As our Public Affairs Assistant, you will assist the Head of Public Affairs and Public Affairs Managers in deploying an extensive programme of Parliamentary engagement, and a complementary programme of high level engagement with key national stakeholders in the private, public and voluntary sectors.
This role requires the ability to produce high quality briefing material to make the case for the biggest infrastructure project in Britain, explaining complex issues and securing active support for HS2. As Parliament will take the ultimate decision as to whether HS2 goes ahead, your role will be key to the successful delivery of the programme.
For this key role, you will possess:
- A strong grasp of accuracy and detail, and the ability to quickly comprehend complex new information;
- The ability to work with complex technical, economic, policy and political material, and to translate this into briefing material;
- The ability to write concise, accessible briefing material and communications materials, with the skill to adapt these to different audiences;
- A proactive approach to seeking out information that may be useful to our work, from across different departments and organisations;
- An understanding of the public affairs and engagement activity this material is intended to inform.