegan issues with national and local government, policymakers, parliamentarians, institutions and organisations in the UK and beyond.
If you have a strong interest in politics and public affairs, have a positive attitude to your work and your colleagues and are committed to the aims and values of The Vegan Society, we would love to hear from you.
For detailed information about the role and the person specification, please download the job description below.
For more information about The Vegan Society as an employer and the benefits of working here, see our main jobs page.
The Vegan Society as an organisation values equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that tackles any structural discrimination or prejudice. We are actively trying to increase diversity in our organisation and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
Salary and Hours
This is a full-time (37.5 hours ) role with a salary of £26,835–28,163 per annum.
This will be a primarily remote working role, which requires the willingness and ability to travel to meet the needs of the team and the wider organisation when appropriate.
It is a condition of your employment that, as far as is possible and practicable, you adhere to a vegan diet and lifestyle.
How to Apply
Find out more about the role and make an application via recruitment agency Ellwood Atfield, here.
The application deadline is Wednesday 23 July 2025.
Interviews will be conducted online in the week commencing 28 July.
If you have any questions regarding this role, please email [email protected]*.
*Please note, this email address is intended for questions regarding any of our live roles. All applications must be made through the application form and any CVs sent to this email address will not be considered for any of our vacancies.
Policy and Research Assistant job description
