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Reference: 86749

Date Added: 18 November 2022
Closing Date: 20 December 2022

Job Title: Parliamentary Officer

Working For: UK100

Location: London

Salary: £29,000

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

Do you want to work in a committed and skilled team, campaigning to change the rules so local leaders can accelerate a fair transition to net zero and clean air? Are you an experienced operator in Westminster and Whitehall, with good contacts and excellent judgement looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-growing organisation and have an impact on climate change? If so, UK100 may well be for you.

We are looking for somebody who has experience of politics and parliament. The role would suit somebody who has worked closely with Senior stakeholders, UK Government Officials, MPs and peers. Understanding how the UK Parliament works is essential for the role and being able to communicate complex arguments in simple and powerful ways will be skills needed to support our members and partners to advocate for effective local climate action. If you know and understand local government, even better. The role will be part of a team that engages with parliamentarians on behalf of UK10, through meetings, events, briefings and newsletters.

Key responsibilities:

  • Working with the Campaigns Manager, develop and deliver a parliamentary and political engagement plan that connects UK100’s members of local leaders with Parliamentarians to support UK100’s aims and objectives.
  • Identify opportunities for influence within the UK Parliament, working with key Parliamentarians and priority partners to influence legislation and policy in-line with UK100 priorities.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key parliamentarians to support UK100’s work with local authority leaders.
  • Develop and deliver effective messaging and content to convey UK100’s priorities to parliamentarians, their staff and government officials, through briefings and parliamentary questions, writing newsletters and managing online and in person events.
  • Provide a secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sustainable Finance and the APPG on Air Pollution.
  • Lead relationship management with APPG stakeholders (supporters and Parliamentarians), including growing their network and support the development and maintenance of UK100’s CRM database

Find the complete job details: https://app.beapplied.com/apply/86n3q52aij?utm_source=w4mp 

Closing Date: 20 December 2022

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews to be held virtually in the week commencing 3rd January 2023.

Start date upon soonest availability in January 2023. 

Application Details

Please use the following link to apply to the role: https://app.beapplied.com/apply/86n3q52aij?utm_source=w4mp 

Website: https://www.uk100.org/

Additional Notes