Public Affairs Officer (16-month contract)
Hybrid working, 2 days per week in the London office
£39,437.56 per annum + benefits
Reporting to: Public Affairs Lead
Full time (35 hours per week), 16-month contract, with possible extension
Closing date: 12pm, Tuesday 28 July
Interviews: Wednesday 5 August and Friday 7 August (online)
£39,437.56 per annum + benefits
Reporting to: Public Affairs Lead
Full time (35 hours per week), 16-month contract, with possible extension
Closing date: 12pm, Tuesday 28 July
Interviews: Wednesday 5 August and Friday 7 August (online)
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic and well organised public affairs professional, with a good knowledge of how policy change works in Westminster and Whitehall. You’ll support their work to raise the profile of Parkinson’s UK, increase awareness of Parkinson’s and build strong relationships with Parliamentarians and civil servants. Supporting the policy advisers, you’ll keep a close eye on developments in Parliament and support colleagues in the devolved nations in their Parliamentary work.
What you'll do:
What you'll do:
- Monitor activity in Parliament that relates to Parkinson’s and share information with colleagues
- Draft briefings and materials to support their work to build effective relationships with key parliamentarians, influencers and civil servants
- Provide support to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parkinson’s
- Support colleagues in devolved nations to ensure their public affairs work is aligned and supportive across the UK
- Support work to involve people with lived experience in the charity’s public affairs activities
- Produce inspiring communications about the organisation’s parliamentary activities that encourage their audiences to continue supporting their work
- Build a strong network with allies and partners in other charities and external groups.
What you'll bring:
- Experience of working in Westminster or Whitehall or in the devolved nations’ assemblies
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to provide administrative support
- Experience in political analysis and of working in a political environment and a good understanding of policy issues in health and care, welfare, work, transport or the disability arena
- Ability to network and build supportive relationships at all levels, including with volunteers
- Experience of using creative ways of communicating messages to Parliamentarians and civil servants
- Research, analytical and information gathering skills
- Ability to maintain political impartiality
- Ability to prioritise own workload effectively and support others in meeting challenging deadlines.
Apply:
Please find the full Job Description here
To be considered, please send a copy of your CV, together with a supporting statement (max 2 sides of A4) fully demonstrating how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description, to [email protected]
Please note that this is not an entry-level role. We can only consider candidates who can clearly demonstrate experience working within a public affairs/political environment. For example, you might be working for an MP, or within a charity/NGO influencing team or a public affairs agency.
Due to timing, we are ideally looking for candidates with no longer than one month's notice.
Please note that only applicants of interest will be contacted for further discussion.
You must already have the right to work in UK to apply for this role.
Closing date: 12pm, Tuesday 28 July
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Please find the full Job Description here
To be considered, please send a copy of your CV, together with a supporting statement (max 2 sides of A4) fully demonstrating how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description, to [email protected]
Please note that this is not an entry-level role. We can only consider candidates who can clearly demonstrate experience working within a public affairs/political environment. For example, you might be working for an MP, or within a charity/NGO influencing team or a public affairs agency.
Due to timing, we are ideally looking for candidates with no longer than one month's notice.
Please note that only applicants of interest will be contacted for further discussion.
You must already have the right to work in UK to apply for this role.
Closing date: 12pm, Tuesday 28 July
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.