Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose.  To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join Independent Age as we work on our ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life.  We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

We are looking for a dynamic Public Affairs Officer to join our motivated team. The successful candidate will ensure that Independent Age’s policy positions and campaigns are effectively communicated to government and parliamentarians. They will create opportunities to amplify the voices of older people in Parliament through a range of mechanisms, and secure support for our policy calls across a wide group of stakeholders.

You should have a strong working knowledge of the current political landscape and experience of engaging with different levels of government and Parliament. The ability to communicate (written and verbal) in a clear, accurate and convincing way for a range of audiences is essential for this role. 

At Independent Age we live by our values. We are purpose-driven; compassionate; expert; collaborative; accountable; inclusive.

We champion inclusion and celebrate diversity within and outside our charity to create a culture where everyone knows that they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We hire from a variety of backgrounds as we know this makes our charity stronger. If you are passionate about our cause, share our values and believe you have the skills for this role, then we’d love to meet you. 

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best, so we provide support to attain this with flexible working hours and regular remote working opportunities’. We also offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance and fantastic learning and development opportunities.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. 

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, along with your CV.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 December.

We are a UK wide membership organisation for all health professionals working in adult, paediatric and adolescent rheumatology. BSR works to promote excellence in the care of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and to support those delivering it, involving patients and carers at every step.

We are recruiting a Public Affairs Officer to join our team in the Practice and Quality Directorate. This is a 3-month fixed term contract for an individual with great interpersonal skills who is organised and adaptable and is confident working proactively and independently.

Location

Our head office is based in Central London. We currently have a hybrid working model in place with the ability to apply for additional flexible working arrangements. Support and equipment needed to work remotely will be provided. We expect the post holder to be comfortable working out of the office and outside of normal working hours to represent the Society at parliamentary events.

In this role you will:

• Monitor local and political developments relating to the delivery of rheumatology services
• To secure oral and written parliamentary questions with one or more governments of the UK in Q4 of 2021
• To secure and schedule meetings to discuss workforce report recommendations and garner support with parliamentarians
• Promote the Society’s strategic priorities within your networks and participate in regional events to encourage knowledge sharing and best practice
• Generate content to develop BSR’s leadership voice for increased stakeholder engagement
• Brief the Society’s lead representatives ahead of external events and parliamentary cross party groups to champion rheumatology and its multidisciplinary teams to key stakeholders and elected parliamentarians
• To monitor External Affairs Team general enquiries inbox in line with BSR standards
• To support the team’s proactive approach to work, with a willingness to take on duties (as required) to aid the smooth running of BSR

We want to hear from you if you: 

• Are self-motivated and have enthusiasm for public affairs
• Have a good understanding of the UK government and sound political judgement
• Have excellent time and project co-ordination skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Can engage with colleagues and collaborators to bring them on board in line with set targets
• Are confident in managing stakeholders at all levels and excited about seeking opportunities to develop new relationships
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and can liaise across all business levels
• Are a problem solver with a “can-do” attitude

We would like your experience of the following: 

• Working with a healthcare portfolio and / or an understanding of the NHS and the challenges and opportunities facing health and care organisations
• Influencing networks within the health sector

• Strong track record in a policy, campaigning or communications role within the UK
• Evidence of an established sphere of influence in Westminster, including working with clients, senior stakeholders, members and / or coalitions of interest
• Proven experience in producing clear, persuasive and accurate written and oral communications

We can offer: 

• A great place to work, we are Investors In People (Silver) accredited and committed to Equality, Inclusion and Diversity

• Flexible working approach
• 25 days holiday and bank holidays

• Regular staff social and wellbeing events, and team activities to build relationships and take a break from work

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

BSR is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010. 

We want a working environment free of all the above, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason. We expect all BSR employees to champion and live our values through their work at every opportunity. 

Reporting to the Policy and Campaigns Manager, the Policy and Public Affairs Officer will play an important role in making the case to decision-makers, funders and commissioners to invest in Youth Access’ member network of Youth Information Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS). 

The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will work closely with our members and young people to develop our policy positions and ensure these are rooted in the priorities of those with lived experience of the issues. They will produce written publications such as briefings, reports and blogs to promote our policy positions, respond to the evolving policy landscape and ensure that our members are equipped to influence decision-makers at the local and regional level.

The post-holder should be a great networker, with the ability to make sure the priorities and perspectives of Youth Access’ members and the young people they serve are heard  are heard in national policy forums and by people of influence across government, the civil service, NHS, and civil society.

About Youth Access 

Youth Access is the membership organisation for youth information, advice and counselling services (YIACS). Our vision is that all young people can access free support on their journey into adulthood from community-based advice and counselling services that respect their rights and meet their individual needs.  

We: 

• Advocate with and for our members and young people, to influence national policy and funding decisions. 
• Facilitate networking and collaboration across our network, enabling challenges and solutions to be shared. 
• Develop and disseminate evidence, training and guidance to support members to develop their services and advocate for change locally.  
• Through centring young people’s voices, we support them to campaign for transformational change to ensure services and systems fulfil their rights. ​

Our values 

BOLD 

We are progressive in our thinking and courageous in our challenge of the system. We take a rights-based approach and are committed to dismantling inequalities in society. We trust in the power of young people’s lived experience and passionately champion the support our members provide to meet young people's needs and rights. 

COLLABORATIVE  

We achieve our goals arm-in-arm with others. Working alongside young people and our network of members across the country, we are a powerful collective advocating for change. We bring this unique contribution and insight to collaborations with partners across the youth, mental health, and advice sectors.   

RESPONSIVE   

We are driven by the views of young people and our members, the evidence, and knowledge from practice. As these change, so do our approaches. We are tenacious, but adapt our methods to the external environment, so that we can make the most of opportunities to achieve our vision.     

See the full job description and person specification on our website.

Location: London with hybrid working

Deadline for Applications: Friday 3rd December

The Public Affairs Officer Position:

Our dynamic charity client is recruiting the post of Public Affairs Officer.  In this role, you build and deliver political influencing strategies and activities, recruit and retain parliamentary champions and build our clients’ the presence and profile in Westminster.  You will join not only an ambitious and driven public affairs and campaigns team, but also a charity committed to your professional and personal development.

Requirements:

• You will have previous experience working in a public affairs related role.
• A good strong knowledge of the current political landscape, government and parliamentary processes.
• Experience engaging and influencing Parliament and national and local government.
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.

People in poverty pay more for essentials such as energy, insurance and credit. This is known as the poverty premium. Fair By Design (FBD) is dedicated to ending the extra costs of being poor. FBD is run by the Barrow Cadbury Trust but please note it is not a grants programme.

We are looking for a talented individual to join our team. Using your communications and public affairs skills you will help us to achieve our mission of eliminating the poverty premium by 2028. We will be looking for you to play a significant role in ensuring our communications are persuasive and impactful and that our messages are heard by those in power. As part of a small team, flexibility is key and you will also be responsible for our internal communications and team support, from providing the secretariat to our Steering Group and supporting our evaluation work, to diary and event management. Find out more about Fair by Design.

The Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent charitable foundation seeking a just and peaceful society which recognizes the equal value of all people.  Largely working in partnerships with others, we use all our resources – our grants, our people and our name – to bring about structural change, thus increasing social justice and equality.

We have a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and we encourage applications from people with personal experience of the social justice and human rights issues we seek to address.

We are a UK wide membership organisation for all health professionals working in adult, paediatric and adolescent rheumatology. BSR works to promote excellence in the care of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and to support those delivering it, involving patients and carers at every step. 

Job Summary 

We are recruiting for a Public Affairs Manager to join the External Affairs team in the Practice and Quality Directorate. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills who will be responsible for developing and maintaining stakeholder engagement with health, political and public figures.  

In this role you will:

- Be responsible for driving forward the Society’s public affairs agenda and support the development of the Society’s leadership voice, profile and influencing function.

-Play a crucial part in helping to ensure our members, Trustees and Senior Management Team are well briefed and where appropriate support them in developing stakeholder relationships.

- Lead the External Affairs team’s public affairs and will work autonomously with our members, partners and stakeholders to promote our specialty. Your enthusiasm for expanding our Society’s reach and impact will be infectious amongst colleagues and our members.

The ideal candidate will:

Have excellent communication skills, be passionate about building positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, be organised, adaptable and open to innovation and change.

View full job description attached

Location

Our head office is based in Central London. We are currently working flexibly (hybrid) and you will be given the support and equipment needed to make this possible.Can be based UK-wide with proximity to parliamentary network.This role will involve travel across the UK. 

We can offer: 

• A great place to work, we are Investors In People (Silver) accredited and committed to Equality, Inclusion and Diversity

• Performance related pay and incentive schemes that include colleague nominated awards
• Group pension scheme
• Flexible working approach – choose working patterns that suit you
• 25 days holiday, bank holidays
• A heap of benefits, such as BUPA health insurance, cycle to work schemes and options to buy/sell up to 5 days annual leave

• Regular staff social and wellbeing events, and team activities to build relationships and take a break from work
• Year round learning and development programmes

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

BSR is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010. 

We want a working environment free of all the above, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason. We expect all BSR employees to champion and live our values through their work at every opportunity. 

We have an opportunity for a Public Affairs Manager to help us with our public affairs work, specifically building and maintaining strong relationships with public affairs stakeholders (e.g. parliaments, governments, wider political networks, and civil society) and related work in furtherance of our public policy objectives.

This role requires a well-organised candidate, able to react to short or urgent deadlines, with excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to research papers and briefings. You’ll be a good team player working with several members of staff within and outside of our Public Affairs team, plus the ability to negotiate with key stakeholders. You’ll need to demonstrate a commitment to the campaigning aims of Humanists UK. Lobbying experience is essential in this role.

Please note this is a 12-month maternity cover role. Additional detail is given in the application pack.

We do not accept CV’s or cover letters and they will not be read. If you have further questions about this role please email Karen Wright, our current Public Affairs Manager.

The closing date for applications is Friday 3 December at 09:00.

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is looking for an experienced, strategic Public Affairs Manager to join the Policy Team. We are working on some very exciting projects to help transform physics in the UK: increasing diversity in education and the workplace, ensuring children have access to world-class physics education, and fostering investment in technical skills and STEM.

The role

The Public Affairs Manager role is a newly created and is critical to the success of our Strategy. Working with colleagues across the organisation, you will drive forward the development and delivery of our public affairs work to achieve long term, positive changes in government policy and practice.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing a public affairs plan that reflects the IOP's strategic priorities and programmes.
• Advising on the new opportunities and risks associated with the IOP’s external policy work, and make recommendations on how to engage with these in a timely and convincing manner.
• Supporting the Head of Policy in other areas of policy engagement, analysis and dissemination.
• Supporting other Heads in identifying influencing opportunities and developing public affairs plans.

The Person

The Public Affairs Manager will be an experienced professional who can lead the development and delivery of the IOP’s political influencing strategy and help us to drive forward our policy priorities.

Candidates will have a proven track record in political analysis and lobbying, influencing decision makers and working with colleagues to develop strategies that create real impact. In addition to this, we are looking for strong leadership, interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills.

Future of work

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer, and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative, and exciting trust-based model of flexible working. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact.

The Future of Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility, and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.

Application

Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification. 

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy, and you’ll play a part in helping us to deliver it.  There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our new film to find out more about our work.

As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer. We request no contact from agencies or media sales.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Open University Student Association to recruit their new Policy and Public Affairs Manager.

The Open University Students Association serves the interests of around 170,000 part-time and distance-learning students spread across the UK, Europe and beyond. Their role is to represent and support the interests of this vast and extremely diverse community of students.

As the Policy and Public Affairs Manager, you will play a leading role in driving forward the delivery on the associations strategic aim to 'Influence and Transform' and achieve positive policy change. This role will lead on the implementation of the external stakeholder engagement plan, including reviewing stakeholder maps, co-ordinating relevant external links, setting objectives and monitoring performance, and reporting on progress, achievements, and impact. You will also be expected to build and continually enhance your own expertise on all matters of policy developments affecting OU students, using information to drive and inform all work.

In addition to the main responsibilities , the post-holder will take forward a series of exciting and important projects in collaboration with OU students and with the Open University.

The successful candidate will have relevant professional experience in policy and political affairs as well as offer motivation, enthusiasm, energy, tenacity and resilience and a real drive to make an impact. You will have significant experience in collaboration and partnership working as well as delivering successful projects and events. Writing engaging copy and presenting to senior level audiences is also key to the success of this post.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Please initially apply with a Word Copy of your CV - more information about the role and the organisation will be provided to suitable candidates.

The organisation

A health campaign 

The role

The aim of the role is to improve mental health care and to keep it on top of the political agenda through successful public affairs and stakeholder management

To develop an effective strategy for public affairs and stakeholders

To work closely with the media and policy colleagues to ensure that the organisation is heard at Westminster

The candidate

Significant experience in public affairs and a good understanding of parliamentary workings and procedures in the UK

Experience of working in coalitions or alliances

Experience of providing high level, quality advice to strategic decision makers

Welsh Women’s Aid is the national umbrella organisation in Wales for third sector specialist services working to end domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of violence against women. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional woman to join us and lead our Public Affairs and Communication team. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrable their commitment to Welsh Women’s Aid’s ethos and values, and be passionate about ending domestic abuse and all forms of violence against women.

As Head of Public Affairs and Communications you will be a leader with the ability to develop, motivate and manage a high performing team, build strong relationships, and have proven strategic and operational management experience. You will oversee all areas of public affairs, communications, policy, research and prevention, and hold responsibility for their strategic direction, ensuring the needs of survivors of violence against women are represented to policy makers and influencers.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in public affairs at a senior level
• Thorough understanding of Welsh Government, Westminster, Senedd Cymru, Whitehall and local government mechanisms
• Excellent campaigning and influencing skills achieve objectives and maintain good working relationships.
• Experience of survivor or stakeholder engagement
• Must be adaptable, solution-focussed with a proactive and positive approach.

The ability to speak and write Welsh is desirable for this role, but not essential.

Interviews: Thursday 9th / Friday 10th December 2021

This post is open to women only under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

We value diversity and are committed to promoting equality. We encourage applications from women from all backgrounds and communities, and applicants from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority backgrounds and people with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be guaranteed an interview. 

Registered charity number: 1140962

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the Magic Breakfast team as we expand our efforts to reach more children at risk of hunger in the UK. In the past year we have doubled the number of schools we work with and tripled the number of children we reach each school day. We have an ambitious strategy which will continue to see all areas of the charity grow in order to end child morning hunger for good.

The Policy and Campaigns team consists of a Parliamentary Officer, 2 Policy Officers, a Head of Policy and Campaigns, as well as a Campaigns Officer. The team works with decision-makers, civil-society and public supporters in building political and public support for greater, sustainable government investment in school breakfast provision. We also have a group of ten volunteer Youth Campaigners (aged 15-21), some of whom have lived experience of food insecurity.

The Campaigns Officer directly manages these Youth Campaigners, their development, and their involvement in shaping and delivering Magic Breakfast’s campaigning work. They will also develop our campaign strategy and design and  execute campaign actions (both in-person and digital). Occasional out of hours evening meeting and weekend work is required.

More information on this responsibilities of this role can be found in the attached job description.

The closing date for this role is  29 November 2021. Interview dates w/c 6 December 2021.

The role:

To plan the public campaign activities – mainly online but also offline – to maximise the impact of individual campaigners.

To produce strong campaigning content and materials with strong calls to action.

To use digital campaigning software and website to increase the effect of individual campaigners.

The candidate:

Solid experience in comparable public campaigning and activism with knowledge of various campaigning techniques.

Good digital skills and an understanding of how to engage online effectively with supporters

An excellent communicator and relationship builder with good political awareness.

Deadline: Monday 6th December