Policy & Public Affairs Officer / Swyddog Polisi a Materion Cyhoeddus

**Department: Support, Policy and Insight**

**Reporting to**:Policy and Public Affairs Manager**

**Location: Head office and Home Based**

**PURPOSE OF ROLE**:
Ensure Tenovus Cancer Care informs and influences policies and decisions relating to cancer
in Wales.

Maintain strong relationships and collaborations with politicians, decision makers and
influencers; work in partnership with external coalitions and stakeholder groups, and produce
high-quality, imaginative, and evidence-based policy activity.

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

Support the Policy & Public Affairs Manager in contributing to a rolling programme of
influencing activities that ensures that Tenovus Cancer Care maintains a prominent
public affairs profile.

Monitor political, policy and legislative developments.

React swiftly to opportunities presented by Senedd business to increase awareness of
Tenovus Cancer Care and its policy priorities.

Identify and organise opportunities to meet and brief MSs, support staff, and Senedd
Commission staff, such as committee clerks.

Liaise with Tenovus Cancer Care colleagues to identify, manage and publicise local
constituency-level opportunities that align.

Correspond with MSs, Welsh MPs and their support staff to promote Tenovus Cancer
Care’s constituency-level activity - the All-Wales Cancer Community; the holistic service
offer for people affected by cancer, and fundraising opportunities.

Monitor the development and delivery of cancer services and cancer policy in Wales.

Develop evidence-based policy positions, briefings and messages on the cancer
- focused policy priorities held by the charity.

Work closely with insight and data colleagues to identify and analyse the needs of people

affected by cancer to inform our policy and influencing activity.

Produce responses to external consultations (e.g. from Welsh Government, NHS Wales,
etc) that relate to our strategic and policy priorities.

Plan and produce content and comment for publication on the Tenovus Cancer Care
website and social media.

Ensure that Tenovus Cancer Care colleagues, Trustees and volunteers are regularly
informed and updated concerning the charity’s policy and influencing activity.

Brief colleagues on the policy priorities of the charity as and when required.

Provide supervision and training of any interns and volunteers supporting our policy

and influencing activity.

Represent Tenovus Cancer Care on appropriate policy-focused groups and coalitions.

Act as substitute for the Policy and Public Affairs Manager on appropriate policy
- focused groups and coalitions.

Prepared by: Policy & Public Affairs Manager Date Prepared: March 2024

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Essential Desirable**

**Experience & Knowledge**

Knowledge of the national health service and social care systems
in Wales

Knowledge of the Welsh and UK Parliament political systems,
legislative processes, and policy levers for securing change

Experience of informing the development of public policy,
legislation, guidance, or regulations, including the production of

responses to Government consultations

Experience of informing and influencing decision makers

Experience of presenting complex information in a variety of
formats to a diverse range of audiences

Experience of working in partnership with other organisations and

of working towards shared aims and objectives

Experience of working in or working with the third sector or public

sector

Experience of supervising volunteers

**Skills, Aptitude & Abilities**

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to produce clear,
concise and persuasive correspondence, reports, briefings and

presentations for a variety of audiences

Strong admin and IT skills such as Excel Spreadsheets, Outlook,
Powerpoint and Word

Strong research skills with the ability assimilate complex information,
identify relevant policy positions, and make informed

recommendations

Excellent interpersonal and networking skills to build trust and
rapport with stakeholders
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise

workload and meet deadlines.

Able to demonstrate sensitivity, empathy and understanding for
people affected by cancer

Able to plan and manage projects

Able to communicate in Welsh, both written and spoken

**FLEXIBILITY STATEMENT**
In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlines, you must be prepared to undertake such
additional duties which may result from changing circumstances, but which may not of
necessity change the general character or level of responsibility to the post.

**CONFIDENTIALITY**

Ensure, in the course of employment, complete confidentiality is maintained in respect of the

Charity, its dealings, transactions, affairs and all other information relating to clients,

participants, associates, staff etc. and to ensure that all information relating to the above is

processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the EU General Data

Protection Regulati