About Our Client
A membership body

Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key opinion-formers, officials and decision makers across the UK political landscape
• Proactively identify and drive forward key policy issues affecting our members in the healthcare sector with policy makers
• Represent the views of members in external meetings and forums with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England/Improvement and other public procurement bodies.
• Research and prepare position papers, consultation responses, briefings, correspondence and amendments on key legislation and policy initiatives as required.
• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that all campaign messaging is underpinned by well-researched and accurate information and analysis.
• Work with marketing and membership team to ensure that campaign messages and policy developments are communicated effectively
• Work with the media manager to translate complex policy and regulatory issues into straight-forward press lines.
• Engage with members on policy issues to raise awareness of government policy developments and gain insight to inform policy positions.
• Contribute to articles for external publications and write blogs

The Successful Applicant
Essential:

• Sound knowledge of the workings of government, parliament and the policy making process
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain positive and productive relationships with parliamentarians, decision makers and member businesses.
• Policy experience with the ability to both analyse and translate complex policy for different audiences
• Developed research and analytical skills and the ability to draft high quality briefings, parliamentary questions, letters and amendments as required

Desirable:

• Experience in employment and labour market policies
• Understanding of Health and Social Care policy

For more info: https://www.michaelpage.co.uk/job-detail/senior-campaigns-advisor/ref/jn-032021-2551930