External Affairs Assistant

Job description

Job Title: External Affairs Assistant

Job Type: Contract- 12 months.

Hours: 35 hours per week

Department: External Affairs

Salary: £26,532

Reports to: Media and Communications Manager

Location: Hybrid – CoSRH Office at least one day per week (London Bridge) and home working.

Who we are:

The College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) is the leader in the field of sexual and reproductive healthcare, and we are the voice for professionals working in this area. As a multi-disciplinary professional membership organisation, we set clinical guidance and standards, provide training and lifelong education, and champion safe and effective sexual and reproductive healthcare across the life course for all.

Can you help us?

We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual who is passionate about sexual and reproductive healthcare and women's health to join our External Affairs team. This is a great opportunity to gain first-hand experience working within a national professional body and support CoSRH's external influencing, policy, and communications work at a critical time for the organisation.

The role:

Working closely with colleagues across the team, the postholder will provide essential support to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health (APPG on SRH), contribute to the delivery of the ambitions of the CoSRH Hatfield Vision, and assist with a range of media, communications, and policy activities.

The External Affairs Assistant will be an integral part of a small but high-performing team that leads CoSRH's advocacy and public profile — influencing national policy, supporting stakeholder engagement, and amplifying the voice of sexual and reproductive healthcare professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

Parliamentary and Policy Support

• Support the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health (APPG on SRH), including preparing briefings, arranging meetings, drafting minutes and supporting stakeholder engagement.

• Assist in drafting policy briefings, consultation responses, and submissions to Government and other stakeholders.

• Conduct research to inform CoSRH's external engagement, campaigns and influencing priorities.

• Develop a knowledge of key policy developments within the fields of Sexual and Reproductive Health, including across all four UK nations.

• Maintain and update contact databases and stakeholder lists.

Media and Communications Support

• Draft CoSRH member and Hatfield Vision Endorser newsletter content in line with CoSRH's communications strategy.

• Support the Media and Communications Manager in preparing and disseminating press releases, statements, and campaign materials.

• Help monitor media coverage and track engagement across CoSRH's channels.

• Track and analyse media coverage of women's health and SRH to identify emerging stories, trends, and opportunities for engagement.

• Take responsibility for growing the College's Bluesky account with the support of the Membership Engagement Team.

Programme and Project Support

• Contribute to the work of the Hatfield Vision Taskforce, including supporting meetings, and helping to communicate outputs.

• Provide logistical and administrative support for external meetings, events, and stakeholder activities.

• Assist in maintaining the team's planning tools, trackers, and shared systems to ensure smooth coordination.

General Administrative Support

• Provide administrative support to the External Affairs team, including diary coordination, minute-taking and meeting preparation as required.

You will be:

• Proactive, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities in a sometimes fast-paced environment.

• A confident communicator, both written and verbal, with excellent attention to detail.

• Organised, reliable and comfortable managing competing deadlines.

• A team player who enjoys collaboration and takes initiative.

• Passionate about sexual and reproductive healthcare and improving women's health in the UK.

You will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor content for different audiences.

• Good organisational and time management skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience using online collaboration tools (e.g. Google Docs, Teams).

You will have experience of:

• Drafting clear and accurate written materials such as newsletters, briefings, or social media content.

• Conducting research and presenting findings clearly.

• (Desirable) Supporting communications, campaigning or advocacy work in a health, policy, or charity setting.

• (Desirable) Liaising with external stakeholders or supporting meetings and events.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience in public affairs, policy and communications while contributing to meaningful work that advances access to sexual and reproductive healthcare across the UK.

You will join a friendly and collaborative team, with opportunities to develop professionally and contribute ideas to CoSRH's external influencing and communications work.

NB: In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

We will offer you:

We offer a range of benefits at CoSRH to support staff wellbeing, including:

25 days holiday, with an additional 2 days leave after 2 years of service, and a further 3 days after 5 years.

• Birthday leave day
• Annual Volunteering Day
• Flexible working culture
• Pension and life assurance scheme:10% employer contribution / 5% employee contribution after successful completion of probation. This also includes access to life assurance at 4x annual salary and an income protection scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee discounts portal
• Free Lunch Thursday
• Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
• Free eye tests
• Training and development

To Apply

Deadline for applications is 1st December 2025

Interviews are likely to take place w/c 8th December 2025

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are working hard to minimise unconscious bias and your application will be anonymised to support this.

NB: In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.