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Who we are

Protecting the right to life, liberty, free speech, fair trials and equal treatment – just an ordinary day at the office.

Liberty is one of the best known campaigning organisations in the UK. Our success depends on the talent and commitment of our staff, and the support of many dedicated volunteers.

Liberty is an accredited Living Wage Employer.

Liberty is Level 1 Disability Confident Committed.

Liberty has adopted The Halo Code.

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Details on how to apply for any of our current vacancies can be found below.

Unless specifically requested CVs and covering letters will not be accepted or submitted to the shortlisting panel as part of your application.

Liberty is an independent campaigning organisation. At Liberty, we challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly. In 2020, Liberty launched an exciting new project using the tools of investigative journalism to expose and challenge abuses of power and violations of human rights: Liberty Investigates.

We believe rigorously pursued, collaborative investigative journalism can be instrumental in challenging abuses of power, and we believe it’s needed now more than ever. The team, currently made up of the Investigations Editor and two Investigative Journalists, undertakes work designed to have real-world impact – by holding power accountable, changing narratives and sparking positive change in human rights.

Our small team has worked with publishing partners including the Times, the Guardian, the Observer, Independent, Sky News, Channel 4 News, and local press. We’ve been shortlisted for the Private Eye Paul Foot Award twice, were finalists two years running for the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils, and were recently shortlisted for the European Press Prize.

Funding has allowed us to recruit another reporter on a 12-month fixed-term contract, and we are looking for an ambitious Investigative Journalist to help us deliver more impactful work in 2026.

You will need to understand the power of telling stories and the role that journalism plays in mobilising action in the public interest. You will need a passion for upholding high factual and ethical standards. You will be excited about working in a multi-disciplinary campaigning organisation, and you will have excellent newsgathering, writing and contact-building skills.

At Liberty we are striving to build a team that is truly inclusive – we understand that as an organisation we can only work at our best when we have a diverse workforce sharing a wealth of ideas and experiences. We therefore encourage applications from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people. Liberty supports hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the Westminster office.

The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 12 January 2026

Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.

Please be aware that we do not accept CVs for this role. All applicants must complete the application form to apply.

First round interviews will be held on Thursday 5 February

Second round interview will be held on the week commencing 9 February

APPLICATION PROCESS

Any questions or issues, please contact us at hr@libertyhumanrights.org.uk.

 

 

We are looking for a Head of HR and Governance Support who brings strong leadership and management skills, hands-on day-to-day delivery to support high-performing teams, and who has strong organisational skills and experience working at a senior level to be able to effectively support the Liberty board, and the board of Liberty’s sister charity, The Civil Liberties Trust.

You will line manager and work closely with the HR Officer to provide responsive, problem solving and supportive HR service to managers across the organisation and to work alongside, support and advise the Senior Leadership Team to develop and deliver a strong HR strategy embedding best practice and continuing to build a positive, inclusive and high- performing culture strongly aligned with Liberty’s values. You will also work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, the Board and the Finance and Governance Officer to ensure that both boards have the operational and implementation support they need to function effectively, including supporting the upcoming governance review.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working at both a strategic and operational level, who enjoys implementing effective systems, and embraces the opportunities and challenges of embedding values-led, anti-oppressive principles within a progressive organisation.

The successful candidate is likely to be qualified or QBE in HR, and have a good grasp of HR employment law, have experience of taking an organisation through transformational change and enjoy working with managers to get the best out of their teams.

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 18th January
First interviews: 3rd February (online)
Final interviews: 12th February (in person)

More information and details on how to apply. 

 

APPLICATION FORM GUIDANCE

  • You will score higher, if you are able to refer to as many of the essential and desirable criteria as possible. A tip for doing this is to use the criteria as headings in your personal statement.
  • Give strong examples – you can see how applications are scored at the bottom of the application form.
    Using the STAR method can help when evidencing competencies and giving examples:
    Situation: the situation you had to deal with
    Task: the task you were given to do
    Action: the action you took
    Result: what happened as a result of your action and what you learned from the experience.
  • For your application to standout, spend time researching Liberty and the work we do  (our website is a great place to start). Draw meaningful connections with your own motivations, work experience and personal experience.
  • Be concise, keep your answers clear and to the point and avoid long sentences. Bullet points can sometimes work well.
  • Try to use the full word count (but do not exceed it).
  • Ensure your application is proofread for errors and set out neatly.
  • Present your application clearly and logically. Follow the Example Application Form for layout tips.

 

 

POSITIVE ACTION INTERVIEW SCHEME

Liberty are committed to pursuing a diverse and inclusive workforce and are trialling a Positive Action approach to our recruitment and selection process. Positive Action allows employers to take action to minimise disadvantages that groups with particular protected characteristics face in the workforce.

The Positive Action Interview Scheme will expand on our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer to offer an interview to an applicant who declares they have a disability and meets the minimum requirement.

Liberty’s Scheme is applicable to individuals who identify as either:

  •  Disabled
  • A member of the Global Majority (people from Black, Asian, Mixed, and other ethnic groups who often racialised as ‘ethnic minorities’)
  • A member of the LGBTQ+ community

&

  • Scores above the median score for the role

You can take part in the Positive Action Interview Scheme by selecting that you are a member of one of these communities on your application and agreeing to participate.

This means that if you complete your application, and have opted into the interview scheme and your application scores above the median score for that role, you will still be considered for an interview even if you were not in the pool of top scoring candidates that would otherwise go forward.

The information you share by participating in the scheme is not shared with Hiring Managers at the shortlisting stage, and details of the group(s) in which candidates identify will not be shared;however applicants are made aware that is it not possible to prevent those involved in the shortlisting process from being able to identify candidates who have been offered an interview specifically under the scheme.

If we receive over 25 applications for the role, we reserve the right to limit the number of interview spaces available to those who take part in the scheme.

The scheme will not affect how we shortlist for the original interview spaces which is based on the highest scores in the pool. The extra interview space offered as part of the Positive Action Interview Scheme will be in addition and so will not put any other applicant outside of the scheme at a disadvantage.