Influencing Officer

Influencing Officer.

Salary: £30,000 per annum.

Location: Remote.

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

This is an exciting new opportunity to join Action for Children as an Influencing Officer on a Permanent Contract.

In this critical role, you will support strategic leadership across all areas of Influencing and support the Policy, Campaigns and Public Affairs teams. Collaborating with leaders across the organisation, your passion, political knowledge, and innovative thinking will help us to secure political change for disadvantaged children, young people, and families across the UK.

How you'll help to create brighter futures by

• Undertaking evidence gathering and research and conducting policy analysis and development.
• Writing responses to government consultations, briefings, and campaigns communications on policy issues.
• Keeping up to date with current trends, legislation, and policy.
• Maintaining relevant research databases, budget updates, interview schedules and commissioning processes.
• Managing communication and liaison with staff, supporters, and stakeholders.
• Providing support to the team with organising events (such as party conferences, campaign activities and parliamentary events).
• Representing the Influencing Team at internal meetings and external coalitions/networks/meetings, as required.

Let's talk about you

• Strong research and intelligence gathering skills.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret and translate complex information.
• Good knowledge of the political system in Westminster, and an understanding of the various access points available to achieve influencing objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning skills to support the design and delivery of influencing activities.
• Highly organised and ability to create and maintain effective systems and processes.
• Good people skills and the ability to work with a range of colleagues and stakeholders.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

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Closing Date: Wednesday 26th February 2025.

Interviews will be week commencing 3rd March 2025.