Reporting to the Deputy CEO and Director of Public Affairs:-

Responsibilities

Parliamentary:
• Implement strategies to increase engagement in UK Music’s work with MPs, Peers, advisers, researchers and other relevant officials
• Develop original and robust research and data to support UK Music’s policy and campaigning work
• Support plans for UK Music’s party conference programme and other political events and roundtables
• Monitor and prepare reports on developments in Parliament relevant to public affairs strategy, as well as attend and contribute to Parliamentary events and meetings
• Help build political contacts, as well as in music and the wider creative industries

Research:
• Provide data and material to support responses to public consultations, ad hoc industry projects and UK Music’s regional development work
• Assist Director of Research and Analysis with data collection and compiling of statistics to enhance wider understanding of the music industry
• Conduct desk and primary research, in conjunction with other colleagues, with the direction of the Director of Research and Analysis
• Support Head of Diversity with research to promote greater equality and inclusion amongst under-represented groups

Skills required

• Excellent oral and written skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Highly numerate with strong analytical skills, must be comfortable with spreadsheets
• Strong analytical faculties and ability to make judgements based on competing evidence
• Confident in using a range of research materials and actively seeking new sources of information and data
• Ability to handle many different projects at the same time
• Must be able to meet deadlines
• Collegiate approach with an ability to muck-in
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to prioritise workloads

Experience and knowledge required

• At least two years’ experience of either working at a trade body, trade union, think tank, Parliament, Government (central, devolved, City Region or local authority) or other equivalent public policy environment
• Understanding of the importance of the political process to the music industry’s interests.
• Participation in the development of successful campaigns