Public Affairs Officer

Public Affairs Officer

Location base : London Office, opportunity for hybrid / remote working (see further information below)

Contract type : Permanent

Salary : �?£29,874

When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. And you could be a part of the team making it happen.

The role

As Public Affairs Officer at Young Lives vs Cancer you��?ll be a key part of the team taking the voices of children and young people with cancer and their families to policy makers, elected representatives, and other decision makers.

You'll help us ensure our policy and influencing work has maximum impact through our public affairs and campaigning, delivering on our commitment to changing the system with and for children and young people with cancer and their families.

• In this role you will;
• Engage with, and maintain excellent working relationships with, key stakeholders and partners including elected representatives, government officials, coalitions, and other charities
• Co-provide the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Children, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer
• Support our exciting campaigning and influencing activities through our public affairs activity
• Utilise policy evidence to drive our public affairs engagement.

You��?ll be :

• Experienced in managing relationships and meeting with stakeholders
• Able to use your knowledge of politics, public affairs and / or policy environments in your day to day work
• An excellent communicator both internally with your team and with external relationships
• Excited at the prospect of delivering influencing and campaigning activities which put the voice of children, young people and parents at its core
• Further information

This role is expected to need regular travel to London for external meetings, and as such is based at the London Office. There is flexibility on how often the successful candidate would need to be in the London Office and there is the opportunity for some home working if desired.

Young Lives vs Cancer is open to and in support of flexible working. Your flexibility requirements and that of the role will be discussed at interview stage with you.

What we offer

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and season ticket loan.

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families.

We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups and those with lived experience of cancer to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with Young Lives vs Cancer.

Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Hiring process

All candidates are shortlisted via our anonymous screening process to ensure we follow a fair recruitment process. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview with our interview panel.

We will share the interviews questions in advance to help candidates prepare.

If you have a medical condition or need for adjustment to our process, please let us know so we can support further if needed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Closing Date : 31 January 2023

Interview dates start from : 6 February 2023

You may have experience of the following : Public Affairs Officer, Policy Officer, Public Affairs Executive, Policy, Public Affairs, PA Officer, PA Executive, etc.

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