Policy and Public Affairs Coordinator

5 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom British Heart Foundation Full time

Are you looking for an opportunity to build your experience on policy and public affairs?

Are you passionate about driving change in government promoting British Heart Foundation's (BHF) mission to fund lifesaving research and advocating for the 7 million people living across the UK with a heart and circulatory disease?

If so, you may be the Policy and Public Affairs Coordinator we are looking for

**About the role**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Policy and Public Affairs Coordinator to join our team and support the delivery of the policy and public affairs programmes in Scotland.

With a commitment to evidenced based policy development and solutions focussed influencing you’ll support the wider team in delivering effective parliamentary and governmental engagement as well as policy development.

Our award-winning policy and public affairs team in Scotland is committed to ensuring our world class research is communicated to government and parliamentarians, this is a great opportunity for an individual looking to gain experience in a dynamic policy and public affairs team and put their mark on the work we do.

**Working arrangements**

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our Edinburgh Office.

The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you must be prepared to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. Most of our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office each week, on average.

**About you**

You’ll be able to write clearly, concisely and persuasively, summarising complex information swiftly and accurately for a variety of audiences. With proven experience of effective analytical skills and critical thinking, you’ll be able to understand and interpret complex policy issues and express them effectively to a range of audiences.

You’ll be able to plan your own workload, ensure effective time management to meet deadlines. With strong communication skills, you’ll be committed to the high standards of relationship management in order to achieve the best outcome and will be able to work under your own initiative, proactively seizing opportunities to benefit BHF.

**About us**

Every single one of us is vulnerable to the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases - they are the world’s biggest killers. But the research we fund represents hope. And nothing matters more than finding cures and treatments that give us more time with the people we love.

We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

**Benefits**

To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.

**Interview process**

Interviews will be held via at our Edinburgh Office (EH1 3AT)

**How to apply



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