Senior External Affairs Officer

Ellwood Atfield; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellwood Atfield represents a UK regulator in the health and care sector, aiming to shape how it is heard by government, Parliament and sector stakeholders. The role coordinates external affairs and leads key relationships.

You will support the Head of External Affairs to deliver the public affairs strategy, lead relationships with parliamentarians and health bodies, and develop engagement plans informed by audience insight and political context.

Qualifications

• Experience in public affairs, stakeholder engagement or a related field.
• Experience of building productive relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Experience of providing high-quality advice and briefings to senior leaders.
• Strong knowledge of UK politics and health and care, including devolved administrations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including persuasive stakeholder materials.
• Able to manage projects and stakeholder programmes, balancing competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of External Affairs to deliver the public affairs strategy.
• Lead relationships with parliamentarians, government and health and care organisations across the UK.
• Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement plans based on audience insight and political context.
• Draft persuasive correspondence, briefings and submissions for senior colleagues.
• Run horizon scanning, providing timely analysis of political and sector developments.
• Plan and deliver stakeholder meetings, visits and events, representing the organisation externally.
• Advise senior colleagues on engagement and evaluate the impact of public affairs activity.

Skills

Public affairs

Stakeholder engagement

Briefings to senior leaders

UK politics knowledge

Health and care sector knowledge

Project management

Job description

Our client is a UK-wide regulator in the health and care sector, with an External Affairs team that keeps it connected and influential across health and care and in Parliament.

The opportunity:

A chance to help shape how a national regulator is heard by government, Parliament and the health and care sector, leading key relationships and coordinating public affairs activity.

Main responsibilities:

• Support the Head of External Affairs to deliver the public affairs strategy.
• Lead relationships with parliamentarians, government and health and care organisations across the UK.
• Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement plans based on audience insight and political context.
• Draft persuasive correspondence, briefings and submissions for senior colleagues.
• Run horizon scanning, providing timely analysis of political and sector developments.
• Plan and deliver stakeholder meetings, visits and events, representing the organisation externally.
• Advise senior colleagues on engagement and evaluate the impact of public affairs activity.

Key skills and experience required:

• Experience in public affairs, stakeholder engagement or a related field.
• Experience of building productive relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Experience of providing high-quality advice and briefings to senior leaders.
• Strong knowledge of UK politics and health and care, including devolved administrations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including persuasive stakeholder materials.
• Able to manage projects and stakeholder programmes, balancing competing priorities.

Our purpose is to create important and enduring relationships. We are an equal opportunities employer and promote diversity across our profession to ensure every individual has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you have not done so already, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations should they be required.