Salary: £42,000 p.a
Hours: Full-time – 35 hours a week (includes one ‘green hour’ for wellbeing). We offer opportunities for flexible working.
Contract: Permanent
Location: Centre for Mental Health offices (based in Elephant and Castle) and remote/home working
Closing date: 27 April, 23:59
We’re looking for a highly skilled and experienced public affairs professional to join our small staff team to lead our public affairs activity and to grow the influence of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition. This is an exciting opportunity to influence positive change at a time of significant policy and political developments.
As Public Affairs Advisor, you will lead on the Coalition’s public affairs and influencing activity. You will be responsible for influencing the Government’s policy and legislative agenda relating to children and young people’s mental health, forging relationships with the new Parliament, and ensuring the Coalition’s views are heard across Westminster and Whitehall.
With over 370 members across the country, our Coalition has a significant potential to extend its influence. Many of our existing members are well placed to influence at a local level through working with their NHS Integrated Care Boards, councils and MPs, but do not always feel confident carrying out public affairs work. As Public Affairs Adviser, you will work with our members to upskill them to carry out their own influencing activity through a series of ‘Learning and Development’ workshops.
You will have Public Affairs experience of developing successful strategies to influence legislation or government policy, have strong knowledge of political systems and processes, have existing networks and contacts, and feel passionate about creating positive change for babies, children and young people.
This is a new role for the Coalition and is generously supported by the Prudence Trust and the Hollick Family Foundation.
We’re committed to anti-racism and increasing the diversity of our team. All our shortlisting is done without reference to personal details. We do not require a degree if relevant skills and experience can be demonstrated in another way.
How to apply
CharityJob is hosting our recruitment, using an anonymised shortlisting process – apply here.
You will be asked to provide a supporting statement outlining the following:
- Your interest in this role and how you meet the role’s criteria.
- As part of this, can you share an example of a time when you helped drive change by engaging with a parliamentarian, local councillor, or policymaker?
If you have any questions, or require this information in a more accessible format, please contact Charlotte Rainer on charlotte.rainer@cypmhc.org.uk or on 07561 584726.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 27th April 23:59.
