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The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is seeking a part-time (60%) Lived Experience Campaigns Officer and we invite you to apply.    

The Lived Experience Campaigns Officer will ensure that a lived experience perspective is embedded across all elements of the organisation’s internal and external work, while supporting IASP’s marketing and campaigns activity.

Lived experience of suicide is defined as having experienced suicidal thoughts, made a suicide attempt, cared for a loved one through a suicidal crisis, or been bereaved through suicide. People with lived experience of suicide bring unique insights, wisdom and perspectives that are critical to informing and shaping best-practice approaches to suicide prevention. The meaningful inclusion of these voices has been formally recognised by the World Health Organization and IASP as critical to system reform.

Integrating lived experience into the fabric of an organisation allows it to understand more deeply where its work intersects with the people and communities it serves, to ensure its activities are sensitive to their potential impact, and to identify where improvements can be made. For IASP, embedding lived experience across our governance, programmes, communications, policy, advocacy and campaigns, and partnering with people with lived experience so they can take a leading role, is central to reducing suicide and suicidal behaviour.