Political Engagement Co-ordinator

2 weeks ago

Durham, United Kingdom The Federation of Independent Retailers Full time

**Job Title** Political Engagement Coordinator (Part Time - up to 3 days/wk)

**Department** Business and Engagement

**Report to** Head of Comms and Head of Marketing

**Location **Remote/Flexible

Main Purpose
- To act as a coordinator for the political agenda of the Fed and facilitate such activities for the business.
- Working with both the Head of Marketing and Head of Communications, with external consultants and interns to develop the Fed policies and communicate them to politicians, the press and Fed members.

Duties & Responsibilities
- Update The Fed website and improve website content (pages, posts, banners, documents, SEO, etc), including graphics, animation, and functionality, in relation to political engagement activities
- Designing, writing, and producing press releases, articles, leaflets, newsletters, and reports.
- Analysing information sources produced by the European Commission, government departments, Hansard, non-government organisations (NGOs) and think tanks.
- Representing The Fed at meetings with other stakeholders and organisations
- Monitoring and providing resources to members in the devolved assemblies and Parliaments to ensure their specific agendas are represented.
- Political monitoring and drafting briefings and guides to developments.
- Writing articles for The Fed website and district bulletins.
- Assisting with the organising of parliamentary receptions and other events, including for our All-Party Parliament Group
- Assisting in organising The Fed programme of engagement at party conferences and other events.
- Simplifying policies and actions to communicate in layman terms.
- Answering government consultations to represent The Fed.
- Managing such campaigns or projects, or parts thereof, as are allocated.
- Being proactive in looking for opportunities to promote The Fed agenda.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience Required

Essential
- Degree or relevant qualification(s) in Politics or Public Affairs.
- Good understanding of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
- Good understanding and experience of British Government.
- Demonstrable political interest and judgement, with a commitment to neutrality and ability to work across the political spectrum.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to adapt style to different audiences.
- Strong organisational skills and experience of managing a complex workload, with tight deadlines and often changing priorities.
- Adaptable self-starter with the ability to work remotely and in a self-directed way as part of a larger team
- Google analytics experience.
- Broadcast experience (ability to conduct interviews and Q&A’s).

Desirable
- Experience of the retail/FMCG markets.
- Experience of working with/for membership organisations.
- Ability to quickly understand, summarise and analyse complex policy issues and distil for a range of internal and external audiences.
- Good influencing skills and confident managing challenging stakeholder relationships, including in coalition.
- Adobe editing capabilities.
- Reporting capabilities.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Expected hours: No more than 22.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Durham

Reference ID: Political Engagement Apr24

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