Guy's & St Thomas'​ Foundation

Policy and Influencing Manager – 12 Month FTC

Guy's & St Thomas'​ Foundation

contract

Posted on:

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

Visit company website

Explore more

✨ AI Apply
Apply

Salary

💰 £50,000 - £54,000 per year

About the role

  • Develop and deliver compelling influencing strategies for two of our Urban Health Programmes
  • Develop investment partnerships with a particular influencing focus within these programmes
  • Act as a source of policy expertise and political insight for colleagues across the organisation, proactively briefing on key political events and policy developments
  • Develop a policy bank of evidence-based and up to date policy for each programme, key messaging and policy asks to maximise the impact of the insight generated by our work
  • Lead horizon scanning to identify proactive and reactive influencing opportunities, and deliver this activity, in partnership with internal and external colleagues.
  • Work closely with Communications Managers to develop and deliver impactful communications to influence
  • Bring a diversity, equity and inclusion lens to all our policy and influencing activity, whether in how we work with partners or in our own systems and processes

Requirements

  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills at all levels
  • Enjoys working in places with a clear and ambitious mission, a matrix structure and ways of working that challenge the norm
  • Willingness to prioritise diversity, equity and inclusion in all our work
  • The ability to develop expertise and familiarity with different policy areas quickly
  • Experience working in public affairs and policy in a UK setting, with impact on policy making in Westminster Parliament and/or the devolved administrations
  • Experience developing impactful influencing strategies and delivering activity to achieve these strategies
  • In depth understanding of the UK political environment and operation of Government
  • Expertise in public policy, ideally in issues relating to health equity or social justice
Benefits
  • Up to 12% employer pension contributions
  • Annual personal development budget
  • Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
  • Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
  • Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities.
  • Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit.
  • Shower facilities and bike lock area.
  • Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
  • Subsidies for glasses
  • Employee Assistance Programme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
public policyinfluencing strategiespolicy analysishorizon scanningcommunications developmentevidence-based policypolitical insightimpact assessmentstakeholder engagementpartnership development
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsnetworking skillscollaborationadaptabilitystrategic thinkingcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingcultural competencycommitment to diversity