We’re proud of what we’ve achieved over the past 150 years. But the way we look at ageing is changing, which is why 2020 marks a highly exciting time to join the charity. We aim to not only drive positive change in key areas affecting our rapidly ageing population but also confront stereotypes and everyday ageism, working with older people and their families to show the world what old can be – right here and right now, in the UK.

The Head of Policy and Influencing will play a critical role in helping us achieve this. Working closely with the Director of Policy and Communications and Chief Executive, the post holder will lead an ambitious agenda of change, overseeing the development of robust evidence based policy positions and for the development and delivery of campaigns to drive positive change in our priority areas - health and social care, financial security, wellbeing and ageism. 

If you have extensive experience in this field, including demonstrable experience in leading a function to deliver impactful policy and campaigning activity, of commissioning, research and evaluation, and knowledge of parliamentary activity across the four nations, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer a competitive salary, 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a pension scheme with up to a 10% employee contribution and life cover, excellent learning and development opportunities, and a range of lifestyle benefits.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and we expect all colleagues to share in this commitment. As part of our recruitment and selection process, we require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check for all individuals who work with our service users.

Please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter, which should explain in detail your suitability for the role and your motivation for applying (up to two pages).

Closing date: wednesday 5th February

Interviews: Friday 14th February 2020 at our London Office

 

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a leading health charity as they look to recruit a new Public Affairs Officer. This role will help deliver the organisation's public affairs activities, further build a strong profile with key decision makers to promote their message about policy priorities so they are recognised and contribute to a meaningful difference to the service users of the charity.

Working with colleagues across the organisation, you will support the implementation of engaging influencing strategies in policy priority areas. This will combine policy, public affairs, and campaigning as well as social, and traditional media. This position will also lead in organising and delivering the charity's activity at party conferences.

The successful candidate will have an enthusiastic and abatable approach with strong communication skills to help build relationships with politicians, civil servants and other key decision-makers. You will be able to utilise your understanding of the parliamentary process, UK Government, and the health and social care environment to arrange events and produce engaging materials.

This is an exciting time to join the charity and help develop and grow their impact in the health and social care sector.

Please submit a WORD copy of your CV and the relevant consultant will be in contact.

Summary

Diabetes UK is looking to recruit a full time Senior Public Affairs Officer to join our Policy, Campaigns & Mobilisation team. You will play a vital role in bringing about change to improve the lives of people with diabetes and those at risk of developing type 2.

Your role will be central to helping plan and develop our parliamentary engagement work and influencing key stakeholders. This role helps Diabetes UK to bring about change in a range of priority areas such as obesity prevention, access to treatments and technologies, ensuring diabetes remains at the top of the political agenda.

Interview Date: 5 February 2020

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

You will be involved in promoting the work of Diabetes UK and issues affecting people living with diabetes in Parliament, coming up with new ideas to help develop parliamentary leaders who pro-actively support Diabetes UK's campaign objectives; and engaging MPs on local and national policies to deliver change.

Ideal Candidate

• Passionate about bringing about change that will have a positive impact in helping us create a world where diabetes can do no harm
• Highly politically astute with excellent knowledge of UK Parliament and politics, and the ability to demonstrate how knowledge base is kept up-to-date
• Creative and able to come up with new and interesting ideas to engage decision makers

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

Are you looking for an exciting public affairs role that will see you influencing the political landscape to help drive progress towards life-changing treatments for dementia and make breakthroughs possible?

The person appointed to this newly created post of Public Affairs Officer will join our policy and public affairs team to help drive forward our public affairs programme, expanding our capacity to engage and influence key political stakeholders with the mission of bringing about life-changing treatments for dementia by 2025.

The successful candidate will join a small, dynamic and creative team who are leading engagement and policy work in this field.  We are thought leaders who are shaping and influencing the future dementia research landscape.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in public affairs and will be a hard-working team player.  We need someone who can form positive relationships both internally and externally and who can help Alzheimer’s Research UK drive real change for people with dementia.   

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Work with Public Affairs Team to help further develop and implement the public affairs plan.
• Identify, develop and deliver proactive and reactive parliamentary activity to grow ARUK’s network of engaged, informed and supportive political stakeholders.
• Work across the policy and public affairs team to assist in developing tailored briefings and materials to further ARUK’s policy and public affairs ambitions.
• Keep abreast of the dementia research and political environments from national and international perspectives and use intelligence and insight to help inform the team’s work and direction.
• Provide analysis and insight on relevant legislation and policy guidance to help further and inform ARUK’s policy and public affairs work.
• To prepare parliamentary briefs, develop submissions for parliamentary questions and other opportunities presented through the parliamentary system.
• Lead on gathering information to measure our public affairs impact and report regularly, including across the organisation and up to Directors
• Work with the policy, public affairs and communications team to help deliver public campaigns and campaign messaging focused on ARUK policy objectives and help shape these messages for a political audience.
• Work with the communications team to help develop digital public affairs opportunities.
• Planning and coordinating parliamentary events and conferences focused around ARUK key policy and public affairs objectives.
• Represent ARUK at parliamentary and other events and conferences, including national party conferences.
• Co-ordinate and attend meetings with parliamentarians and stakeholders alongside senior staff and to provide briefings for staff.
• Liaise with staff, scientists, supporters and stakeholders at all levels.

What we are looking for:

• Educated to A Level or equivalent
• Excellent knowledge of the UK political system
• Experience of working in public affairs
• Excellent personal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with people at all levels face to face and on the phone
• Ability to write professionally, with an ability to adapt communications for different audiences
• Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
• Confident working with computers – good knowledge of Word, Excel and outlook
• Experience of building positive relationships with influencers or supporters
• Professional and hard-working team player

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £28,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 26th January 2020, with interviews to be held on the 6th February 2020. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on this date.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Through developing evidence-based policy positions and maintaining strong networks, the Policy and Public Affairs Officer will influence policymakers to create the change needed to end the need for food banks in the UK.

About you:

You will have experience of shaping and delivering advocacy strategies and a track record of influencing public policy. You will be a skilled communicator and effective at building networks to embed a collaborative approach to creating change. You will have experience of working with campaigns colleagues to maximise public affairs impact. 

How to apply

Please submit your application no later than 12 noon on Friday 24 January 2020.  We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held on the 21 February 2020 in London.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered. 

Summary

Diabetes UK is looking to recruit a full time Campaigns and Public Affairs Officer to join our Policy, Campaigns & Mobilisation team. You will play a vital role in bringing about change to improve the lives of people with diabetes and those at risk of developing type 2.

Interview Date: 5 February 2020

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

This role will help ensure diabetes remains at the top of the political agenda, supporting the work of Diabetes UK to bring about change in a range of priority areas such as obesity prevention and access to better treatments and technologies. You will be central to supporting the team to organise events, develop relationships with MPs and help plan and deliver our influencing campaigns nationally.

This will be a fast-paced and varied role, which involves in collaboration with a range of other teams and attending meetings at Westminster on a regular basis.

Ideal Candidate

• Enthusiastic and passionate about the opportunity to bring about change for people living with or at risk of diabetes.
• Politically astute.
• Creative and flexible in responding to new opportunities.
• Well-organised, with an attention to detail.

Public Affairs and Media Officer
£26,500 - £29,500 per annum
Permanent Contract
35 hours per week

Now that the dust has settled after the election, we are looking for someone to join our College’s external affairs team and help us convince the new government that mental health must remain top of the political agenda.

The College has had some stunning successes around weaving media hits and behind-the-scenes public affairs influencing work together – a big story in The Observer on mental health care in prisons led to us being invited to give evidence at a Parliamentary inquiry by the then Prisons Minister, for example – and in your role you will have the opportunity to contribute to both.

Splitting your time between media work and lobbying, you will be adept at drafting pithy, on-message responses to media enquiries as well as coming up with ideas of your own for press releases.

You will be comfortable lobbying MPs and peers for help in driving forwards much-needed improvements to mental health services and have the social skills to charm and cajole alike.

A natural when it comes to social media, you will be able to turn your hand to twitter and other forms of digital communication, striking the right balance between reflecting the College’s stance on any one of a number of crucial mental health issues and getting the tone right.

Underpinning all this will be your embodiment of the College’s values – Courage, Innovation, Respect, Collaboration, Learning and Excellence.

Experience in working in media relations or public affairs is a must, as is a keen interest in mental health care. An understanding of the workings of a Medical Royal College is an advantage.

The chosen candidates will be well supported with training and given the chance to learn from experienced and dedicated communications professionals.

For an information please visit the College website. 

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the leading medical authority on mental health in the United Kingdom and is the professional and educational organisation for doctors specialising in psychiatry.  The College plays a central role in establishing and promoting the highest standards of psychiatric care and training in the United Kingdom.

Closing date for applications: Monday 20 January 2020 at 10am
Interview date: Monday 27 January 2020

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Charity registration. no. 228636.

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community.

NO AGENCIES OR PUBLICATIONS PLEASE.

Through leadership of the policy and public affairs function, the Policy & Public Affairs Manager will ensure the Trussell Trust strengthens its influence and creates the change needed to end the need for food banks in the UK.

About you

You will have experience in a similar role, with specialist policy knowledge of the structural causes of poverty and hunger in the UK and sound political and procedural knowledge to effect change. You will have experience of translating evidence into clear policy asks, and a track record of managing advocacy strategies to achieve policy change at different levels of government. 

How to apply

Please submit your application no later than 12 noon on Friday 24 January 2020.  We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held on the 13 February 2020 in London.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

Liberty is a high-profile campaigning organisation fighting for human rights for over eighty years. Liberty works on a diverse array of human rights issues, including anti-discrimination, protest, free speech, police reform, migrants’ rights, technology and privacy, and access to justice. We are a uniquely multi-disciplinary team, working to achieve change through a powerful combination of lobbying, strategic litigation, public campaigning and member activism. Liberty has been standing up for people and holding the powerful to account since 1934, and it is needed now more than ever.

For this position, Liberty is seeking a Policy and Campaigns Officer for a 6-month full time or 12-month part-time role, starting in early February. The Officer’s first substantive task will be on a discreet project that will require excellent political understanding and knowledge. The Officer will have a sound understanding of parliamentary bill work and parliamentary analysis. After this project they are likely to work across a range of issues including homelessness, mental health and disability rights. The work of a Policy and Campaigns Officer involves developing and applying research and evidence-based expertise, planning creative campaigns to engage and empower the public, exercising political judgment and influencing decision-makers, building coalitions and working collaboratively with other organisations and influencers, contributing policy expertise to our strategic litigation, and supporting Liberty’s membership and development goals.

Liberty is striving to build a team that is truly inclusive. We welcome applications from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people, older and disabled people. Your potential to learn and grow in the role is important to us, so even if you don’t have 100% of what we are asking for, we want to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the UK’s leading charity working to improve life after brain injury.

Every 90 seconds, someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury, the effects of which can be devastating and last a lifetime.

Headway is the UK-wide charity that supports those affected by brain injury. We’re seeking a strategic thinker with an excellent understanding of politics who can help us to raise the profile of Headway among politicians and civil servants working in the fields of health, social care and welfare.

You will be responsible for devising and initiating political engagement campaigns to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury in the UK, while developing and managing relationships with MPs and other key stakeholders.

Educated to degree level, you will have experience of working in government relations or in a lobbying role. You will also have strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen and empathise, and a confidence to persuade and influence.

If you would like to use your political skills to improve services for people affected by brain injury, we’d like to hear from you.

Download a job description and apply for this role on our website. 

The Evangelical Alliance joins together hundreds of organisations, thousands of churches and tens of thousands of individuals for the sake of the gospel.

We are looking for a passionate, committed and knowledgeable individual to coordinate our public policy work. Representing evangelicals to have a confident and effective voice in politics, government and the media, this role involves advocating on issues of strategic importance, in particular, religious freedom, and ensuring evangelical representation on strategic bodies.

You will report to the director of advocacy and work with a team based in London and other UK national offices.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

For further details please refer to the full application pack on our website

Interviews will take plave in London in the week commencing 03 February 2020.

This a great opportunity to enhance your CV and develop your expertise working as part of the Public Affair’s team in the world’s leading independent conservation organisation.

As Public Affairs Adviser you will operate at the heart of our advocacy in the UK by providing support to the organisation on political strategy and working with WWF colleagues as we influence government policy to support the restoration of nature. You will be at the forefront of our fight for your world in 2020, working with political stakeholders to influence urgent and ambitious action from government across a range of briefs.You will get involved in developing ambitious proposals for the Party Conferences, project managing party conference activities and supporting the development and delivery of our parliamentary engagement strategy in 2020. You will also lead public affairs work across a range of environmental advocacy issues as well as develop power maps and plans to support our advocacy objectives. We will look to you to build personal relationships with members of parliament and political influencers too. Important will be the ability to provide day to day parliamentary monitoring and political expertise for colleagues as requested.

You must have knowledge of Westminster and Whitehall as well as Parliamentary processes and be able to demonstrate your experience of influencing political decisions. You will also have a proven track record of developing briefings, planning and delivering events and will be comfortable coordinating external stakeholders and internal resources to deliver results. Effective at managing projects, you will possess strong communication, relationship building and coordinating skills too.

A track record of event organisation plus experience of attending and/ or delivering a programme of events at a Party conference would be an advantage.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about saving our planet and want to develop your skills in Public Affairs, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link and complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up to date CV with cover letter highlighting why you are interested in this role as well as why this role is for you.

At WWF-UK we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits to encourage a work life balance.

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We’re looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

The Green Party is going places, part of the Green Wave that is sweeping across Europe, responding to the great political challenges of our age. Nowhere is this more so than London, where our candidate for London Mayor in 2020 is Green Party co-leader Siân Berry.

As personal assistant you would work closely with the candidate for Mayor, managing her diary and supporting her administratively and logistically to ensure she is able to represent the party as effectively as possible.

The successful applicant will thrive in fast-paced environments, be flexible, and always remember to prioritise the needs of the candidate. You will manage competing priorities calmly, have excellent interpersonal, organisational and communications skills, have good attention to detail in the delivery of work, all while being intrinsically motivated by environmental and social justice.

The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DPH) in the UK. It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice.

The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 160 years. It is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for public health. 

We are now looking to appoint to the position of Policy Projects Coordinator to support the Head of Policy and Policy Manager in the policy administration and development functions of the organisation. In this role you will be responsible for administering the programme of meetings for the ADPH Council, and Policy Advisory Groups (PAGs), and manage requests from external organisations for ADPH representation, input and endorsements.

The successful candidate will have experience of working independently and exhibit excellent organisational and prioritising skills. Working in a fast- paced environment across different Teams within the Association you will need to be flexible, proactive and have an eye for detail.

We are currently advertising for 2 separate Project Coordinator roles. Candidates are welcome to send in applications for both roles should they wish.

Please apply with a covering letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for the role, and a current cv.