External Affairs Assistant

The Right Ethos - Specialist External Affairs Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional body in healthcare seeks an External Affairs Assistant to support policy initiatives and stakeholder engagement in sexual and reproductive healthcare. The role includes working with the All-Party Parliamentary Group and contributes to advocacy efforts. Ideal for motivated individuals passionate about healthcare. The position offers hybrid working, generous leave, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Birthday leave

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Lunch Thursday

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Motivated and proactive individual needed.
• Experience in advocacy or public health is desirable.
• Ability to work in a team and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health.
• Contribute to media, communications, and policy activities.
• Engage with stakeholders to amplify the voice of SRH professionals.

Skills

Passionate about sexual and reproductive healthcare

Strong communication skills

Ability to influence policy

Job description

The College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) believes that access to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare is a fundamental right. This is why we are working together with our 14,000 members and partners to shape better sexual and reproductive health for all.

CoSRH is the leader in the field of sexual and reproductive healthcare, and we are the voice for healthcare professionals working at the frontline of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (SRH) in a range of settings in the community and primary care. Our members include SRH specialists, GPs, nurses, midwives and pharmacists. As a multi-disciplinary professional membership organisation, we set clinical guidance and standards, provide training and lifelong education, and champion safe and effective sexual and reproductive healthcare across the lifecourse for all.

CoSRH’s External Affairs Team influences policy and practice through evidence-based advocacy as well as raising awareness of SRH rights among the public. We aim to develop policy, build partnerships to enhance influencing ability, and provide external communications inclusive of media relations in order to promote the goals set out in CoSRH’s Hatfield Vision and Organisational Strategy, through the promotion of the highest standards in the field of SRH.

About the role

Working closely with colleagues across the team, the postholder will provide essential support to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health (APPG on SRH), contribute to the delivery of the ambitions of the CoSRH Hatfield Vision, and assist with a range of media, communications, and policy activities.

The External Affairs Assistant will be an integral part of a small but high-performing team that leads CoSRH’s advocacy and public profile — influencing national policy, supporting stakeholder engagement, and amplifying the voice of sexual and reproductive healthcare professionals.

We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual who is passionate about sexual and reproductive healthcare and women’s health to join our External Affairs team. This is a great opportunity to gain first‑hand experience working within a national professional body and support CoSRH’s external influencing, policy, and communications work at a critical time for the organisation.

CoSRH offers a flexible working pattern, including hybrid working to suit the individual, with the option of working in the offices of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London Bridge, where the CoSRH is situated. The CoSRH also offers a package that includes a first‑class pension scheme, generous annual leave and a season ticket loan.

We will offer you:

• We offer a range of benefits at CoSRH to support staff wellbeing, including:
• 25 days holiday, with an additional 2 days leave after 2 years of service, and a further 3 days after 5 years.
• Birthday leave
• Pension and life assurance scheme:
• 10% employer contribution / 5% employee contribution after successful completion of probation. This also includes access to life assurance at 4x annual salary and an income protection scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee discounts portal
• Free Lunch Thursday
• Interest free season ticket travel loans
• Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
• Free eye tests
• Training and development
• We want our staff to feel invested in and have the time and space to grow, learn and develop in their roles. We provide a range of learning and development opportunities, from webinars and conferences to bespoke training sessions.

To Apply clicl the APPLY NOW button below

Deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 30 th November.

Interviews are likely to take place on Monday 8 th and Tuesday 9 th December.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are working hard to minimise unconscious bias and your application will be anonymised to support this.

NB: In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.