Public Affairs Manager – Northern Ireland

The Right Ethos - Specialist External Affairs Recruitment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK charity is seeking a Public Affairs Manager for Northern Ireland. In this role, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing public affairs activities. Your tasks will include managing relationships with key stakeholders, advising on political developments, and ensuring effective engagement with local and national bodies. This is a full-time home-based position with a salary expectation of £37,638 to £39,729.

Responsibilities

• Development of a Public Affairs engagement programme for Northern Ireland.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with key members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
• Lead RBL’s relationships with key local stakeholders and partners.
• Work closely with colleagues to influence policy professionals and decision-makers.

Job description

Public Affairs Manager – Northern Ireland

Location: Home based

Salary expectation: £37,638 to £39,729

This is a full-time role

Would you like to join the Campaigns, Policy and Research team for a leading UK charity?

We have an opportunity for a Public Affairs Manager to join our team and help shape and carry out the Royal British Legion's public affairs activities in Northern Ireland.

In this newly created role, you will develop and implement RBL's public/external affairs activities in Northern Ireland at both the national and local level. You will advise colleagues on political developments of importance to RBL’s operations in Northern Ireland, manage relationships with external stakeholders and aid in the establishment of a supporter network in Northern Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Development of a Public Affairs engagement programme for Northern Ireland and manage its day-to-day implementation through a combination of regular events, meetings, briefings, and attendance at conferences, including party conferences
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with key members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, NI MPs and their staff, Veteran’s Champions, as well as Committees and All Party Groups, and other related national stakeholders
• Lead RBL’s relationships with key local stakeholders and partners, including engagement with local councils, Health & Social Care Trusts, the Housing Executive, NI Veteran’s Commissioner’s Office and NI Veterans’ Welfare Service and other public bodies in Northern Ireland
• Lead on the production of external briefings for Northern Ireland Assembly debates and local council business, as well as internal briefings for colleagues
• Work closely and effectively with colleagues in Campaigns, Policy & Research to ensure RBL is a leading organisation in facilitating evidence-based policy change, through working together to influence policy professionals and decision-makers

RBL's Campaigns, Policy, and Research (CPR) team raise the profile of issues affecting the Armed Forces community, and work to influence politicians, officials, and the wider sector, to improve policy and service delivery to address these issues. This new role will see you as a key part of this team working across the RBL group.