About the role
To provide strategic leadership and team management to ensure the delivery of our Corporate Plan across policy and external affairs and communications.
To support and direct the Heads of service to oversee the successful delivery of our operational workplan across policy and public affairs.
To lead on policy development both internally and externally.
To play a key role as a member of the Senior Management Team, including leading a range of corporate projects.
To lead our advocacy work to secure change on behalf of the sector via effective policy development, public affairs activity and a clear and impactful media presence.
How to Apply
In the job pack below, you will find:
- Full job description, person specification and information on terms and conditions.
- Submission form which you will need to complete outlining in no more than 800 words how you meet the experience criteria set out in the ‘what are we looking for’ part of the job specification and why you want this job.
- You MUST also include a tailored CV in relation to your application for this role (max of 3 pages).
- Equal opportunities form. This form will not be used at any stage of the recruitment process, and will be separated from your application form immediately on its receipt. Any information given on this form will remain confidential and will only be used for monitoring purposes to assess the effectiveness of our equal opportunities policy.
If you want to have an informal chat about the vacancy, please contact Stuart Ropke.
The completed form, CV and equal opportunities form must be emailed and marked Private and Confidential - Director of External Affairs to Gemma Beck by midnight on Monday, 2nd September 2024.
All forms will be held for 6 months in line with best practice to ensure we are able to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates and to support the organisation if a claim was brought against it.
Virtual / in person interviews to be held: 12th/13th September 2024.
We look forward to receiving your completed submission in due course.