The Conservative Environment Network (CEN) is the home for conservatives who support responsible environmental leadership. We are looking for a dynamic and driven senior campaigns manager to harness support for CEN’s ideas from across the conservative movement.

As we develop new policy ideas, we need to take conservatives with us and build on CEN’s proud record of influencing thinking on the environment. This role is crucial in promoting CEN’s work and securing political support for it.

The successful candidate will work across CEN’s networks to campaign for positive environmental changes. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate a strong track record of campaigning on the centre-right, with an enthusiasm for working on the environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute campaigns to engage CEN’s networks and promote our policy recommendations
• Work with the CEN caucus on environmental campaigns in Parliament, by suggesting ideas for questions, debates, and legislation
• Engage and build relationships with parliamentarians and other stakeholders to get their support for CEN’s campaigns
• Support the framing of CEN’s programme of events to drive forward CEN’s campaigns
• Work with the communications team to drive forward CEN’s campaigns in the media
• Act as a spokesperson for CEN’s campaigns in the media

Required:

• At least three years’ experience working in politics and/or campaigns, and at least five years’ professional experience overall
• An extensive network of conservatives across the UK at all levels of government and the ability to form successful working relationships both within CEN and with external stakeholders
• A strong understanding of how MPs and Parliament work, including experience of writing briefings, drafting written and oral questions, and amendments to legislation
• A good understanding of harnessing social media for campaigns
• Ability to work independently and a strong sense of initiative for spotting growth opportunities
• Deep belief in CEN’s core mission and values and a desire to advance environmentalism on the UK right-of-centre
• Strong attention to detail and ability to produce compelling written output
• A curious and keen intellect and a willingness to learn

For more details, please visit https://www.cen.uk.com/jobs