Background: 

Suzy Lamplugh Trust is the UK’s pioneering personal safety charity and leading stalking authority, established in 1986 following the disappearance of 25-year-old Suzy Lamplugh whilst at work. We work towards creating a society in which people are safer - and feel safer - from the prevalence of stalking, harassment, aggression and violence, achieved through Supporting people; Education; and Campaigning. Our stalking helpline advice and advocacy service offers support and advice to thousands of victims of stalking every year. 

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has awarded funding to Suzy Lamplugh Trust and partner agencies to continue the proof of concept Multi-Agency Stalking Intervention Programme (MASIP) in London.  This is a ground-breaking intervention programme for stalking perpetrators, in an interdisciplinary setting, involving partners from the health and criminal justice services as well as the voluntary sector. The postholder will work with partners in health, the police and probation services to deliver the best possible support to victims of stalking, holding partners to account in this multi-agency setting and ensuring that the voice of the victim is promoted and heard in high risk stalking cases. They will be responsible for maintaining overall project oversight and accountability to the Mayor’s Office, including data analysis and performance management and reporting, as well as managing the advocacy service on this stalking project.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an award-winning project.

Purpose of Job: 

The Stalking Threat Assessment Centre Advocacy Service Manager will provide leadership to the inter-agency team managing the challenges of this constantly evolving project. They will be responsible for: 

• driving the delivery of the project in London; 

• ensuring that the project is on track to achieve all outcomes and reporting to MOPAC;

• ensuring an appropriate monitoring and evaluation system is in place with responsibility for ongoing monitoring and evaluation; 

• providing line management to stalking advocates and supervising their casework; 

• working alongside the London stalking support service Team Leader to ensure the delivery of shared outcomes; 

• ensuring clear referral pathways between Suzy Lamplugh Trust stalking support services and STAC; 

• preparing and maintaining project documentation; 

• managing the project budget; 

• driving communication across partner agencies; 

• ensuring that appropriate governance, data capture and information sharing agreements are in place; and 

• encouraging a change in focus or culture as necessary for successful inter-agency working. 

Timeframe: Fixed term to 31 March 2021 (possibility of extension subject to funding) 

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification. 

Applications must include a covering letter addressing the shortlisting criteria. Note: applications without a covering letter will not be considered. 

Closing date: Applications will be considered as received on a rolling basis. We will close the vacancy once suitable candidate is identified.  

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled advocacy professional to join our team in a new role as a Senior Advocacy Advisor.

We looking for a highly motivated individual with demonstrable experience both designing programmatic work with beneficiaries and delivering policy and influencing work. You will be supporting the development of new advocacy content in our programmes with women entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Indonesia and Vietnam, so participants are empowered to identify and safely challenge systemic challenges to the success of womens’ businesses. You will also be leading on the operational delivery of our broader advocacy strategy focussing on developing our policy, influencing and research work.  

This is a part time, permanent role at 21 hours per week (60%) with a salary range of £21,924 – £26,187 pro rata (£36,540 – £43,645 per annum).

Applications close 9.00am BST, 30 July 2020. Interviews will be held remotely in the first half of August.

Please note, the Foundation’s team is working from home and you will be too until such a time that we can safely return to our Central London office (W1), from where you’ll be based after then. We offer flexible working arrangements. 

The Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position. All applicants should have the right to work in UK. Please let us know if you have any access requirements of which you would like us to be aware during this process.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we will contact those we wish to invite you to interview only.

Thank you for your interest in the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. We look forward to receiving your application.

We are recruiting an Advocacy Officer for the Action for Global Health Network (AfGH), which represents over 60 of the UK’s leading NGOs, research institutions and health experts working to promote and improve global health.

AfGH believes that the UK Government should play a leading role in realising the right to health for all globally and works on a broad range of health issues with a focus on the quantity and quality of UK development assistance for health. The network provides a unique co-ordination and convening role mobilising UK global health advocates working towards a common strategy to hold UK government and global health institutions and stakeholders accountable, as well as providing a vital platform for dialogue between UK and global civil society and the UK Government.

The Advocacy Officer works with the Coordinator to develop and implement the organisation’s advocacy strategy, focused on ensuring that global health is integrated within policy and funding priorities in the UK and internationally.

As a key member of the IRC's Global Communications Team, the Senior Officer, Global Communications will develop and execute communications strategies related to the IRC’s work in Africa and/or other portfolio priority geographies / issues. In turn, s/he will help to position the IRC as a global thought and practice leader.

The Senior Officer will lead and collaborate on IRC communications efforts within a set portfolio and surge into crisis projects as needed, convening and leading multiple departments and stakeholders to deliver breakthrough communications results. The Senior Officer will act as a spokesperson as needed.

Major Responsibilities:

• Convene, collaborate with, and lead a dynamic range of IRC teams across Africa Regions/other IRC portfolios as needed, to develop and implement communications strategies that drive awareness of the IRC’s impact and advocacy, enhancing the IRC's reputation, supporting fundraising objectives, and influencing target policy makers.
• Work with (and persuade) internal stakeholders, including communications team-members, field teams, advocates, fundraisers, and technical experts to facilitate and support dynamic communications tactics, including innovative media outreach, top tier op-eds, creative digital content and dynamic, audience-driven social media output.
• Deliver strategic proactive and reactive media relations, leveraging global insights and expertise in both international and humanitarian media to increase the IRC’s media share of voice and digital engagement.
• Deploy excellent writing skills to deliver pitches that land IRC-led features, high-level IRC messages for cross-organizational use, top tier landing op-eds, and talking points for spokespeople.
• Represent the IRC as a spokesperson to external and internal audiences, both via media interviews and contributing to digital content. Provide media training to field spokespeople as needed.
• Partner with in house and external experts to produce Digital Content and Communications outputs that are integrated with strategic external relations objectives, aligned to clear distribution, and measurement, working closely with the Marketing Communications department.
• Gather content through multiple digital mediums -- photo, video, audio etc. -- using industry standard practices and equipment.
• Contribute to quarterly reports on media coverage and content results using industry standard metrics and bench-marking.
• Strengthen and develop internal systems and processes to deliver on communications objectives.
• Coordinate and lead crisis and emergency communications, including high profile field visits and high-speed content gathering.
• Deliver and lead executive communications for IRC leaders, including the CEO, as needed.
• Expand and nurture IRC’s communications network.

Public Affairs & Policy Manager

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Are you passionate about politics? Do you have a thorough understanding and experience of working with all levels of Government to bring about change?

Salary: £36,235 per annum

Hours: Full time, Fixed Term Contract 18 Months - 35 Hours per week

Location: Emerson’s Green, Bristol

This is a fantastic opportunity to continue to build the public affairs and external policy function in a leading learning disability charity.

We’re looking for someone who is keen to use their policy and public affairs expertise to help us raise awareness of the issues that affect adults with learning disabilities, and the social care providers that support them.

You will be a highly motivated professional, who enjoys working flexibly across a range of projects and engaging with a variety of stakeholders. Your responsibilities will vary from; providing strategic advice and guidance to senior managers, developing position statements on critical issues, drafting formal responses to consultations, and cultivating relevant contacts across the social care sector.

This role reports directly into the Executive Director for People and Communications and will work closely with senior managers and the Communications and Marketing team.

Requirements:

Educated to degree standard or with an equivalent professional qualification you will have significant experience of working in the public affairs/policy field at a managerial level, preferably in the social care sector.

You will be able to quickly build effective relationships to communicate, influence and negotiate with a diverse range of people. With strong analytical skills you will be responsible for building Hft’s authoritative voice through championing and leading Hft’s annual Sector Pulse research. You will be confident in liaising with the media and taking on the role of spokesperson role for Hft’s policy campaigns and research.

What we Offer

Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance

Closing date: 22 July 2020
Interview date: 27 July 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Public Affairs, Policy Manager, Public Affairs Officer, Policy Officer, PR Manager, Corporate Communications, Media Relations Officer, Public Relations Manager, Publicity Officer, Policy Manager, Policy Officer, Communications Advisor, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

Ref: 93499

Fixed term contract for 1 year (Maternity Cover)

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Senior Public Affairs Adviser and deliver high-impact change political strategies, building and holding relationships with Government, parliament and political stakeholders. 

In our Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns Department, we fight for children’s rights every single day. We drive political agendas at national and global levels. We integrate lobbying, policy, research and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. We go the extra mile - and we don't rest until the work is done.

If you grew up in a family with a low income, with experience of the care system or in any other way have experience of life at the sharp end we really want to hear from you. We are also looking to diversify our workforce in other ways; therefore we want to hear from people of colour, those that identify as working class, disabled and LGBTQIA. If it would help, you can chat to the hiring manager before applying for this role – as a large organisation with a competitive interview process, we know it can be daunting. We are here to help you through the process and get the best from you.

As Senior Public Affairs Adviser you will lead political influencing and develop advocacy strategies for Save the Children's work. You will identify lobbying opportunities, providing strategic political insight and ensuring systematic monitoring, analysis and dissemination of political intelligence. As a representative of SCUK externally, you will build constructive relationships with parliamentarians, advisers, officials, political parties, think tanks, NGOs and media, as well as providing technical expertise to SCUK's mission teams. In addition, you will:

• Maintain a strategic overview of political trends, UK government, parliamentary and political party relations relevant to Save the Children's work

• Draft high-level briefings and correspondence and develop and deliver regular written and oral briefings to MPs, Peers, Government officials, and other key decision makers on key policies, campaigns, and programme work

• Manage SCUK's contact with ministers, and senior civil servants; identifying and creating opportunities to influence processes through lobbying, consultations, inquiries, bills and other mechanisms.

To be successful you will be a strategic thinker, with significant operational experience of structures, processes and trends in the UK political system, as well as a track record of achieving political change. You will have knowledge of the welfare system, UK poverty and child rights. An excellent communicator, you will be able to summarise and persuasively communicate complex information in written form to a range of target audiences. Additionally, you will have:

• Demonstrable ability to develop and deliver flexible and innovative lobbying strategies to achieve challenging advocacy asks

• Demonstrable understanding of, and experience in managing, political risk and an understanding of the operating environment for charities, particularly around challenges to charity campaigns and advocacy

• A track record of delivering innovative political events, including at party conferences

• The ability to effectively build, manage and work within networks and coalitions for lobbying and advocacy purposes

• A proven ability to rapidly analyse and master policy 

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.

This post will need to be able to come to London / Westminster roughly once a week, but we are also open to hearing from people outside London. 

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. 

For more information and to apply please visit our website. 

Closing date: Friday 10th July 

About us
Crisis is the national charity for people facing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

This is an exciting time to join the Policy and Campaigns team at Crisis and play an important role to help us advance our goal to end homelessness in Great Britain. In the last few weeks we have seen significant progress in policy making on homelessness, and it is a critical time to ensure this momentum is not lost.
As Senior Policy Officer for Health and Homelessness Prevention, you will lead a new area of policy work for Crisis, developing our policy positions and strategy around health to ensure that health policy is well-considered and advocated for in our solutions to end homelessness. You will also work closely with Public Affairs and Campaigns colleagues on influencing decision makers to help people out of homelessness and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether.
 

About you
To be successful in this role you will have solid experience of leading policy projects in housing, homelessness, or health, and developing practical policy solutions to complex problems. You will also be enthusiastic about working cross-organisationally with frontline services and people with lived experience to develop policy from practice.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click apply now. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

Closing date: Tuesday 14 July 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We are recruiting a Senior Policy Researcher to join our Consumer and Public Services team. People who come to Citizens Advice for support are five times more likely to be in poverty. Our team tries to change policy by tackling practical problems that improve our clients’ financial health. In recent years, we've done this by:

• Helping reduce the bills paid by loyal and vulnerable customers in essential markets by £260m
• Persuading regulators to introduce a cap on certain high cost credit products, which have reduced costs by £60m
• Lobbied for the introduction of a ban on letting fees, which has saved renters £13m a month

Our team is now at the forefront of the organisation’s advocacy response to the coronavirus pandemic. Our organisation is unique. We directly help 2.7 million people to solve their problems each year. Through these interactions we see first hand, and in real time,  the problems faced by people across England and Wales. We spot emerging issues quickly, often even before government - a particularly crucial role we’re playing at the moment. This makes us uniquely placed to develop effective solutions and influence government, regulators and industry.

You’ll be joining the team at a challenging time for the people who come to us for support and will quickly be leading influential policy research projects that you’ll design to make an impact on government and other policymakers’ decisions.
You will have strong analytical and research skills and the drive to change policy, working with our world-class news and public affairs teams to ensure these changes happen. 

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Job title: Senior Policy Adviser
Location: London with occasional travel to Leeds
Role: Fixed Term Contract to 4th June 2021, Part-time, 3 days per week
Salary: £48,270 + £4,000 London Weighting pro rata at 0.6 (FTE)

Job Details

We welcome applications for secondment from the health sector and encourage anyone wishing to do this to have advance agreement from their employer.

The NHS Confederation is the independent voice of NHS leadership. Our aim is an empowered healthy population supported by world class health and care services. Our 500+ members span the full range of organisations that provide and commission services including acute, community, mental health and ambulance service trusts; independent providers; clinical commissioning groups; and academic health science networks. We work across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and have a European Office focused on Brexit and international learning opportunities. We support our members to address the policy and strategic challenges facing the health and care system, influence the development of national policy and represent their views at the highest levels and in the public arena. In the last few months we have been working with members to ensure that there has been sufficient Government support to manage Covid-19 and we are now working on how we restore health and care services  more widely as part of our #NHSReset campaign.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Excellent knowledge of contemporary health policy, service delivery challenges and the wider NHS.
• A successful track record of delivering insightful and influential thought leadership and influencing through policy products and engagement activities
• Ability to write accessible and compelling policy narratives
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills that cut through complexity and provide insight
• Proven ability to build strong personal relationships and effective formal and informal networks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including being personally credible and influential with senior stakeholders
• Ability to effectively manage a mixed portfolio of policy work, including scoping, ensuring it is relevant, timely and of a high quality

The Role

At this time of profound change our members need support to address the policy and strategic challenges of the evolving health and care policy landscape and a strong voice that materially shapes and influences the direction of travel so that the needs of patients and local populations are met in the best way possible. 

We have an opportunity for an exceptional policy professional who can work closely with our members to understand their views and needs and shape a programme of policy and advocacy work to meet them. You will be used to working at national level, with members and stakeholders to gather intelligence, develop policy positions, reports and briefings. Also, in acting as an expert in your field, representing the organisation’s and members’ views. You will be used to working effectively as part of a team of policy experts but also flexibly across organisational teams.  

In return you have the opportunity to develop a strong public profile as a national expert commenting on and helping to influence the future direction of health policy and practice. As well as an excellent benefits package including 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans. 

The NHS Confederation welcomes all applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from discrimination. We believe it is essential to build a diverse and inclusive company culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and acknowledged.

The NHS Confederation is also committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly to respond to changing circumstances and we want to ensure we do as much as possible to help support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

Application deadline: Thursday 16th July (midnight)
Interview date: Tuesday 28th July (remotely)

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a unique opportunity to shape Amnesty International's future work - ensuring gender mainstreaming and diversity is at the core of all of our human rights work and organisational practices. The Senior Advisor, Gender Mainstreaming/ Diversity will lead and facilitate effective gender mainstreaming and diversity initiatives across Amnesty International - from a capacity-building, programmatic, and organizational perspective - within its Secretariat, national entities, and leadership governance structures. This unique role has been recently re-located to the Global Strategy and Impact Programme - to underline the role's centrality in shaping Amnesty's overall strategic direction and standards of effectiveness. This is particularly relevant as Amnesty is due to adopt its new long-term global strategy in 2021, which this role will contribute to finalise. In particular, over the next 12 months, you will be expected to provide analysis, practical guidance and support on how gender and diversity aims can be achieved within the organisation - especially within Amnesty's planning, monitoring and evaluation approach, project management processes, and capacity-building programmes to implement the new strategy. The role will work in close collaboration with the Gender, Sexuality and Identity team, and a network of gender experts from across the organisation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• As member of the Management Team -lead, conceptualize and elaborate a capacity building vision, strategy and project(s) for effective gender mainstreaming across Amnesty's strategic and operational plans.
• Make and sustain the internal case to the Movement for gender mainstreaming interventions and approaches and to work with Senior Leadership, Fundraising, GSI and GSIP to secure improved resources to sustain this work.
• Support the Senior Leadership Team, International Board and broader movement to ensure gender and diversity aims are realised and shape Amnesty's direction.
• In collaboration with the Gender Sexuality and Identity team, facilitate the functioning of the Gender and Diversity Taskforce and broader delivery of ICM 2017: Decision 5.
• Generate, source, collate and commission gender mainstreaming intellectual knowledge, and programming tools and methodologies, to inform projects under Amnesty International's strategic plan.
• Author and commission a repository of gender mainstreaming resources appropriate for Amnesty International.
• Participate in or lead internal strategic reflection and review processes, as appropriate and required, to support the Global Strategy Programme and ensure the priorities of the programme are being reflected and shape Amnesty's direction
• Develop gender mainstreaming training resources and work with others to ensure integration of gender into broader training and induction protocols.
• Build a community of practice /focal points on gender mainstreaming across the movement.
• Conceptualize and facilitate systems to grow peer support, information and good practice sharing across Amnesty's regional offices, global programs, Sections and structures
• Facilitate the development of a results framework for gender mainstreaming focal points for their implementation in their own regions, programs and entities.
• In collaboration with the Gender and Diversity Taskforce and International Board provide frameworks for improved integration of gender and diversity into the broader internal accountability mechanisms of Amnesty International.
• To lead and support internal auditing of effectiveness in gender mainstreaming and develop a framework for improved gender integration into project management systems.
• Map, advocate for and where possible instruct remedial interventions identified in internal and external gender mainstreaming reviews and audits.
• Provide advice for Amnesty programs and entities to correct inadequacies, imbalances, and inaccuracies identified in gender mainstreaming audits.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have strong technical expertise in gender analysis, gender mainstreaming, as well as diversity and inclusion program work - preferably within INGOs or similar civil society/international organisations contexts. The nature of this role will require you to work very closely with a huge variety of stakeholders across countries, areas of expertise and different level of maturity with regards to gender and inclusion. This will require you relying on extensive relationship-building and people skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others - especially to influence and negotiate decision-making including at most senior levels. Finally, as a member of the Gender & Diversity community within Amnesty, you will also be expected to have significant expert knowledge in at least one policy area that addresses gendered anti-discrimination, intersectional analysis, and the ways that human rights abuses are underpinned by intersecting inequalities. A supportive and collaborative team player, you will be comfortable working collaboratively in an open and constructive way.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Since the coronavirus outbreak began, our society has pulled together to achieve extraordinary things. Thousands of people sleeping rough have been temporarily housed in a matter of weeks, and many more were prevented from becoming homeless due to emergency changes to legislation.

As we begin to emerge from lockdown, we now stand at a crossroads: we can build on the incredible progress that has been made by helping everyone move into a secure and permanent home; or we risk seeing thousands of people being forced into homelessness.

We are recruiting for a Philanthropy Manager to join our expanding Partnerships and Philanthropy team, to work alongside our inspirational supporters and beneficiaries to bring an end to homelessness in Great Britain.

About the role
As Philanthropy Manager, you will lead on launching and growing our new philanthropy Giving Club. We are working with an excellent consultant now to design this new offer and the new post holder will take over the reins to establish this exciting new supporter journey. We have a well-established and loyal supporter audience already giving at this level and we want to provide them with an exceptional supporter experience, whilst also providing the engine room to grow our partnerships and philanthropy networks.

The philanthropy team have already grown income by 124% in recent years with a number of new team members in place, so now is a brilliant time to join now that we have clear plans in place for further growth, a great energy in the team and an incredibly urgent cause.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have

• Some experience of philanthropy fundraising, building strong relationships and securing gifts of 4 to 5 figures
• A natural flair for relationships and the ability to work equally well with a wide range of people
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal and listening
• Knowledge of planning, monitoring and evaluating success in fundraising
• You will be a team player, with a flexible approach and the ability to collaborate well with others

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. For the supporting statement section, please address how you meet points 1-5 of the person specification, which can be found on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website. 

Closing date: Tuesday 14 July (23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work and to see our work in action, please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

We believe that strong data and evaluation will accelerate Frontline’s impact and we need the Evaluation Manager to drive and lead this crucial area of work. They will have the exciting opportunity, alongside another Evaluation Manager to help build a strong, data-driven culture of reflection and continuous improvement in everything we do. 

The Evaluation Team lead in conducting evaluation projects that contribute to positive improvement both in our programmes and more broadly across the organisation. Equally important, the team works to equip, upskill and support other teams to monitor the effectiveness of their work. 

You’ll need to be highly analytical, with an excellent grounding in evaluation methodology. You’ll also need to collaborate across a charity that values employees’ different perspectives and experiences, and so strong communication and influencing skills are a must.

We are looking for an expert in the art of digital communication who will broadcast our vision, mission and impact.

This is an exciting role that will enable OY to take its work to another level of activity. You will be responsible for ensuring excellent external communication and public relations and exceptional consistency in the values-driven communication internally and externally.

We are looking for an experienced Public Affairs Manager to work for a high profile faith based organisation , you will be supporting teachers, schools and colleges to achieve the mission of high quality Catholic education .

The Role
To liaise with parliamentarians and officials to ensure that the unique contribution of Catholic Education is integrated into Government thinking, decision making, policy and legislation.
To influence Government policy relating to Catholic education.
To develop effective public affairs strategies based upon knowledge of parliamentary process.
To draft responses to consultations, briefings and policy papers as required To support and coordinate national campaigns in support of Catholic education.
To work closely with colleagues from other faith-providers, particularly the Church of England Education Office, the Church in Wales and the Board of Deputies of British Jew

The Candidate
knowledge of parliamentary, political and legislative processes
Substantial experience of influencing MPs and Peers, advisers and officials
Understanding and commitment to education policy
Ability to assimilate and summarise complex information
Sympathetic to the teachings of the Catholic Church and support its work in promoting the Common Good.
Demonstrable experience of working within a politics and current affairs driven environment.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.