Senior Policy Officer

21 hours ago

west london, United Kingdom British Heart Foundation Full time

Do you have experience in policy and regulation?

Are you passionate about driving change for the 7.6 million people living in the UK with a heart and circulatory disease?

If so, you may be the Senior Policy Officer we're looking for
About the role

We're looking for a Senior Policy Officer forCharity Regulation and Special Projects todrive policy development onissues such as fundraising, volunteering and charity retail.

In this role youll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of charity regulation and policy for British Heart Foundation (BHF) and will coordinate our responses to legislative changes, support our influencing work, and drive policy development on key strategic projects.

Collaborating with internal and external colleagues, as well as sector bodies, you'll coordinate our response to key policy developments to help BHF maximise the impact of its volunteers, generous public support and our large network of shops and stores.

You'll alsohelp shape our policy calls on other areas of importance to BHF, including Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, and will work with the wider policy and public affairs team to engage decision-makers on our priorities.

Working arrangements
Whilst this role is a full-time (35 hours per week, Monday to Friday) opportunity, we're also open to candidates wishing to work part-time. The minimum part-time commitment is 21 hours per week (3 days per week: preferably Monday, Tuesday, and a third day of your choice).

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.
At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. 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 will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

About you

A policy expert, you'll have previous experience in charity regulation, regulatory or health policy. Youll have an active interest in Health and influencing Health Policy, able to drive forward a positive agenda of change for everyone affected by heart and circulatory disease.

Able to grasp technical topics quickly, you'll be able to draw on expertise from multiple sources to turn evidence into compelling and engaging stories that can persuade and inform.

You'll have previous experience in policy development and desk research, able to work productively across different teams and be astrong collaborator, identifying opportunities and partners within and outside the sector to drive change and achieve our objectives.

To excel in this role, you'll have:

  • Outstanding communication skills
  • An ability to write clear, logical briefings and consultation responses
  • Excellent analysis and research skills
  • Proactive and organised approach, with excellent time management skills to meet multiple deadlines efficiently.
  • Effective people and influencing skills, able to build and develop relationships quickly at all levels
  • A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
Interview process
Interviews are planned the 4th and 5th December 2024 and will be held via MS Teams.

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