Job Description

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Description

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About the role

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)'s Advocacy and Campaigns Team leads our efforts to challenge the political barriers to Palestinians' rights to health and dignity. Through strategic advocacy, media engagement, public campaigning, and digital mobilisation, we work to drive change and hold duty bearers to account. Our team operates across the UK, the West Bank, and Gaza, bringing deep regional insight and global reach to our mission.

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Team Assistant to support MAP's fast-paced and growing Advocacy and Campaign Team as it responds to one of the most urgent humanitarian crises today. This role will keep the team running smoothly - managing schedules, minuting meetings, processing finance requests, coordinating travel, and maintaining team systems. You'll also support the delivery of presentations and events, contribute to internal planning, and help drive cross-cutting projects forward. The role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, systems-driven and eager to support a mission-driven team doing vital work upholding the rights to health and dignity of Palestinians.

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About you

The ideal candidate will be deeply committed to the value of strong administration and the crucial role it plays in enabling impactful advocacy, campaigning, and communications. You'll behighly organised, reliable, and detail-oriented, with a talent for managing competing priorities in a fast-paced team environment. You'll have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative, diverse team. You'll have sound judgement, with the discretion and strong people skills needed to support colleagues across roles and regions. Previous experience in administrative, project support, or coordination roles is desirable. And an interest in humanitarian, human rights and social justice issues is essential.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV before the deadline of 5:00 pm GMT on 6th July 2025.

Please note this is a 12-month, Fixed-Term contract

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful in shortlisting.

Equal opportunities

MAP aims to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Background checks

As an organisation MAP is committed to the welfare and protection of children and vulnerable adults. MAP will conduct appropriate background and references checks. Link in that safeguarding and ethical conduct.

Disclaimer

MAP reserves the right to close this advert before the confirmed closing date when we are in receipt of sufficient applications.


We would therefore advise interested applicants to apply as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful in shortlisting###

About Medical Aid for Palestinians

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works in partnership with Palestinian communities to uphold their rights to health and dignity. We do this by developing effective, sustainable and locally-led healthcare services, providing medical aid during emergencies, and campaigning to break down the barriers to Palestinian health and healthcare today and for the future.



MAP has a zero tolerance policy with regard to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by MAP's personnel against the people they serve. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of everyone, and all selected candidates will be required to comply with MAP's PSEA Policy at all times. Selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks against their past behaviour related to sexual exploitation and abuse, and may be required to provide additional information further on in the selection process.