My client is a leading UK membership body. They currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Policy Adviser to join their regional team, supporting members across the North and working on a broad and interesting range of policy topics.

Responsibilities
• Develop policy positions on the UK’s economy considering devolution and regional business priorities.
• Drafting of papers, reports, briefings and responses to political and policy developments within the remit
• Project working
• Consulting with members and stakeholders for their views, both individually for in depth policy discussions, and in larger groups with broader discussion at roundtable events and committee meetings.
• Sharing policy and political insights and analysis with members, both individually at member servicing meetings and at briefing events with larger audiences.

Essential Skills
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Knowledge of the policymaking process in the UK government
• Background in policy development and demonstrable interest in public policy
• Experience of working in a political environment
• Broad knowledge of the policy priorities for UK Businesses
• Knowledge of the UK parliamentary system, including regional and local devolution
• Experience of developing and executing political, communication, and campaign strategies

You can find a link to this vacancy on our website here http://www.murraymcintoshassociates.com/job-details/?id=senior-policy-adviser-98003.