Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Location
India | United Kingdom
Job description
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Position: Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Location: Remote (we are more interested in your passion than your postcode)
Salary: £52,500 per annum.
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours a week (flexible working considered)
Closing date: 22 March 2024
Interview dates: Monday 8 April or Thursday 11 April 2024.
About the Role:
Are you looking for an exciting next step in your career?
Do you want to use your political expertise to advocate for deaf rights?
You will bring excellent knowledge of the UK Government and Parliament, how policy change happens and how to develop effective advocacy strategies to achieve change. Leading our public affairs, policy, and research work, you will develop the powerful evidence, trusted relationships and creative lobbying tactics that will enable the organisation to make a lasting difference. Are you ready to help grow the organisation’s campaigns work? Great!
Key responsibilities of the Head of Policy and Public Affairs include:
- Lead the development and delivery of public affairs strategies to build trusted relationships between the organisation and key parliamentarians, political influencers and public bodies including think tanks, commissioners and NHS.
- Be responsible for the organisation’s relationships in Whitehall; overseeing influencing strategies to pursue changes in Government policy and working with the Policy and Research Manager.
- Maintain an ongoing strategic overview of political trends, using political intelligence to inform policy and campaign priorities, and to advise the CEO and senior leadership team.
- Lead stakeholder analysis and mapping to effectively target public affairs activity and to ensure relationship management is consistent and that knowledge is shared.
- Be the face of the organisation’s policy work across the sector, raising the profile of our work and developing partnerships in policy networks across health, disability, and other relevant areas.
- Raise awareness of the organisation and the issues that deaf people experience in Parliament, directly supporting Parliamentarians to represent these matters in debates, questions and through other parliamentary mechanisms.
- Review the effectiveness of policy and public affairs strategy and activity, introducing new tactics and approaches as appropriate.
- Provide line management support for the Policy and Research Manager.
About you:
You will be curious about how our community experiences healthcare and use that insight to drive health policy changes and solutions that end the health inequalities deaf people face. You will also be enthusiastic and resilient when navigating a challenging and complex health system to drive change for good.
They are looking for people with :
- Substantial and relevant public affairs, policy or advocacy experience.
- Experience working on health and social care issues and with the voluntary sector – with strong subject expertise in areas of health or care policy.
- Proven ability to devise and deliver influencing strategies to secure policy or legislative change.
- Able to demonstrate a collaborative approach to working with colleagues and partners.
- Strong writing skills, and ability to convey complex information in a concise and accessible format.
- Ability to work under pressure to agreed deadlines and adapt to change.
- Strong communication skills, and ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including those at a senior level.
- Knowledge of policy-making and legislative processes in Whitehall and Westminster.
- Knowledge of health or disability policy.
You will receive an in-depth induction to give you insight into their charity and what they do, and how you will be able to help them deliver its mission.
Being a permanent employee, you will also receive the following:
- 25 days holiday per holiday year plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- 2 wellbeing days (pro-rata)
- After 3 months auto enrolled in the NOW pension scheme at prevailing rates
- After successful completion of probation period (normally 6 months) eligible to join Scottish widows pension employee contributes 5%, employer 6%
- Eye care vouchers
- 5 days paid study leave per year (CPD) (pro-rata)
- Expenses policy which allows payments for items when working away from home
- 2x salary life assurance scheme (death in service)
- Fully funded BSL training and management development programmes
- Generous sick pay policy
- Equipment and furniture desk/chair to work from home
- Flexible working including compressed hours (subject to meeting needs of the job role and business)
- Perkbox (including 25 flexible points every month)
- Refer a friend £200 voucher for both the referee and referrer!
- Remote working
Well-being is at the heart of everything this charity does! It's not just about their clients, it's about you too!
The Charity positively encourages applications from deaf people, disabled people, people of colour, and people from the LGBTIQA+ community. We will support all applicants along the journey of our recruitment process.
Offers of work are subject to Enhanced DBS checks, Right to Work checks, Satisfactory references, and Medical Health clearance.
Other roles you may have experienced could include Head of Policy, Head of Public Affairs, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Communications and Public Affairs, Public Engagement, Policy.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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£52.5k per annum
