Public Affairs Specialist

2 weeks ago


Woking, United Kingdom WWF Full time

**Job details**:
**Job reference**

REQ000717

**Date posted**

24/01/2024

**Application closing date**

17/03/2024

**Location**

Woking

**Salary**

£42,572 pro-rated to £29,800 based on 24.5 hours

**Package**

Hybrid Working

**Contractual hours**

24.5

**Basis**

Part time

**Job category/type**
Blank

**Public Affairs Specialist**:
**Job description**

**This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.**

**This is a part time Fixed Term Contract to 31 Jul 2026.**
If you have an interest in freshwater or agriculture policy and experience of leading and delivering a political strategy or campaign this is a tremendous opportunity to use your skills to help bring our world back to life.
At WWF UK public affairs work is at the heart of our advocacy in the UK. As a **Public Affairs Specialist** we want you to take responsibility for developing a public affairs strategy around freshwater, agriculture, biodiversity and net zero policy, with a particular emphasis on tackling nutrient pollution.
As Public Affairs Specialist you will build relationships with Government and the Opposition as well as other MPs to **influence policies on food, agriculture and freshwater issues.** You will oversee the **creation of a new network of political influencers** who will speak up for our priorities and support the delivery of the project. Your remit will include **developing a suite of creative and engaging tactics to support our objectives**, such as creating political briefings, blogs and social content. You will help lead and deliver public affairs activities related to nitrogen across the wider NGO sector too. You will also **report** **against agreed deliverables** and represent WWF in key events and meetings with high level political stakeholders.
Expert at **leading and delivering successful political strategies and campaigns**, you must have a history of advocacy and influencing political decisions within a Westminster setting. Comfortable **engaging with Westminster and Whitehall**, you will be effective at building strong networks and coordinating external stakeholders and internal resources to deliver results. You will possess **strong communication, influencing and coordinating skills** too. You will also be used to drafting political communications as well as planning and delivering events and activities that have political impact.
-Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.



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