Eradicating poverty is not a distant dream, but one we can realistically achieve. ActionAid believes that poverty continues to exist as a result of choices made over time about how societies should be organised and that by working together, we can choose differently - individually and collectively - if we wish.

It is one of ActionAid’s main priorities to be transparent and openly accountable to all of its stakeholders: the public, funders, partners, and perhaps most importantly, the poor people with whom we work.

ActionAid UK believes that timely, free-flowing information in accessible language, form and format is essential for ensuring accountability to our stakeholders, learning, trust and good performance.

In a world that is every more closely interconnected the British Government has an impact beyond Britain’s borders. ActionAid works to push the British Government to play a positive role on the international stage through its membership of international institutions, at summits and meetings with their counterparts.

The British Government is a primary target of the work of ActionAid in the UK. Decisions made by British politicians, civil servants and special advisors can make a huge difference to the lives of millions of people in the developing world.

ActionAid works to influence the international development policies of British political parties and help parliament to hold the British Government to account.

ActionAid believes that we can be more effective by working with others. In the UK we are members of all of the major NGO coalitions and played a leading part in the Make Poverty History campaign of 2005.

Our vision is a world without poverty in which every person can exercise their right to a life of dignity. Our mission is to work with poor and marginalised people to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that cause it.

ActionAid is recruiting four International Communications Advisors for the International Communications Team.

ActionAid is recruiting for a European Human Resources Partner.

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