The recent surge of interest in tackling plastic waste has created huge opportunities - but also threats - for millions who work as informal waste collectors.  Tearfund is looking for someone with solid policy and research skills to help deliver a groundbreaking project in collaboration with the private sector and informal waste sector, to ensure that new plastic collection efforts benefit poorer communities.

The Global Advocacy Team at Tearfund has a dream in which we tackle the three defining issues of our time - ending extreme poverty, living within the earth's limits and tackling inequality.  Our team walks alongside grassroots movements around the globe, supporting them to drive change, and joining them up with our research, media and campaigning work. 

We're looking for an enthusiastic member of staff to join our policy and research team to help us deliver an exciting project on the informal waste sector. 

You will need to be a good team player, well-organised and comfortable working under pressure in order to deliver complex workstreams on time and to a high standard. We're looking for proven research and report writing experience, and the ability to judge and handle sensitive situations well.

You'll be passionate about fighting injustice as part of your faith and be comfortable influencing and inspiring others and engaging with people at senior levels externally. The ideal candidate will be confident in facilitating meetings and in applying their creativity to develop research ideas and solve problems. 

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

Please note: This is a 3 year, part time (3 days per week) fixed term contract.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional individual with a demonstrable record of policy and research work, ideally within an asylum or immigration detention context.

You will be responsible for the delivery of our policy, research and parliamentary work.  As part of your role you will gather evidence from our casework and elsewhere to prepare briefings, papers and research reports about the harm caused by immigration detention to alert the Home Office, NHS England, medical professional bodies, parliamentarians, and the courts to ongoing issues.

Influenced by our robust and unique evidence base, our credibility and effectiveness, as well as the expertise of our staff and volunteers, Medical Justice enjoys excellent collaboration with lawyers, other NGO’s in the field, medical professionals and parliamentarians.  Medical Justice is the only NGO consulted by NHS England on its Service Specifications for healthcare provision in Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs).  In 2019 Medical Justice became the secretariat for the newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention.  In 2020 Medical Justice was granted Core Participant status in the Brook House IRC Public Inquiry which provides what is probably the best prospect there has ever been to expose ongoing systemic failures in immigration detention.

Working closely with the Director and the Casework Manager, and line managing the Parliamentary and Research Analyst, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring Medical Justice has the greatest possible impact on immigration detention policy and practice.

Though the full-time Policy, Research & Parliamentary Manager post is very much preferred, Medical Justice might alternatively consider a combination of a 3 day a week Policy Manager post plus a 2 or 3 day a week Researcher post – if you would be interested in either of those part-time roles, please express your interest as soon as possible.

Medical Justice is keen to look beyond the traditional review of your qualifications and work experience to what relevant knowledge and skills you may have acquired through your life experience. 

Policy Adviser - Rural Affairs and the Economy (Merthyr Tydfil, flexible working available, subject to agreement)

The CLA safeguards the interests of landowners, and those with an economic, social and environmental interest in rural land. Our members own or manage over half the rural land in England and Wales and run more than 250 different types of businesses. We advise members on every aspect of their landownership, and our lobbying successes in key areas give them the security and certainty they need to invest in their land and businesses, which are the heart of rural communities.

We are looking for a Policy Adviser with responsibility for rural affairs and the economy to provide advice, opinion and guidance to our members and contribute to our policy development work in Wales.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a key player in a small and flexible team at a pivotal time for the future of Wales and the UK. The role will offer the opportunity to lead on policy issues that match your experience and interests while also supporting the delivery of all CLA activities in Wales and contributing to the wider team in London and across the English regions.

The CLA is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation working at the heart of UK and Welsh Government and this role offers an exciting opportunity to influence and change policy. We welcome applications from a wide variety of individuals who believe they can help CLA Cymru grow and develop!

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level and /or experience in working in an environment dealing with rural issues and will demonstrate:

• Knowledge and experience of working with issues facing rural Wales
• An ability to travel around Wales and occasionally England
• A relevant professional qualification is desirable, however, other professional qualifications or equivalent experience will be considered
• Knowledge of the political and policy making processes in Wales and Westminster would be a benefit
• Ability and confidence to communicate at a strategic level with a wide range of policy advisers and decision makers 
• An understanding of the evolving devolution settlement for Wales
• Ability to make a compelling case both verbally and in writing
• Welsh language skills will be considered favourably, but not essential

This is a full-time post with a competitive salary and benefits package including the option of flexible working subject to agreement.

To apply please send a covering letter, setting out how you meet the criteria, include your current remuneration and CV by 10am Monday 8th Febuary 2021.  Please ensure you quote the reference CH3536.

What future will we build after coronavirus?  How could the global economic recovery help tackle climate change and turn the tide on plastic waste?  How might it spark a green jobs revolution in Africa and beyond?   Tearfund is looking for someone to join our Policy and Research Team as we wrestle with questions like these.

The Global Advocacy team at Tearfund has a dream in which we tackle the three defining issues of our time - ending extreme poverty, living within the earth's limits and tackling inequality.  Our team walks alongside grassroots movements around the globe, supporting them to drive change, and joining them up with our research, media and campaigning work. 

We're looking for an enthusiastic member of staff to join our policy and research team, which is part of the Global Advocacy team. 

You will need to be a good team player, well-organised and comfortable working under pressure. You will need to learn fast, in order to deliver complex projects on time and to a high standard. You'll be contributing to research and report writing, so attention to detail is important too.

You'll be passionate about fighting injustice as part of your faith and be comfortable influencing and inspiring others, as well as showing the ability to listen well and consider a diversity of opinions. The ideal candidate will show an aptitude for building relationships with people at senior levels externally and applying their creativity to develop research ideas and solve problems. 

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The role is permanent and full-time, but we will consider flexible working options.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Policy Leader

Salary: London - Between £42,00 - £46,100 + Excellent Benefits, National - per annum + Excellent Benefits

Location: London, Bristol and Manchester

Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 

Housing associations are not for profit social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. Housing associations build around a quarter of new homes every year, including almost all new social housing.

In this role you will shape and lead a long term programme of policy work on the supply of new homes, particularly social homes across England. You will work closely with our members – the nation’s largest developers of social housing – drawing on their frontline expertise and experience to shape and respond to government policy. 

You will help our members secure the public investment, private finance, land and planning permission they need to build new homes. And you will hold our relationships with high profile external stakeholders including senior Government officials. There is also the possibility of line management responsibility for one or more policy officers / assistants, and a chance to lead work across other policy areas as required. 

You will not necessarily be a policy expert in all areas of housing supply yet, but you will be passionate about social housing and the role of housing assocations in helping solve the housing crisis. You will have experience of shaping and leading a strategic and successful programme of policy work. You will be comfortable representing the NHF to senior stakeholders in Government, our members and elsewhere with credibility, expertise and political judgement. And you will be a strong collaborator, able to lead colleagues across the organization to deliver on our policy priorities. 

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background. 

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 3 February 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

We are looking for an experienced immigration and asylum adviser to support refugees and asylum seekers living in Kingston and surrounding areas.

You will be responsible for case work requiring OISC level 2 Immigration and Asylum and Protection (2/3rds of total time) as well as to provide some welfare advice (1/3rd of time). 

We are looking for an adviser with a good understanding of immigration, Asylum Support, housing, homelessness and welfare/benefit related issues. Initially you will be working remotely so good IT skills, attention to detail, the ability to work on your own initiative, plan your own workload and problem solve will all be required. Additionally you should be comfortable dealing with clients with multiple and sometimes complex issues.

We have a number of volunteer interpreters, however an ability to speak a second language aligned with our client population (Arabic, Farsi, Korean, Pashto) is also desirable. 

Refugee Action Kingston is a well established independent charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers living in Kingston and surrounding areas with funding from a broad base of grants, trusts and the Royal Borough of Kingston. We are a friendly and dedicated team of 16 full and part time staff committed to encouraging our clients to be independent and to integrate into the wider community. 

We provide a holistic service offering mental health counselling, support into employment, volunteering and training as well as ESOL classes.  In addition we also support a group of Syrian refugees as part of our Vulnerable Person Relocation Scheme (VPRS) programme.

When you apply please include a covering letter explaining why you are most suited to the role, your top 3 priorities when you start and why you want to work with refugees and asylum seekers. 

There is a link to our equal opportunities monitoring form within the job description. Please complete this in addition to uploading your CV and covering letter.

About the Trade Justice Movement

The Trade Justice Movement is a UK coalition of organisations advocating for trade justice, including trade unions, aid agencies, environment and human rights campaigns.

TJM has led advocacy on issues including the privileges offered to investors, democratic scrutiny of trade agreements and the impact of trade deals on climate change and the environment. We play an important role in supporting politicians, the media and other civil society organisations in developing their understanding of and ability to engage in trade debates.

Following the Brexit vote, international trade became a key focus for government and the media. The UK has a unique opportunity to develop trade policy which is aligned with climate goals. However, to date there is no clear strategy to ensure this happens. This role will help us to use our existing research and policy proposals to shape media debates and ensure that civil society organisations are equipped to act.

About the role

The Senior Communications Adviser’s role is to raise the profile of TJM’s work on trade and climate change:

• Develop a strategy and help TJM to build our reputation for strong expertise and analysis in trade and climate policy.
• Lead TJM’s communications on trade and climate change with civil society, the media and online.
• Convene TJM’s network of partner organisations and develop new relationships so that an increased number of organisations advocate in trade and climate policy in partnership with TJM.
• Support TJM’s influencing work within key civil service departments including Cabinet Office, BEIS, DIT and Defra and with the aim of influencing the UK’s approach to COP26 and beyond.

Working with a small team, you will need both a strong ability to develop innovative approaches in the areas identified, manage your time and work plan and to be proactive in developing networks. This is an exciting opportunity to make a big impact as the UK develops its independent trade policy and hosts COP26.

Role Description

Trade and Climate Communications Strategy

• Develop TJM’s strategy for communications with the media and civil society organisations in this area, taking into account the political and media context and the need to achieve impact with minimal resources.

Development of External and Network Communications

• Lead the delivery of TJM’s communications with the media and civil society organisations on trade and climate change, including identifying key audiences and tailoring messaging to them.
• Build TJM’s media profile and networks, including through regular press releases, developing opportunities to place opinion pieces, and increasing TJM’s social media presence.
• Establish effective, regular communications with member and partner organisations.
• Maintain TJM’s web content on this issue.

Convening Civil Society Organisations

• Provide opportunities for civil society organisations to collaborate and advocate in this area, including through regular meetings, joint letters and engagement with civil service departments. 
• Organise a number of seminars and briefing meetings for TJM members to build civil society capacity on trade and climate change.
• Work with the Senior Adviser to engage with existing climate change forums.

Institutional Engagement

• Develop and maintain relationships with key UK civil service departments including Cabinet Office, BEIS, DIT and Defra.
• Where appropriate, identify and engage with other international institutions, this might include the WTO, the UN or the OECD.
• Work with other team members to respond to opportunities to engage including consultation responses, meetings and online forums.
• Track preparations for COP26 and highlight opportunities to influence the process, as well as the UK’s broader trade and climate policies.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Establish and maintain good monitoring systems against project aims.

Hours of work: Full time - flexible working can be discussed with the line manager

This role reports to: TJM Senior Adviser

Staff reporting to this post: None

Key competencies

Essential

• Good knowledge of international trade rules, climate policy or of an equivalent macroeconomic or environmental issue.
• Experience of the management and delivery of effective external communications at a senior level. 
• A demonstrated ability to develop and maintain networks and relationships.
• A demonstrated ability to influence across a diversity of organisations, journalists and civil service departments at a senior level.
• Excellent analytical skills and political awareness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrable project management skills, including budget management.
• Strong ability to work independently, with minimal supervision, initiating own work, prioritizing and meeting deadlines.

Desirable

• Ability to travel occasionally and work outside normal working hours when necessary

The Policy Manager will be charged with producing high-quality policy reports and other materials to support insight and influencing strategy aimed at key decision-makers across the world.

Client Details

Professional Association

Description

You will:

• Produce high-quality policy and research products
• Support the wider team's policy insight and influencing strategy aimed at key decision-makers across the world
• Support the promotion of our client's public voice and external affairs strategy.
• Produce reports, policy statements and responses to government consultations and select committee inquiries.
• Analyse political, economic and industry developments to ensure that policy projects address the most salient issues affecting civil engineering and the infrastructure sector.
• In consultation with the Lead Policy Manager work on the development of policy across multiple programmes and projects.
• Enable knowledge transfer from our client to key policymakers and industry leaders.
• Enable communications colleagues to respond to media requests to promote profile and support informed debate.
• Support senior staff and members in developing relationships with civil servants, think tanks, industry leaders, academics and others

Profile

Essential skills:

• The successful applicant will be familiar with and comfortable working with senior figures in politics, the civil service and industry.
• Extensive experience of carrying out research, report drafting, responding to government consultations, as well as a thorough understanding of the public policy making processes.
• Stakeholder engagement - both internally and externally
• Excellent drafting skills - report writing skills

Job Offer

Salary up to 40k

Auriga Services Ltd, a dynamic, fast growing public benefit entity are seeking a Senior Debt Adviser to join the team in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham offering a starting salary of £29,000.  With a track record spanning 23 years, Auriga Services are mature enough to provide outstanding service through the application of extraordinary levels of skills and experience.  They manage combined annual funds of over £15 million helping people alleviate their debt and realise income and benefits that make a real difference to the quality of their lives.  This is achieved through the administration of charitable trust funds for water company customers, and income realisation for local authority residents and patients within the NHS. We help 1,000 people every day who are experiencing financial hardship.

We enjoy flexible and home working, a generous holiday allowance, good pension and a great working environment.

As a Senior Debt Adviser you will:

• Work with and support a wide range of people experiencing problem debt, many of whom would be classed as vulnerable. This will include helping individuals gain the skills needed to improve their financial situation and empowering them to become better money managers.
• Establish relationships based on trust to ensure you provide the necessary support and assistance to people that are experiencing vulnerable circumstances.
• Develop and manage interviews with clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills in order to allow clients to explain their problem.
• Maintain detailed case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring and quality assurance.
• Have direct line management responsibility for a team of at least three Debt Advisers. This will include dealing with all aspects of people management including performance reviews, HR issues, training, coaching and mentoring.
• Ensure the Debt Advice caseworkers and trainees are developed, supervised and supported. To comply with MaPS this will be evidenced in a project plan.
• Keep up to date with legislation, case law, policies and procedures and undertake appropriate training as and when required.
• Conduct monthly file reviews of the Auriga Assist team and provide feedback to team members.

We are looking for a Senior Debt Adviser with:

• Good standard of education, including Mathematics and English. 
• Previous experience of delivering debt advice or have been through a recognised development programme.
• Technical supervision qualification or willingness to attain qualification.
• The ability to deal with all enquiries promptly and proactively, resolving the situation and exercising judgement. 
• Understanding of the issues effecting society which contribute to the increase in personal debt problems.
• Excellent written and spoken English and ability to communicate at all levels with particular emphasis on negotiating.
• Ability to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act and co-operate in measures introduced to comply with this legislation.

This is a permanent full time contract, working 37½ hours per week with additional work as required.  The Senior Debt Adviser will be joining a company of over 65 friendly staff.  We are seeking exceptional people with passion, enthusiasm and ability to join and make our mission a reality. If this sounds like the role for you and you would like to join the team at Auriga Services click apply now.  Please send a job relevant CV and a covering letter that explains why you would be a suitable candidate for this position and why you would like to work for Auriga Services. We’re looking for those that take the extra effort to do some research about us, and demonstrate a desire to work in a company with our values.

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Public Affairs Advisor is influential and fulfilling.

• Do you have a strong track record of working to achieve political change?
• Are you skilled at creating and delivering communications for political audiences?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Head of Public Affairs, the Public Affairs Advisor is an active member of the Public Affairs team that is responsible for influencing external decision makers to deliver change that results in immediate and lasting impact on children’s lives.

The Public Affairs Advisor will play a critical role in building relationships with parliament and holding the government to account. This will be done by supporting Save the Children UK’s government relations and public affairs work on our strategic priorities including protecting children in conflict, making the case for aid, child survival, and tackling child poverty in the UK.

Key duties will include implementing the Save the Children UK public affairs strategies and activities, identifying opportunities to influence policy development, legislation and service provision in line with our objectives and delivering aspects of the parliamentary and political events programme to advance our goals.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Media Manager will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Public Affairs Advisor will represent Save the Children to the external world to support Save the Children’s ability to influence domestic and international policy change by:  

• Raising our profile in Westminster with the aim of building awareness of the issues we work on to a wider political audience

• Developing and delivering written and oral briefings to Members of Parliament, peers, government officials and other decision makers on key policies and campaigns

• Ensuring our presence at key political party events 

• Actively networking and building constructive relationships with parliamentarians, political parties, NGO’s and the media

• Tracking and monitoring our engagement with these external and analysing the impact made

• Developing political influencing strategies for specific campaigns whilst ensuring that campaigning and advocacy efforts are fully aligned and integrated

• Supporting the Programme and Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns teams in the development of communications tailored specifically for political audiences

Person Profile

Experience

• Experience of working to influence structures, processes and trends in the UK political system

• Experience of effectively building, managing and working within networks and coalitions for lobbying and advocacy purposes

• Strong track record of building relationships with Parliamentarians

• Demonstrable excellence in organising and delivering innovative political events

Skills

• Demonstrably strong verbal and written communication, presentation and persuasion

• Experience of developing effective working relationships with colleagues and working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary project teams

• Ability to plan work and meet deadlines when working under pressure on a number of projects

Abilities

• Ability to apply influencing techniques and tactics to ensure Save the Children stands out from the crowd in Westminster, Whitehall, and with other key international stakeholders

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: Wednesday 6th Jan

The Senior Policy Officer role is key to our client's strategy and will lead on their health and social care policy influencing. With a sound understanding of the changing health and social care landscape, you will work to build their evidence base and translate evidence into persuasive arguments to influence at the highest levels.

Client Details

A charity

Description

As Senior Policy Officer you will:

• Lead health and social care research and policy development
• Engage People who are deaf or have hearing loss in the development, delivery and evaluation of your work
• Develop Strong evidence based arguments and policy positions
• Build Partnerships with other organisations and stakeholders and secure consensus
• Manage A Research and Policy Officer and help drive a culture of high performance around policy development and influencing

Profile

You will have:

• Experience of developing evidence-based policy that has led to positive change
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to develop relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels
• A flexible, proactive approach to working and an ability to direct your own work
• An understanding of how Whitehall and Westminster work
• Line management experience (desirable)

Job Offer

£37,000k

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic policy professional to lead a new function supporting the organisation’s various aims.

Making The Leap is a small and innovative social justice charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.

The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity generally (and anti-Blackness in particular). The people here work hard, are good at what they do, and for so many it is ‘home’, with an average tenure of 11 years.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast and our brand new initiative Black Charity Leaders.

Policy Manager – Physical Activity

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Policy Manager – Physical Activity Responsibilities:

Alzheimer’s Society, in partnership with Sport England, is looking for an experienced Physical Activity manager to lead, manage and develop our approach to enabling people with dementia to use physical activity as an effective management tool, in addition to other forms of day to day support.

This exciting, new national level role will focus on the strategic development of Alzheimer’s Society’s physical activity programme of work and the creation of a Physical Activity Strategy.
This will include working closely with people affected by dementia, senior developmental conversations internally to lead the agenda, engagement with a range of key external stakeholders including across policy, research, health and the sport and physical activity sector, and delivering against a complex insight programme, which has been highlighted as the key starting point for the programme of work.

Working within Alzheimer’s Society’s Policy Team, this role will lead a two-year strategic partnership and programme of work, supported by Sport England with funding from the National Lottery, to:
• Oversee a strategic insight gathering programme to build a strong evidence base to build the foundations of future work in developing a physical activity strategy for the organisation
• Develop strategic plans based on the insight and innovation activities, working in conjunction with the Head of Policy, Head of Research, Development and Evaluation and Sport England
• Act as the strategic liaison with colleagues at all levels across the Society to improve understanding of the internal and external physical activity landscape for people affected by dementia; including Innovation, Dementia Voice, Policy and Campaigns, Operations, Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships
• Oversee the delivery of research innovations and accelerator projects to develop solutions to engage more people with dementia in physical activity

Policy Manager – Physical Activity Requirements:

We are looking for someone to lead this exciting two-year project, building the insight and evidence for physical activity for people with dementia and embarking on the delivery of campaign outputs and solutions through effective strategic partnership working and influencing.
You will be an experienced manager, a clear communicator with strategic leadership and strong relationship management skills across all levels of an organisation, particularly with senior leaders; developing communication plans to gather and share learnings across the duration of the project a specialist, chairing and leading internal steering groups and external expert groups.
You will also have experience in influencing sectors, people and systems to help shape and drive the ambitious plans and, in conjunction with knowledge of physical activity, an understanding of dementia and/or other long terms conditions, and how they and their current systems of support can create barriers to being active.
The role also requires a high level of attention to detail, excellent project management and interpersonal, presentation and communication skills, across a diverse range of key contacts and subjects.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

Position: Policy Manager – Physical Activity
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Contract type: Fixed Term – 2 year contract
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £41,585 - £46,725 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing Date: 04 February 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Policy Manager, Policy Specialist, Programme Manager, Project Manager, Project Management, Policy Advisor, Policy Officer, Dementia, Charity, etc

• Duration: Fixed term contract to March 2022
• Salary: £39,659.32 gross per annum plus 9% employer pension contribution
• Location: London, with occasional international travel
• Closing date: 5pm UK time, 11 February 2021
• Interviews: Week commencing 15 & 22 February 2021

We are looking for a Policy Manager to join our Research, Advisory and Policy Department. The successful candidate should have experience of developing and implementing policy influencing strategies in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Knowledge of counter-terrorism and sanctions legal and policy frameworks that govern peacebuilding and humanitarian action would be an advantage. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and strategic thinker to play an active role in helping Conciliation Resources to achieve its strategic goals. 

Job purpose

The Policy Manager works within the RAP Department on the achievement of policy goals in Conciliation Resources’ Strategic Plan. With the Department Director they ensure Conciliation Resources achieves sustainable outcomes in its work on counter-terrorism legislation and sanctions. They pursue uptake and impact from RAP-led research and Accord publications and support colleagues in the Gender Team and CR EU respectively to enhance policies on gender, peace and security and mediation and peacebuilding at EU level. They improve policy advocacy strategy and impact across the organisation. They ensure that CR’s voice and objectives are reflected in joint advocacy with NGO networks.

The post holder is an in-house expert in policy change and influencing strategies. They bring knowledge of the workings of international institutions and policies that shape peacebuilding. They understand debates around counter-terrorism legislation and sanctions and how they affect humanitarian aid and peacebuilding. The postholder is able to think strategically about policy trends which offer Conciliation Resources opportunities for influence in the future. They are a resource for the Gender Team’s efforts to achieve change in gender, peace and security policy. They bring expertise in writing for policy audiences.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Sound understanding of conflict resolution theory and practice and of gender, peace and security.
• Substantial experience in the formulation of policy advocacy strategies, stakeholder mapping and analysis and policy engagement in the area of peacebuilding or international development.
• Good knowledge of the conflict response and peacebuilding policies of key policy institutions that shape peacebuilding and policy development processes.
• Appreciation of issues of confidentiality and political sensitivity and ability to develop relationships of trust.
• Experience in training and facilitation and of presentations to policy audiences, including at senior level.
• Experience of writing persuasively for a range of external audiences, particularly policymakers, media and political audiences.
• Experience of drafting policy briefs, submissions, ministerial letters.
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking and problem solving skills.
• Ability to summarise complex arguments clearly, concisely and accurately.
• Ability to listen actively to, engage with and persuade people from varying backgrounds and with a range of political, cultural, and value orientations.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently, and to work collaboratively with a flexible approach.
• Computer literate ( preferably experience of working in a MAC environment)

Desirable knowledge

• Understanding of issues and debates around counter-terrorism law, sanctions and humanitarian and peacebuilding action.
• Academic qualification in a relevant field, such as international relations, conflict resolution, gender, humanitarian or development studies.
• Experience of living or working in a conflict-affected society.
• Experience of working with international, national and local partner organisations.
• Language skills relevant to another area of CR’s work.