A fantastic opportunity has arisen for Senior Government Affairs Advisor for a public sector body.
You will:
- Support the Head in planning and delivering a full programme of business and communications with Government and Parliament for your designated policy areas;
- Contribute to regulatory policy-making by advising the organisation of external risks, attitudes and developments;
- Build good working relationships with stakeholders; help co-ordinate organisation’s wider external relationships;
- Prepare all necessary written materials and briefings for the work and contacts involved.
You will have:
- Experience of either leading on taking bills through parliament or working very closely in private office of a minister or MP who has been involved in this;
- Excellent political/governmental understanding and aptitude, gained through direct experience of working in Whitehall/Westminster;
- A keen practical intelligence, with demonstrated ability to master a broad and complex policy brief;
- Strong discipline, organizational skills and ‘client-focused’ approach to work: someone who will pre-empt and cover off every last detail;
- Proven ability to gain the respect and trust of senior colleagues and stakeholders; ability to manage upwards/sideways;
- A flexible approach – willingness to respond to changing timescales and priorities and the capacity and willingness to work varied hours when necessary for events or deadlines.