Campaigns and Communications Manager - Wales

Location: Kensington

Campaigns and Communications Manager - Wales Homeworking, with regular travel required to London, Liverpool and throughout Wales to meet the requirements of the role. £45,000 - £47,391

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Full time (35 hours a week) - youll agree your working pattern with your manager Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference? Were looking for a new Campaigns and Communications Manager Walesat the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) to grow the profile of RCP Cymru Wales in the Senedd and in the media. Youll be part of the policy and campaigns team, responsible for ensuring the RCP maintains its position as a credible, influential stakeholder in the eyes of government, political stakeholders, the sector and our physician members.

Youll be driven by growing the RCPs voice and reputation as a leading health organisation in Wales. Youll develop and deliver campaigns on a range of high-profile topics, including the NHS workforce, health inequalities, integrated care and clinical leadership. Youll work with members in Wales to turn their views and experiences into campaigns and media work that effectively influence the national agenda.

You will work with the RCP Vice President for Wales and Wales Regional Advisers to develop bespoke Wales campaigns content, as well as translating RCP UK policy reports into Wales-specific campaigns and communications outputs. You will have strong experience of analysing policy developments in the external national landscape and evolving and developing campaigns and lines to take in response. You will be as comfortable speaking to government officials, journalists and Senedd members as you are drafting media comments, blogs, consultation submissions and short policy briefings and reports.

Youll need a sharp eye for detail and be able to quickly and accurately interpret and communicate complex information. You will brief the vice president for Wales, Welsh regional advisers and senior staff for media interviews and influencing meetings, as well as proactively engaging external stakeholders in the NHS and health sector yourself. You will play a critical role in ensuring RCP Cymru members are kept up to date with developments in Welsh healthcare and on RCP campaigns, including through a monthly blog and member newsletter.

Representing around 1,200 members in Wales, RCPCymru Wales aims to educate, improve and influence for better healthcare. Our members and fellows work across over 30 medical specialties such as cardiology, neurology, infectious diseases, geriatric and respiratory and acute internal medicine, working in hospital and community settings. Youll join the organisation at an exciting time as it finalises its new strategy.

The policy and campaigns team which is part of the wider communications, policy and research directorate is a fast paced, collaborative and innovative environment. You will help us shape our objectives and continuously improve how we work. Responsibilities Raising the profile of RCP Cymru in the media and Senedd by developing and delivering campaigns across a range of topics within the RCPs policy portfolio.

Working with Westminster policy colleagues to translate UK RCP policy reports into Wales-specific campaigns outputs and with VP Wales, Regional Advisers and members to develop bespoke Welsh policy content. Delivering robust horizon scanning and proactively identifying key issues and opportunities to evolve our work on high-profile issues and to deliver media, campaigns or influencing activity that furthers our aims. Building, owning and developing relationships with journalists, government, MSs, sector stakeholders, arms-length bodies and other organisations relevant to the RCPs campaign aims.

Supportingsenior officers and staff in stakeholder meetings, including researching and drafting briefings 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, policy positions, reports, committee papers, consultation responses and website content. Working strategically and proactively to identify opportunities for…