Join our Free From Harm Facilitator Pool
White Ribbon Alliance UK is building a pool of trusted facilitators to help deliver Free From Harm, our training programme on obstetric violence, birth trauma, informed consent, respectful maternity care and rights-based practice.
Free From Harm supports maternity professionals and related practitioners to recognise harm in perinatal care, understand how discrimination and power shape people’s experiences, and strengthen safer, more respectful and more accountable practice.
As the programme grows, we are looking for skilled, thoughtful and values-aligned facilitators who can co-deliver sessions online and in person across England.
About the opportunity
This is a self-employed contractor opportunity, offered on an assignment-by-assignment basis.
Facilitators will be invited to take on specific pieces of work as programme needs arise. Each assignment will be agreed in advance, including dates, location, preparation expectations, travel requirements, fees, expenses and any programme-specific terms.
The day rate is £250 per day. Travel, accommodation and subsistence will be reimbursed where approved in advance and in line with WRA UK’s expenses policy.
Facilitators may also be eligible for an affiliate commission of 20% of the relevant booking value where a booking is directly attributable to them through an agreed referral or sales route. Any commission arrangement will be confirmed in writing.
Joining the pool does not guarantee minimum work or continuing engagement.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for facilitators who can hold complex, emotionally honest and sometimes challenging conversations with care, clarity and courage.
You may have come to this work through training, facilitation, maternity advocacy, midwifery, doula work, community organising, activism, clinical education, rights-based work, lived experience, public health, safeguarding, coaching or another route entirely.
We are especially interested in people who bring:
knowledge of obstetric violence, birth trauma, informed consent and respectful maternity care
understanding of trauma-informed practice and psychological safety
an anti-racist, anti-discrimination and intersectional approach
experience facilitating groups where difficult, activating or sensitive material may arise
confidence naming harm, power, coercion and structural causes clearly and directly
experience of co-facilitation, including planning, sharing space and debriefing with another practitioner
reliability, preparation and the ability to work within an agreed programme framework
You do not need to have followed a traditional professional route to be a strong applicant. We value lived experience, community knowledge, advocacy, activism and non-traditional routes into this work.
Our values
WRA UK is an unapologetically feminist, anti-racist and inclusive organisation. Equity, dignity and justice are not aspirations for us. They are the foundation of everything we do.
We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian and otherwise racially minoritised, disabled, LGBTQ+, or from communities underrepresented in sexual and reproductive health and the charity sector.
Key details
Engagement type: Self-employed contractor, day-rate basis
Programme: Free From Harm
Location: Home-based preparation, with online and in-person delivery across England as agreed
Day rate: £250 per day
Commission: 20% affiliate commission on eligible bookings directly attributable to the facilitator through an agreed referral or sales route
Start date: Rolling from August 2026
Eligibility: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be resident in the UK throughout any engagement
Deadline: 5pm BST on 30 June 2026
IMPORTANT: Please read the full role description here.
How to apply
Please email the following to jobs@whiteribbonalliance.org.uk with the subject line:
Free From Harm Facilitator Application
Please include:
Your CV or consultant profile, maximum 2 pages. You are welcome to include links to examples of your work, such as a website, recorded sessions or talks, blogs, podcasts, learning resources, public writing or relevant campaign work.
A 3-minute video explaining what makes you well-placed to facilitate Free From Harm, or a 1–2 page written document if you would prefer not to record a video.
We are looking for concrete examples from your real work, not general statements of values or commitment. We are especially interested in your experience of facilitating trauma or harm-related material, co-facilitation, and how an anti-racist and intersectional lens shows up in your practice.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a conversation with WRA UK. We will ask shortlisted applicants to discuss a real facilitation example, respond to a scenario and provide references or examples of previous work.