Senior political adviser

You can download an application pack for this role here.

Closing date and time: 10am on Thursday 3 September

Interview date:
Thursday 10 September (in person)

We are looking for a highly skilled individual to join our politics team and help build on our relationships and networks across Westminster, to deliver ambitious political leadership on a range of issues. You will be responsible for leading advocacy interventions and providing political support to our policy experts, with a focus on Transport and Resources policy.

As a senior political adviser within the politics team, you will also be involved with, and lead on, major projects or themes of work across the political leadership theme (including the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment (APPG), which Green Alliance holds the secretariat for), managing and developing key external relationships and supporting the Director of politics as they lead the politics team.

You will need to be an exceptional communicator, adept at bringing people together around a shared vision and have the interpersonal skills to inspire and work across Green Alliance and liaise with our extensive network of partners.

You will be a highly organised, capable multi-tasker with experience managing projects and able to think on your feet, while managing multiple relationships and advocating plans concurrently.

The role entails identifying and leading on opportunities for the UK government to achieve environmental progress and implementing advocacy strategies to secure it. You will have direct access to senior policy makers and environmental leaders, so will need to articulate recommendations succinctly and persuasively.

The role requires excellent understanding of UK political processes (especially in Westminster, parliament and Whitehall) and experience of using it to influence policy effectively. Experience of operating within the system or of working directly with politicians and the media to achieve policy change would be a distinct advantage.

The senior political adviser will report to the Director of politics and will work closely with Green Alliance’s policy and communications teams. You will be required to brief and advise the senior management team regularly and will be involved in task managing politics and policy advisers and analysts, with scope for direct line management responsibilities in the future.

• Lead and support the delivery of Green Alliance projects to influence environmental policy.
• Track issues and analyse their relevance to the organisation’s objectives, and the UK’s environmental agenda, with a particular focus on our efforts to rebuild the cross-party consensus on the environment.
• Contribute to the implementation of Green Alliance’s political strategy and deputise for senior political staff, where necessary.
• Represent Green Alliance at external events, including speaking on panels and webinars, and attending events and conferences.
• Develop and sustain Green Alliance’s relationships with decision makers in Westminster and Whitehall and use them to enhance the impact of our work.
• Where relevant, develop and maintain relationships across the environmental sector to maximise impact of our strategic priorities.
• Strengthen and expand Green Alliance’s relationships with political journalists in the Westminster lobby and enhance their understanding of environmental issues and the politics around the net zero goal and nature.
• Write (or ghost write) briefings, articles and content on behalf of Green Alliance, and our partners and allies, to effect meaningful policy change in Westminster.
• Build relationships with MPs’ and peers’ offices to table Written and Oral Questions, provide briefings for debates and evidence sessions, and more, as well as strengthen relations with relevant select committee staff.
• Manage projects efficiently, within budget and to deadlines, including the task management of other team members.
• Initiate new projects and strategically develop existing ones to maximise our impact.
• Lead funding bids for new projects, including setting budgets and work plans, liaising with the Director of politics and Director…