Policy and Public Affairs Officer

CHM; London Fields; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in London is seeking a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to enhance its influence and improve the lives of children and families. This full-time role involves policy analysis, report writing, and engagement across critical areas affecting children's welfare, along with generous benefits including 30 days of annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

30 Days Annual Leave

Generous Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible Working

Winter Holiday Closure & Break

Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Responsible for successful delivery of policy and public affairs influencing work.
• Support public affairs and policy influencing activity across the organisation.
• Carry out policy analysis and influencing across a range of topics.

Job description

Policy and Public Affairs Officer
Salary:£37,198.00 per annum
Location:London Fields,
Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time

The Vacancy

For over 60 years this charity has been building a better childhood for all.

This exciting role will have responsibility for successful delivery of policy and public affairs influencing work to improve the lives of babies, children and families. This role will support the public affairs and policy influencing activity across this organisation. The postholder will carry out policy analysis and influencing across a range of topics relating to the work of this charity, writing policy reports, consultation responses, blogs and other communications.

The Employer

For more than 60 years this charity has been making a big difference to lives of children and young people across the country, particularly the most disadvantaged. They are proud of having been instrumental in delivering major government reforms such as the changes to special educational need provision in schools, the extension of high quality early years provision and support to allow children to remain in foster care beyond their 18th birthday.

Today they work across a range of important issues affecting the lives of millions of children. Their priority areas are currently focused on early years, special education needs and disability, health and social care and education and learning. They are a dynamic and multifaceted organisation at an exciting stage in their development – a review of their purpose around a virtuous cycle of evidence gathering, research, influencing and practice improvement.

The Benefits

• 30 Days Annual Leave
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible Working
• Winter Holiday Closure & Break
• Employee Assistance Programme

Applications close at 08:00am on Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Please notethat the right is reserved close this vacancy early should a high volume of applications be received. It is therefore encouraged that interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Interested?

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This employer is actively seeking to broaden the diversity of its staff group and warmly welcomes applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues this charity works on.

No agencies please.