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.

We’re currently looking for an experienced Head of Campaigns to join us in our UK North London office. This varied and challenging role offers an exciting opportunity to champion ActionAid’s effective campaigning work on global poverty.

We are currently looking for a highly organised and committed individual to provide administrative and project support to the International Communications Team.

To maximise our profile and fundraising potential ActionAid’s International Secretariat is looking for an experienced project manager to manage important international marketing and system projects.

ActionAid has offices around the world, in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and North America. Find out how you can get in touch.

ActionAid's headquarters and chief executive are based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In Brazi, Guatemala and Haiti we work with local and national partners and with poor farmers on land reform and trade justice, HIV and AIDS prevention and care, education rights and building social movements.

Over six million of Asia's poorest and most disadvantaged people have benefited from ActionAid's work, including tribal and homeless people, trafficked women, orphans, and street children, small scale farmers, bonded labourers and those rebuilding their lives devastated by natural disasters or conflict.