About Our Client
A membership body.
Job Description
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Build relationships with key opinion-formers, officials and decision makers across the UK political landscape;
- Proactively identify and drive forward key policy issues affecting our members in the healthcare sector with policy makers;
- Represent the views of members in external meetings and forums with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England/Improvement and other public procurement bodies;
- Research and prepare position papers, consultation responses, briefings, correspondence and amendments on key legislation and policy initiatives as required;
- Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that all campaign messaging is underpinned by well-researched and accurate information and analysis;
- Work with marketing and membership team to ensure that campaign messages and policy developments are communicated effectively;
- Work with the media manager to translate complex policy and regulatory issues into straight-forward press lines;
- Engage with members on policy issues to raise awareness of government policy developments and gain insight to inform policy positions;
- Contribute to articles for external publications and write blogs.
The Successful Applicant
Essential:
- Sound knowledge of the workings of government, parliament and the policy making process;
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain positive and productive relationships with parliamentarians, decision makers and member businesses;
- Policy experience with the ability to both analyse and translate complex policy for different audiences;
- Developed research and analytical skills and the ability to draft high quality briefings, parliamentary questions, letters and amendments as required.
Desirable:
- Experience in employment and labour market policies;
- Understanding of Health and Social Care policy.