Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a strategic and politically minded individual with extensive lobbying experience to join us as our Senior Politics & Public Affairs Adviser where you will work with those with political influence.

As Senior Politics & Public Affairs Adviser, you will be responsible for developing and delivering high-impact change strategies, building and holding relationships with those with political influence, and advising senior staff on politics.

In this role, you will:

• Lead political influencing and develop strategies for Save the Children’s conflict and humanitarian advocacy priorities in the UK.
• Identify lobbying opportunities and enable colleagues to exploit them fully using powerful evidence, trusted relationships, and innovative and creative tactics that help Save the Children stand out in a crowded arena.
• Provide strategic political insight and ensure systematic monitoring, analysis and dissemination of political intelligence.
• Build, maintain and monitor UK government, parliamentary and other political relationships relevant to Save the Children’s work.
• Represent SCUK externally, actively networking and building constructive relationships with parliamentarians, , advisers, officials, trade unions, political parties, think tanks, NGOs and media to support SCUK’s influencing and profile building.

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Significant operational experience of structures, processes and trends in the UK political system.
• Proven ability to think and plan strategically, with a track record of achieving political change
• Demonstrable ability to develop and deliver flexible and innovative lobbying strategies to achieve challenging advocacy asks.
• A strong network in Westminster and a Whitehall and a track record of building and maintaining relationships which lead to policy impact.#
• Demonstrable understanding of, and experience in managing, political risk.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s vision, mission and values.