Policy and Public Affairs Lead (Part time, 28 hours a week)

Rainbow Trust; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance scheme

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card Scheme

Bike to work

Season ticket loan

Refer a friend scheme

Training and development

Job summary

Rainbow Trust is seeking a Policy and Public Affairs Lead to develop and implement an influencing strategy. You will work to ensure policy activity is needs-led and evidence-based, targeting change where it matters most.

In this role you will engage policymakers and elected representatives across the UK, raising awareness and support for Rainbow Trust's mission and for families facing life-threatening illness.

Qualifications

• Need-led, evidence-based policy activity planning.
• Ability to translate policy into operational language for diverse audiences.
• Experience using campaigning tools including e-campaigning.
• Experience lobbying and influencing key stakeholders in a political or charity context.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the implementation of Rainbow Trust's influencing strategy.
• Engage policymakers and elected representatives at national and regional levels.
• Increase understanding, awareness and support for Rainbow Trust's work.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to identify key stakeholders and build relationships.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Policy writing

Campaigning

Public affairs

MS Office

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for developing and leading the implementation of Rainbow Trust's influencing strategy and plans, ensuring that our policy activity is needs-led, evidence-based and targeted to where change can most effectively be realised. This role will increase understanding, awareness and support for Rainbow Trust's cause and work, and engage stakeholders including policymakers and elected representatives at a UK-wide, national and regional level. The Policy and Public Affairs Lead will ensure that Rainbow Trust remains a credible and authoritative voice on the impact of the diagnosis of a life threatening or terminal illness on the whole family and on the needs of our beneficiaries. Working closely with the Director of Care Services and the Head of Care, the post holder will help Rainbow Trust identify the key stakeholders with whom it needs to build relationships and further influence. Download the full Job Description & Person Specification

• A socially focused and enthusiastic individual who builds rapport and stimulates others into action - you have a collaborative, motivating approach to achieving goals quickly by engaging the commitment of others, and work with a sense of urgency.
• A persuasive, detail-oriented and effective written and verbal communicator - you have experience writing for a range of audiences, from in-depth policy briefings to web pages and social media posts, and have the ability to interpret policy into meaningful operational language, working closely within established guidelines and procedures.
• Experienced in utilising a variety of campaigning tools (including e-campaigning) and having working in an SME - you're a proactive, people-focused problem solver that delivers practical timely solutions at a faster-than-average pace, are confident in the use of MS Office, and have an action-oriented working style.
• Politically astute and conscientious with the energy and passion for influencing change in children's palliative care - you thrive on having ownership of a variety of projects simultaneously and achieving organisational success with and through people
• Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have an understanding of issues regarding children's palliative care, who have had previous success in influencing and lobbying key stakeholders. Rainbow Trust Children's Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that. We're proud to be a Two-Star Best Companies Top 50 mid-sized organisation and a Top 10 Charity, and we're committed to creating a great place to work. You will benefit from:
• Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%.
• A life assurance scheme for all employees which provides a death in service benefit of three times' basic pay.
• Flexible working hours to balance home and working life.
• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays - rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 days to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time).
• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping.
• Time off in Lieu.
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand.
• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts.
• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes.
• A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme.
• Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth.