Public Affairs Advisor - Education & Skills

ENGINEERINGUK-1; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit engineering organization in Greater London is seeking a proactive Public Affairs Advisor to join its policy team. In this role, you will develop and execute public affairs strategies, represent the organization in political meetings, and collaborate with various stakeholders to advocate for improvements in education and skills. Ideal candidates will have experience in public affairs, strong communication skills, and a passion for increasing diversity in engineering careers.

Qualifications

• Experience in public affairs or policy advocacy.
• Ability to engage with political stakeholders.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enact public affairs strategy.
• Represent EngineeringUK in meetings with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with teams to advocate for educational improvements.

Job description

We are a not-for-profit organisation committed to increasing the diversity and numbers of young people entering engineering and technology to meet the future workforce needs, as well as promoting roles that help us work towards net zero and drive environmental sustainability.

We are looking for a pro-active Public Affairs Advisor to be part of EngineeringUK’s busy policy and public affairs team. If you are interested playing a part in enabling more young people from all backgrounds to be inspired, informed and progress into engineering and technology through driving forward EngineeringUK’s engagement with politicians and enjoys collaborating with others to advocate for change, we want to hear from you. In this role as Public Affairs Advisor, you will work closely with the Head of Policy and Public Affairs to develop and enact EngineeringUK’s public affairs strategy and engagement. You will represent the organisation externally in meetings with political and policy stakeholders and work with public affairs teams across the engineering sector and beyond to advocate for improvements in the education and skills sector.

About EngineeringUK

Our purpose is to drive change so more young people choose engineering and technology careers.

Our vision is that the UK has the workforce needed for engineering and technology to thrive, to improve sustainability...

Education Advisor • London (Greater), UK