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Our client is a national charity and membership association.

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Head of Policy and External Relations who will be the policy lead for the organisation covering England, Scotland and Wales; managing the external relationships with strategic Government contacts, policy advisors, wider membership and the media.

You will be responsible for:

  • Developing and delivering effective policy and public affairs and media relations strategy, ensuring consistency across the three nations whilst accounting for local variations;
  • Internal and external communications relating to policy, monitoring Board and member feedback to improve membership support internally and externally;
  • Working closely with membership and marketing teams to ensure effective communication of policy work;
  • Effectively monitoring the policy developments in all three nations ensuring consistency across the three nations while accounting for national variations;
  • Advising the Chief Executive on regional and national developments, policies and strategies relating to the childcare sector; and relevant legislative and regulatory changes.

Essential skills:

  • Knowledge of Health, Children or Education policy;
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including good presentation skills;
  • Public affairs and media skills;
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to lead a small team to deliver quality customer service;
  • Able to build relationships at all levels and within a range of settings;
  • Thorough understanding of the public policy environment and education policy;
  • Knowledge of communication and public relations processes;
  • Policy formulation;
  • Liaison with government bodies and other agencies.

Closing date

Applications for this post closed 11:59pm on Friday 27th April 2018