Committee Policy Executive

British Medical Association; City of Edinburgh; Híbrido; GBP 40.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

30 days holiday entitlement

Pension contributions (double matching

Volunteer and family leave options

Learning and development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Season ticket loan

Descripción de la vacante

British Medical Association Scotland seeks a Committee Policy Executive to provide high-level operational and strategic support to national committees. The role includes researching policy, briefing papers, and leading committee activities, with responsibilities spanning agendas, minute-taking, reporting, and elections.

The position is hybrid, combining remote work with time in the Edinburgh office, offering extensive benefits and development opportunities within BMA Scotland.

Formación

• Equivalent or previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience in government, health or social policy; health policy background is advantageous.
• Ability to research and develop policy and briefing papers.
• Good planning and organisational skills; ability to prioritise and manage workload.
• Good analytical and accuracy skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Influencing skills in a policy context.
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management.

Responsabilidades

• Research and prepare policy and briefing papers; support allocated Scottish committees.
• Lead on running specific committees and provide high-level administrative support.
• Prepare agendas, attend meetings, take minutes, and write reports.
• Handle financial administration, correspondence progression and committee elections.
• Provide hybrid working support with coordination between home and Edinburgh office.

Conocimientos

Policy research

Briefing papers

Committee administration

Minute taking

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Policy influencing

Written and verbal communication

Project planning

Descripción del empleo

About the role

We’re looking for a Committee Policy Executive to join BMA Scotland to provide a high level of operational and strategic service to allocated Scottish committees.

The successful candidate will provide a high level of support to national committees, including researching and preparing policy and briefing papers and taking the lead on running specific committees.

You will will also undertake complex national committee administration processes including preparing agendas, attending meetings, minute taking, report writing, financial administration, progressing correspondence and running committee elections.

This is a hybrid role and will involve a mix of working from home and our Edinburgh office.

To be successful in the role you’ll ideally have:

• Equivalent or previous experience in a similar role
• Experience in some areas of government, health or social policy. (A background in health policy would be particularly advantageous)
• Ability to research and develop policy and briefing papers
• Good planning and organisational skills and ability to prioritise and manage own workload effectively
• Good analytical and accuracy skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Influencing skills, particularly in a policy context
• Good relationship building and stakeholder management skills

We anticipate that interviews will take place November 2026

Why work for us?

We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a BMA company day
• Double matching pension contributions up to 12% of salary
• Additional leave entitlement for volunteering, moving house or wedding leave (after completion of probationary period)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Group Income protection & life assurance that is seven times your annual salary
• Annual salary reviews & incremental salary increases from year one to year three
• Electric Vehicle and Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme's (available after completion of probationary period)
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with free confidential counselling, a helpline and specialist support available
• Long service recognition every 5 years
• Professional subscription cover where membership of a professional institution is required for your role
• BMA Law - discounted rates for employees requiring legal services such as will writing/conveyancing
• Multiple flexible benefits and discounts through our employee benefits platform
• Lots of Learning and Development/training opportunities via our internal learning hub
• Season ticket loan (up to £10,000) (after completion of probationary period)
• Additional annual leave- buy up to 5 additional holiday days per year

Anonymous recruitment

The BMA endeavours to be an inclusive employer, ensuring fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for roles. To support our aims, we use specific software to remove all personal identifying information from CVs and applications. Personal information such as name, date of birth, age and gender are anonymised and will only become visible to hiring managers if you are selected for interview.

Whether the role needs you to work at home, in an office or in a hybrid way, we`ll provide all the support you need.

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

The role profile outlines the current key responsibilities and expectations for the position. However, the British Medical Association (BMA) is presently engaged in an organisation design process, which aims to ensure that our structure, roles, and ways of working best support our strategic objectives and the needs of our members. As a result, the responsibilities and scope of this role may be subject to change as the association evolves. The BMA is committed to communicating any such changes transparently and supporting colleagues through any transitions that arise as part of this process.

Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring:

Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts everybody with the right skills and experience and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

BMA is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK points-based immigration system, as we do not hold a sponsorship licence.