Policy and Public Affairs Manager

Are you an experienced self-starter with a passion for driving systemic change? We’re looking for a new Policy and Public Affairs Manager to oversee and implement our advocacy strategy, ensuring digital inclusion remains a top priority across all levels of UK government. Working closely with senior leadership, you will align our influencing efforts with our organisation’s strategy, ensuring our policy work directly supports the National Digital Inclusion Network and the groundbreaking insights of our What Works?

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You will be a master relationship builder, developing and sustaining connections with senior government officials, Parliamentarians, think tanks, and high-profile decision‑makers.

This exciting position will take the lead on our policy advocacy, staying at the forefront of digital inclusion research, and translating complex insights into compelling responses and campaigns. By maintaining deep subject‑matter expertise and adhering to high standards of statistical integrity, you will ensure our campaigning efforts are both authoritative and persuasive, positioning the Good Things Foundation as a vital voice in relevant public policy debates.

Good Things Foundation is the UK’s leading digital inclusion charity, working to ensure that everyone can participate in our digital society.

Our new strategy grounds us in the ecosystem of digital inclusion systems change, and this role is significant to delivering it. The role holder will manage the organisation’s advocacy, policy, and public affairs work – driving systems change and positioning Good Things Foundation as a key component in the digital inclusion landscape.

Working with a multi‑disciplinary team, this role is central to influencing senior leaders and Parliamentarians to ensure the UK Government delivers on their digital inclusion agenda; and building buy‑in for Good Things’ evolved strategy. This includes being a representative in and around Westminster, and with other senior stakeholders we wish to influence, as well as with the media.

This role holds pivotal responsibility to design and deliver Good Things’ political advocacy and is critical to driving impact and working to raise the voice of people experiencing digital exclusion.

• Location:
  
  London. We expect you will be spending approximately 2 days a week in London for face‑to‑face meetings, with the remaining days at a co‑working space or  ask everyone to travel to Sheffield once a month for team meetings. Occasional national travel will be required.
• Contract:
  
  Full‑time (37.5 hours/week), permanent. Flexibility of working patterns may be discussed with candidates if required.

Please note, we are not currently in a position to offer remote working from abroad or provide sponsorship at this time. We will only consider applications from candidates based in the UK who already have the right to work full time hours.

Please email your application to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). by the closing date and time of Sunday 29th March 11:55pm. Please attach your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two sides, that sets out:

Applications which do not include both a CV and covering letter will not be considered. We would be grateful if you would also complete our Equality and Diversity form to help us monitor our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Information can be made available in other formats (for example, large print), so please contact us if you need to discuss what alternative format would be accessible for you.