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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.

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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.

Current vacancies

No current vacancies, please keep checking our website for updates.

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 from our person criteria.
    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

Liberty are committed to pursuing a diverse and inclusive workforce and are trialing 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.

In addition to anonymous application forms, some of the new ways we are attempting to level the playing field is by introducing the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and Anonymous First-Round Interviews:

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

The Guaranteed 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.

The Guaranteed 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 Guaranteed Interview Scheme is therefore applicable to individuals who identify as:

  •  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 Guaranteed 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, have opted into the interview scheme and your application scores above the median score for that role, you will be considered for an interview if you were not in the top scoring candidates that would otherwise go forward.

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. However, we are committed to taking a positive action approach and providing interview opportunities for strong applicants who are historically marginalised in recruitment and so will guarantee an additional 2 interview spaces for those that identify as having one of the protected characteristics within the scheme and who score the highest.

(This will not affect how we shortlist for the original interview spaces which is conducted anonymously and based on the highest scores in the pool. The 2 extra interview space offered as part of the inclusive interviews scheme will be in addition and so will not put any other applicant outside of the scheme at a disadvantage.)

ANONYMOUS FIRST-ROUND INTERVIEWS

Anonymous first-round interviews involve candidates conducting their first-round interview online via zoom, with their camera off and microphone on. This is to reduce the scope of unconscious bias based on physical appearance and attributes.  The interview panel will be on camera for the interview, and the second-round interview will be in person.

Any questions about the scheme and our positive action approach, please contact us at hr@libertyhumanrights.org.uk.