The UK’s leading property trade body is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Policy Officer to join its small, but hugely effective team.
Acting on behalf of the biggest property companies, institutional investors, fund managers, investment banks and the professional firms that support them, the British Property Federation works with the government to ensure the industry’s importance to the economy is understood, and its voice is heard.
The Policy Officer will provide secretariat support to five of the BPF’s committees: Student Accommodation, Development, Insurance, Commercial, and Insolvency. This would include, but not limited to, organising committee meetings, liaising with the Chair and Vice-chairs on the content of the meetings and writing/presenting the associated papers and ensuring that workstreams are developed and carried forward. The policy officer post would also be required to respond to government consultations relevant to their policy issues and engage with stakeholders and other trade bodies on common issues. The post also requires you to attend and represent the BPF at conferences and day and evening events as necessary.
You will support the BPF’s real estate policy team in providing a timely, credible and effective lobbying service for BPF members.
This will entail the post holder:
- Monitoring and researching policy issues related to their field;
- Interacting professionally with the BPF’s members to elicit their opinions;
- Assisting in the development and delivery of lobbying campaigns;
- Communicating members’ opinions into the policymaking process, through formal consultation with Government and other external bodies, and via more proactive stances the BPF wants to take.
To succeed, you will need to have excellent analytical and communication skills (written and verbal), attention to detail and the confidence to advise colleagues, industry leaders and government officials on your specialist areas.
In return, we are offering a competitive salary of £25,000 and excellent benefits: pension scheme, at least 25 days holiday, private healthcare and interest free season ticket loan.