Senior Public Affairs and Policy Manager

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Royal College of Physicians Full time

Key responsibilities

Maintaining a keen awareness of issues within the health sector, politics and the media in order to advise senior officers and staff; identify opportunities for influencing and policy development; provide support and advice to RCP boards and committees; and inform other RCP activities as appropriate.  Working proactively to identify opportunities for parliamentary engagement, working with the media team to ensure relevant issues are highlighted to the media.  Developing proactive and reactive policy positions on high-profile issues relating to the RCP’s work as required, working in partnership with senior officers, RCP members, communications colleagues and other staff and organisations. Building and owning relationships with sector stakeholders, Parliamentarians, their staff and civil servants, arms-length bodies and other organisations relevant to the RCP’s policy and campaigns aims. Preparing senior officers and staff for stakeholder meetings, supporting them in those meetings and yourself representing the RCP at meetings and events.  Working flexibly and proactively without close supervision, undertaking a range of work such as writing briefings, letters, policy positions and consultation responses.  Working with the media team to develop our voice with communications approaches that ensure high impact for our influencing and campaigns work.  Supporting the RCP’s Inequalities in Health Alliance. Managing an adviser and developing them to the best of their ability.  Any other duties commensurate with your post, including deputising for the head of policy and campaigns and director of communications, policy and research, and managing your team’s budget. 

About you

You will

have a strong background in public affairs, policy development and effective influencing  have significant experience of developing and delivering successful influencing campaigns and having used a range of public affairs tactics, including media, to achieve policy change  have significant experience of the policy development process and understanding of how to influence national and/or arms-length body policy processes. have excellent writing skills and experience of producing briefings, consultation responses and other communications on behalf of an organisation and senior people  have strong experience of giving advice to senior people, getting buy-in for your ideas and influencing opinion internally  have strong experience of successfully managing competing views, priorities and interests to achieve your aims. be able to quickly develop positive and effective working relationships with a diverse range of people, including those at senior level have experience of successfully managing high profile issues, relationships and events  act on your own initiative to develop new work, proposing reasonable and realistic solutions  understand the importance of and be committed to involving a diverse range of organisations and people in developing and delivering campaigns. 

You may have experience of

health and/or social care policy communications management working in a membership organisation and involving members in advocacy people management budget management.

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