Job Description

Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Policy & Public Affairs team as our Policy and Public Affairs Manger. This is a fixed term, hybrid, full-time position working 37.5 hours per week, based between home and our offices in Kings Cross, London due to end in April 2026.


This is an exciting role at Sense as we look to grow our influencing work, build on recent successes, and helping us to deliver our organisational and departmental objectives. The successful candidate will design and deliver our proactive engagement with parliamentarians and key stakeholders in Government. As well as working in partnership with colleagues across the Engagement directorate and wider to raise the profile of Sense and the people we support.



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Key Responsibilities

Line management of 2 x Policy and Public Affairs advisors. Supporting the day to day delivery of policy influencing and associated activities. Collaborative working across the team and wider directorate to identify opportunities to deliver public affairs activities highlighting Sense and disabled people with complex needs. Monitoring the public affairs environment and co-ordinating reactive and proactive activities. Recording and reporting on Sense's public affairs activities. Working with colleagues across the team to ensure that policy positions are relevant, up to date and can be used to support wider campaigning and influencing activities to engage our supporters.
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Key skills and experience

Experience of working with parliamentarians to achieve change. Experience of broad and deep knowledge of policy development process and how to influence change. Experience of using data and research to shape compelling and robust policy positions and recommendations for change. Experience in the creation of compelling reports and narratives tailored to different audiences. Excellent analytical skills. Strong understanding of parliamentary processes and ways of working. Excellent communication skills and great written English: ability to write and edit high quality content for publications, briefings and across a range of media channels. A commitment to disabled people with complex needs and Sense's vision and values; a willingness to learn how to communicate with disabled people with complex needs and identify the barriers to their participation in all aspects of the Sense's work. A demonstrable commitment to diversity, accessibility and inclusion.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the link below

About Sense

At Sense we believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life.


Sense is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.


Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.


No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.


If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or recruitment@sense.org.uk


Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.


For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/