THE PERSON
• Knowledge and understanding of the education sector in England from a professional or academic standpoint.
• A keen interest in UK politics and current affairs.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload.

• Excellent drafting skills, including the ability to tailor to different audiences.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• A strong appreciation of the need for accuracy and quality control.
• Ability to plan programmes of work and manage them to agreed timelines.
• Great flexibility in responding to events.
• Ability to form working relationships with a broad range of external experts.

• A commitment to the CSJ’s vision, mission and values.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities for this post will include, but will not necessarily be limited to:

• Writing reports on the themes of school exclusion and alternative provision.

• Advising parliamentarians on issues related to school exclusions and alternative provision.

• Drafting briefing notes, internal memos, presentations, emails to external parties.

• Providing material to be used by parliamentarians in speeches in the House, in Committee hearings and for other external audiences.

• Managing working relationships with external partners and other key stakeholders.

• Assisting with communications, social media, and the website.

• Supporting organisational initiatives to embed our work in the mainstream policy lexicon, build support from MPs for our proposals, and sustain public interest in this policy area.