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London Metropolitan University; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

27 days annual leave

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

London Metropolitan University is recruiting a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to monitor policy developments, translate data into actionable insight, and support Parliament-focused engagement. The role emphasises evidence-led briefing, stakeholder liaison, and delivering public affairs activity within a small, agile team.

You will work in a hybrid setting, combining office work in London with remote days, contributing to the university's advocacy and policy strategy in higher education.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree and/or substantial experience in policy, research or public affairs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to make complex information clear, reasoned and compelling.
• Strong research, policy and data-analysis skills, including confidence gathering evidence and producing clear visualisations.
• First-rate organisation: you can manage a busy workload with competing priorities, meet deadlines and keep projects on track.
• Sound judgement and initiative—work effectively on your own and know when to seek guidance.
• Confident relationship-building skills with senior colleagues, stakeholders and officials.
• Resilience and professionalism to thrive in a busy, collaborative small-team environment.
• Experience taking accurate minutes and action notes, plus a working knowledge of Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• A clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and enthusiasm for evidence-led policy.

Responsibilities

• Monitor policy, political and parliamentary developments and flag risks and opportunities.
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative evidence, identify trends and translate findings into insight.
• Produce data visualisations (tables, charts, graphs, key statistics) and collate case studies for reports, campaigns and social media.
• Draft and contribute to policy and parliamentary briefings, meeting papers, consultation responses and research reports.
• Support stakeholder engagement with member universities, government, parliamentarians and sector bodies.
• Help deliver public affairs activity, events and meetings, including agendas, papers and minutes.

Skills

Policy analysis

Research

Data analysis

Communication

Relationship building

Organisation

Minutes taking

Microsoft 365

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Turn evidence into influence - and help champion the UK’s modern universities

MillionPlus is looking for an experienced, proactive Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join our small, high-impact team. You will track the political and higher education landscape, turn complex policy and data sets into clear and accurate insight, and help to inform persuasive papers, briefings, reports and campaigns that strengthen the voice of modern universities.

MillionPlus champions the contribution of the UK’s modern universities and represents its members shared interests. You will play a pivotal role supporting our Head of Policy & Research in the delivery of our policy and research strategy; and assist our Head of Public Affairs in advocating for the interests of modern universities, and MillionPlus members in particular, to parliamentarians, government officials and key sector stakeholders.

What you’ll do:

• Monitor policy, political and parliamentary developments and flag risks and opportunities quickly.
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative evidence, identify trends and translate findings into reasoned, accurate and accessible insight.
• Produce clear data visualisations (tables, charts, graphs, key statistics) and collate institutional case studies for inclusion in reports, campaigns and social media.
• Draft and contribute to high-quality, evidence-led, policy and parliamentary briefings, meeting papers, consultation responses and research reports for a broad range of audiences.
• Support stakeholder engagement with member universities, government, parliamentarians and higher education sector bodies.
• Help deliver public affairs activity, events and meetings, including agendas, papers, minutes and follow-up actions.

What you’ll bring:

• A relevant degree and/or substantial experience in policy, research or public affairs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to make complex information clear, reasoned and compelling.
• Strong research, policy and data-analysis skills, including confidence gathering evidence and producing clear visualisations.
• First-rate organisation: you can manage a busy workload with competing priorities, meet deadlines and keep projects and activities on track.
• Sound judgement and initiative - you work effectively on your own and know when to seek guidance.
• Confident relationship-building skills with senior colleagues, stakeholders and officials.
• The resilience and professionalism to thrive in a busy, collaborative small-team environment.
• Experience taking accurate minutes and action notes, plus a working knowledge of Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• A clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and enthusiasm for evidence-led policy that advances a cause.

It would be an advantage if you have:

• Experience in a membership organisation or the higher education sector.
• Experience monitoring and analysing higher education policy and parliamentary developments.
• Knowledge of data-analysis tools such as Power BI or an equivalent platform.

What we offer:

• A full-time, permanent role with meaningful exposure to UK higher education policy and public affairs.
• Hybrid working, with office attendance in London on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and home working on the remaining days, subject to business needs.
• 27 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and seven university closure days.
• The opportunity to make a visible contribution in a supportive, fast-moving team.

Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Company: London Metropolitan University

Salary: £36,345 to £43,110 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: London, SE1 6LN

Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 4 Sept 2026

Closing date: 28 Sept 2026

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