Galop

About the role This role builds on work that we have been doing for decades to support and empower LGBT people who have experienced domestic abuse. Your work will enable LGBT people to feel supported, heard and empowered in the face of abuse and violence, and pave the way to a safer future for our community. You will sit alongside our other advocates supporting LGBT people facing abuse or violence. You will work directly with LGBT victims/survivors of domestic abuse, offering them a space to talk and think through options, helping them plan what they want to do, and offering assistance in getting what they need from services. Your work will focus on needs specifically related experiences of abuse or violence, including issues such as wellbeing, support with the criminal and civil justice process, safety and access to other services to enable survivors to cope and recover. You will be empathetic and thoughtful in your approach to understanding your clients' needs, while remaining boundaried and mindful of self-care. You will work with mainstream services to ensure the voices and experiences of LGBT survivors are represented in order to make change for our community at a local and national level. You will also work closely with key partner organisations by attending meetings and have the opportunity to take part in external work to ensure a joined-up approach among services working with LGBT people facing abuse and violence. For more information on this role please download the attached job description. Location Galop's offices are located in London. This role will have the option of hybrid working with at least 2 days a week in the office. Hours Full Time (35 hours per week) Contract Until 31/09/2026 (subject to extension) Reports to Advocacy & Support Manager/Senior Advocate Salary You will start on scale point F1, £32,626.66 per year (including London Weighting of £4,296.25). Closing Date Applications are now open on a rolling basis. We encourage early applications as we will be reviewing and interviewing on a rolling basis. REF-

About the role You will join a team managing Galop s specialist advocacy services, providing support to LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence in the UK, with a specialist focus on hate crime and hate-motivated abuse. You will work within the advocacy management team to deliver advice, support, and advocacy to thousands of LGBT+ victims and survivors of interpersonal abuse and violence each year. You will manage a team of specialist advocates and triage workers providing needs-led support, information and advocacy to LGBT+ survivors of a range of violence and abuse. You will work with the Head of Advocacy and other advocacy managers to ensure that survivors have access to needs-led, timely support that is right for them, maintaining high quality, consistent support across our advocacy and one-to-one support, whether that is in-person or remote. You will have an in depth understanding of the spectrum of violence and abuse that LGBT+ people are subjected to, including the causes, impact and barriers to accessing services. You will use your expertise to represent Galop with key stakeholders, advocating for the needs of the community. You will also have management and oversight of the CATCH Partnership, a pan-London consortium of by-and-for hate crime support services, that cover all protected strands of hate crime across race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. You will need to have excellent partner management skills and be able to lead and support a diverse range of organisations with an understanding of their specific needs and challenges. You will be responsible for ensuring that data collected about the service is collected consistently and use this to report to funders. You will develop and maintain relationships with funders and ensuring that the service is effectively demonstrating the different that it makes. You will work with the Head of Advocacy and Director of Services to develop bids for new or continued funding for frontline services. For more information on this role please go tour our website Location Galop s offices are located in London. This role will have the option of hybrid working with at least 2 days per week worked in the office. Hours Full Time (35 hours per week) Contract Fixed Term (1 year with possible extension) Line manages Advocates and Triage Workers Reports to Head of Advocacy and Support Salary You will start on scale point C1, £41,534.79 per year (including £ 4,212.01 London Weighting) Closing Date Applications should be submitted by 10am on 31st May 2026. First round interviews will be held w/c 8th June 2026.