Our Client:
Charity (health).
Job Description:
You will develop the public affairs and external policy function within a leading charity. You will advise senior managers on relevant policy developments and devise and implement a public affairs/policy strategy for our client.
Key Responsibilities:
- monitor relevant legislative changes and key media issues;
- provide a scanning and monitoring service;
- influence relevant external policy development to further the aims of the charity and the people it supports;
- draft responses to Government consultations and legislative change;
- nurture existing relationships and develop new national strategic relationships where appropriate with key stakeholders and decision makers e.g.: DoH & SC, NHS England, Public Health England, LGAs, health and social care professional bodies and organisations;
- attend relevant forums / partnership groups to gather intelligence, raise the profile of our client;
- act as a media spokesperson for our client.
Essential skills:
- Proven experience of developing, managing and evaluating a public affairs/policy function;
- Proven experience of devising public affairs/policy strategy and confidently presenting this to senior stakeholders;
- A good understanding of the workings of government and wider political process;
- A good understanding of health and social care in England and policy development;
- Proven experience of developing effective professional relationships with key external organisations, professional bodies and a range of internal stakeholders;
- Proven project management and organisation skills;
- Ability to understand and express complex ideas and issues in a clear and accessible way to a range of different audiences;
- Strong drafting and writing skills and experience of creating a range of written materials from policy statements, inquiry and consultation documents and presentations.