Scope: Parliamentary Manager

Brixton Blog - Big Smoke; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

Salary: £32,489-£34,992 plus ILW of £3,135

We’re one of the UK’s largest disability charities, and in today’s financial climate, disabled people need your help more than ever before. Joining us at this key time, you’ll use your skills to influence Government policy and make a genuine difference to people’s lives.

Reporting to the Head of Campaigns & Social Change, you’ll use your specialist knowledge of politics, Parliament and Government to design and execute lobbying strategies on Scope’s key campaign issues.

You’ll use your outstanding communication skills to represent Scope at the highest level, building relationships across all the political parties. Your political insight and judgement will also play a vital role in helping shape the work of Scope’s campaigns and policy teams so that disabled people and their families get the support they need.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute lobbying strategies on Scope’s key campaign issues using specialist knowledge of politics, Parliament and Government.
• Represent Scope at the highest level with outstanding communication skills, building relationships across all political parties.
• Use political insight and judgement to help shape the work of Scope’s campaigns and policy teams so that disabled people and their families get the support they need.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge of politics, Parliament and Government.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Strong political insight and judgement.

Closing and Start Dates

Closing Date: 30 April 2012

Interview/Start Dates: Interview date: 10 May 2012

Note: This job listing appears to be from 2012 and is no longer active.