Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work. Post holder must be able to get to the London office

Interviews will be scheduled as and when applications are received. Please apply promptly as the vacancy will close once we have appointed a successful candidate.

This is a fixed-term position for 2 to 3 months.

We are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join our ambitious and growing type 1 diabetes charity, JDRF, as part of the policy and public affairs team. You will work on projects with our corporate partners and high-level Parliamentarians, people with type 1 diabetes, policy makers and researchers. You will help to deliver JDRF’s influencing plans, improving access to and choice of type 1 diabetes treatments and technology.

This role will be fundamental in delivery of our advocacy mission: to reduce health inequalities in type 1 diabetes, to widen access to type 1 diabetes medical technologies and to ensure that people with type 1 get access to emerging new treatments and future cures.

An experienced public affairs professional, you may have worked for charities or an organisation before in a similar role. You will have excellent written and communication skills, the ability to understand complex policy issues and communicate them effectively, as well as fantastic interpersonal skills.

You’ll have previous experience of:

• drafting briefings, reports and policy submissions
• communicating across a range of parliamentary and professional stakeholders at all levels
• working in a public affairs and/or policy-based environment
• collaborating with a wider communications department
• conducting research and analysis, summarising findings clearly to a range of audiences

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at JDRF, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1.

Please visit our website to apply at https://jdrf.org.uk/jobs/policy-and-public-affairs-officer-fixed-term/