Senior Policy & PR Coordinator

Not For Profit People; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Not For Profit People is seeking an exceptionally organised policy and communications professional to join our small, collaborative team on a 24-month fixed term contract. The role blends policy coordination, stakeholder engagement and PR activity, with flexible remote working and regular meetings in London.

You will coordinate policy projects, organise meetings and manage multiple deadlines across concurrent workstreams.

Qualifications

• Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy; include the word Pension in your cover letter.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience organising meetings and following up on actions.
• Proven ability to coordinate complex projects or workstreams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience maintaining accurate records, databases and trackers.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate policy projects, consultations and working groups.
• Organise meetings, agendas and follow-up actions.
• Take and coordinate meeting notes; ensure actions are tracked and completed.
• Manage multiple deadlines across concurrent workstreams.
• Maintain accurate trackers, databases and planning documents.
• Support production of thought leadership content and consultation responses.
• Coordinate member communications and stakeholder engagement activity.
• Manage website content updates and LinkedIn activity.
• Issue press communications and monitor media coverage.
• Produce reports and updates on communications, policy and stakeholder activity.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

MS Office

Tools

Canva

AI note tools

Social media management

Job description

Location: Remote, with team meetings in London approx twice per month.

Contract: 24-month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptionally organised and highly detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys juggling multiple priorities and takes pride in making sure nothing falls through the cracks.

We're looking for someone who is naturally proactive, forward-thinking and always two steps ahead. You'll be the person ensuring projects move forward, deadlines are met, actions are followed up and stakeholders receive a consistently professional service.

About the Role

Working closely with senior leaders, members, committees and external stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating policy, communications and PR activity across the organisation.

You will help ensure meetings, consultations, publications, media activity and member communications are delivered efficiently, professionally and on time.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating policy projects, consultations and working groups
• Organising meetings, agendas and follow-up actions
• Taking and coordinating meeting notes, ensuring actions are tracked and completed
• Managing multiple deadlines across concurrent workstreams
• Maintaining accurate trackers, databases and planning documents
• Supporting the production of thought leadership content and consultation responses
• Coordinating member communications and stakeholder engagement activity
• Managing website content updates and LinkedIn activity
• Issuing press communications and monitoring media coverage
• Producing reports and updates on communications, policy and stakeholder activity

About You

This role requires exceptional organisational capability and meticulous attention to detail.

You'll be someone who naturally spots the small things, takes ownership of tasks and keeps everything moving.

We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills
• Outstanding attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy. To demonstrate this skill, when completing your cover letter please include the word "Pension" at the end.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• Experience of organising meetings and following up on actions
• Proven ability to coordinate complex projects, meetings or workstreams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience maintaining accurate records, databases, trackers and spreadsheets
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders
• Ability to work independently, use initiative and proactively solve problems
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook
• A highly professional, dependable and flexible approach

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience within policy, communications, public affairs or PR environments
• Experience working with committees, boards or membership organisations
• Social media and content management experience
• Experience using tools such as; Canva or similar graphic design/content creation software – AI Tools to support meeting notes and/or admin tasks – experience managing organisation social media channels.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a small, collaborative and highly professional team where your organisational skills will make a genuine impact.

You'll be trusted to take ownership, work autonomously and become the person colleagues rely upon to keep priorities moving forward. If you're the type of person who instinctively plans ahead, loves structure, thrives under pressure and takes pride in getting the details right, we'd love to hear from you.

Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to bring their authentic selves to work. Applications are welcomed from candidates of all backgrounds, and selection decisions are based on skills, experience and potential.