Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer – Devolved Nations

Breakthrough T1D International; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 29,475 - 36,025; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Flexible working hours

Generous annual leave

Health cash plan

Season ticket and cycle loan

Family-friendly policies

Personalized training

Job summary

Hollybank Trustees Ltd is seeking a Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer for a critical role in leading advocacy projects across the UK. This home-based position, within commuting distance of Edinburgh, Cardiff, or Belfast, focuses on improving access to type 1 diabetes treatments.

The successful candidate will engage with stakeholders, analyse government policy, and communicate with high-level policymakers. Benefits include hybrid working, generous leave, and a health cash plan.

Qualifications

• Experience working with politicians and government departments.
• Background in public affairs and policy environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge in stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects with stakeholders and Parliamentarians.
• Deliver influencing plans to improve access to treatment.
• Analyse government policies and create policy briefings.

Skills

Public affairs delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Government policy analysis

Drafting briefings and reports

Organising stakeholder events

Communication with parliamentary stakeholders

Job description

Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer – Devolved Nations

Breakthrough T1D

Location: Home based within commuting distance of either Edinburgh, Cardiff or Belfast

Salary: £32,750 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Duration: Fixed-term full-time position for one year, potential extension subject to funding

Interview process: Interviews scheduled as applications are received. The vacancy closes once a successful candidate is appointed.

About the role: The Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer – Devolved Nations is critical to our UK-wide advocacy mission. You will lead projects with key stakeholders and high-level Parliamentarians such as our access to treatments and early detection work, and people with type 1 diabetes, policymakers, and researchers. You will help deliver Breakthrough T1D’s influencing plans, improving access to and choice of type 1 diabetes treatments and technology in the devolved nations.

Experience required

• Experience working successfully with politicians, their offices, Government departments, and other public affairs stakeholders to influence policy and public discourse across the devolved nations
• Experience leading public affairs delivery in at least one (preferably all) of the devolved nations
• Experience analysing Government policy in depth and creating policy briefings
• Experience drafting briefings, reports and policy submissions
• Experience communicating across a range of parliamentary and professional stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrable knowledge, interest and experience of working in a public affairs and policy-based environment
• Experience organising stakeholder events

Employee benefits

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Flexible working and consideration of compressed hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff, increasing after three and five years’ service
• Health cash plan for dental, optical, and physiotherapy treatments
• Season ticket and cycle loan
• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates
• Personalised training to suit career aspirations and professional development

Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.