Job Description

Policy Officer

We are working with our client to recruit a Policy Officer. You will need experiences ideally having worked for a charity or think tank in a communications or policy role.

Note, the deadline for applications (application form, covering letter with CV) to our client is Monday 2nd October. With this in mind, please aim to send your CV through for consideration to us by Thursday 28th September.

Who will you be working for?
Our client is a not-for-profit academic institution with a passion for increasing the standards of healthcare provision in the UK.

What will you be doing?
As Policy Officer you will work within strategic communications. You will take responsibility for influencing and stakeholder engagement by helping identify opportunities and ensuring they are fully briefed and supported to achieve the maximum from them.

Key Duties to include:

• Maintain a proactive watching brief on Strategic Communications areas relevant to the President\xe2\x80\x99s influencing and communications activity, including: Keeping up to date on relevant Digital, External Affairs, Policy and Campaigns and Publishing work and horizon scanning the external policy environment to identify areas for future Presidential engagement.
• Under the oversight of the Head of Policy and Campaigns and in liaison with the Public Affairs and Stakeholder Manager, to work closely with colleagues in Strategic Communications to ensure that information is shared and opportunities for influencing and profile raising are not missed.
• Ensure the President is comprehensively prepared for meetings, presentations and events by liaising with departments, faculties, committees, leads, members and stakeholders to ensure this information is relevant, accurate and up to date, and drafting briefings, speaking notes and background materials, and carrying out own research, as necessary.
• Liaise with the Personal Assistant to the President on the diary to ensure that requirements for briefings and other materials are identified in a timely manner, ensuring the purpose of the meeting or event, and goals are clear (e.g., agreed agenda, presentation topic, etc.).
• Create high impact and professional slides for Presidential speaking engagements using templates.
• Liaise with PA to the President and the SMT, Officers and managers to agree and draft responses to emails and letters that require policy and communications input.
• To undertake policy research and analysis \xe2\x80\x93 using academic, legal and public databases \xe2\x80\x93 and stakeholder engagement, as directed by the Head of Policy and Campaigns, to support the influencing work and develop evidence-based policy outputs and consultation responses.
• Undertake other tasks as requested.

About you

You will need:

• Experience of policy analysis, research and public policy development.
• Experience within communications or policy.
• Proven ability to absorb, analyse and collate complex information, and communicate it clearly and concisely in different formats.
• Strong interest in and some experience of policy analysis, research and public policy development.
• Ability to write clearly and accurately.
• Confident communicator.
• Experience of computer programmes including (Excel, Word and Photoshop).
• Experience within the health sector desired.

What\xe2\x80\x99s in it for you?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a wonderful non-profit academic organisation. They pride themselves on taking on the very best. This is a permanent full-time opportunity with some fantastic benefits that include generous annual leave, pension scheme, life assurance, voucher scheme and others.

The Policy Officer will pay an annual salary of \xc2\xa329,645 - \xc2\xa332,553 per annum (salary dependent on experience).

Note, the deadline for applications (application form, covering letter with CV) to our client is Monday 2nd October. With this in mind, please aim to send your CV through for consideration to us by Thursday 28th September.

Please click below to apply.

Gordon Yates