Public Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement Executive

Salary: £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week Reports to: Public Affairs Manager Direct reports: None Location: Harlow, Essex. Easily commutable from London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale Station. We offer a free minibus service to/from Harlow Town Train Station as well as free parking and EV charging on site. Extra Information: Open to conversation on hybrid, flexible and compressed working arrangements. About the role: The Motability Foundation is seeking a proactive Public Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement professional to join the Communications team and help drive forward our public affairs and wider engagement activity. Reflecting the current dynamic political environment, we are looking for a driven Executive to play a critical role in promoting and enhancing awareness of the Motability Foundation among key political stakeholders, as well as wider audiences across the disability sector, transport operators, and other relevant stakeholder groups.What you will be doing: Supporting the implementation of public affairs activities aligned with the Motability Foundation’s vision and overall strategy. Amplifying the Motability Foundation’s voice in Parliament, across the devolved nations, by supporting political engagement work under the guidance of the Public Affairs Manager Monitoring the political, legislative and regulatory landscapes in relation to the work of the Motability Foundation and providing timely updates to relevant internal stakeholders. Providing updates on relevant political developments and drafting briefings for Governors, Directors, senior management and a variety of audiences across the organisation where appropriate. Supporting the delivery of a contact program with key stakeholders, raising awareness of the work of the Motability Foundation, supporting work to establish regular meetings for senior leaders and facilitating dialogue on issues relevant to our work. Working closely with colleagues across the Public Affairs and Policy functions to prepare materials to support our work to communicate policy positions and outputs to the external world. Building and maintaining external stakeholder relationships with key audiences, including disabled people’s organisations, disability charities, transport sector stakeholders, and wider industry bodies. Working with colleagues across Branding and Marketing to support the creation of written literature for key audiences to communicate the impact of the Foundation’s work. Your experience: Must haves Solid grasp of parliamentary processes in Westminster and the Devolved Nations, and familiarity with wider Parliamentary functions and vehicles – e.g. All Party Parliamentary and Cross-Party Groups. Prior experience of working in public affairs or similar field. Experience of regular political monitoring and familiarity with utilising political monitoring services - i.e. DeHavilland, Polimonitor or similar. Ability to advance projects independently with appropriate support from senior team members, while contributing effectively to team efforts. Experience of producing briefing notes for stakeholder meetings and updating on policy developments for a variety of audiences. Comfortable drafting written communications designed for political audiences – i.e. emails, letters, briefing notes. Ability to proactively identify opportunities to influence policy and shape political activity. Strong communication skills, with an ability to grasp complex issues quickly and share information in an accessible way to a variety of audiences. Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders in Government, industry, and other charities and foundations, particularly via written communications. Highly IT literate with extensive experience of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. Nice to haves: Understanding of key disability and transport issues, such as the social model of disability, inclusive micro mobility, or the transition to electric vehicles. Experience of supporting the delivery of pre-election engagement and post-election political outreach activity to political stakeholders. Prior experience in working with third sector stakeholders. If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience, we'd still encourage you to apply.