Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer - Devolved Nations

Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer – Devolved Nations Breakthrough T1D

Location: Home based within commuting distance of either Edinburgh, Cardiff or Belfast

Salary: £32,750 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Duration: Fixed-term full-time position for one year, potential extension subject to funding

Interview process: Interviews scheduled as applications are received. The Final date to receive applications once a successful candidate is appointed.

About the role: The Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer – Devolved Nations is critical to our UK-wide advocacy mission. You will lead projects with key stakeholders and high-level Parliamentarians such as our access to treatments and early detection work, and people with type 1 diabetes, policymakers, and researchers. You will help deliver Breakthrough T1D’s influencing plans, improving access to and choice of type 1 diabetes treatments and technology in the devolved nations.

• Experience working successfully with politicians, their offices, Government departments, and other public affairs stakeholders to influence policy and public discourse across the devolved nations
• Experience leading public affairs delivery in at least one (preferably all) of the devolved nations
• Experience analysing Government policy in depth and creating policy briefings
• Experience drafting briefings, reports and policy submissions
• Experience communicating across a range of parliamentary and professional stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrable knowledge, interest and experience of working in a public affairs and policy-based environment
• Experience organising stakeholder events

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Flexible working and consideration of compressed hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff, increasing after three and five years’ service
• Health cash plan for dental, optical, and physiotherapy treatments
• Season ticket and cycle loan
• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates
• Personalised training to suit career aspirations and professional development

Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.