Role Overview

The External Affairs Adviser will report directly to Strategic Engagement Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for:

Key Responsibilities:
• Support MaPS’ engagement with government as an arm’s-length body, helping to maintain strong relationships with ministers, officials and wider Whitehall stakeholders.
• Contribute to the delivery of our parliamentary strategy, ensuring activity aligns with MaPS’ statutory remit and corporate objectives.
• Provide input on positioning and messaging, and advise on government-facing campaigns and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor developments across Parliament and government to identify emerging risks and opportunities, and shape our response accordingly.
• Coordinate executive-level external engagement by providing briefings and speeches for senior colleagues and attending necessary meetings.
• Maintain stakeholder maps and databases and coordinate the effective delivery of our engagement plans.
• Serve as a single point of contact for responding to external queries from Westminster, including parliamentary correspondence, casework and enquiries.
• Collaborate with various teams (policy, corporate strategy, press, customer communications, insight and evaluation) to support the delivery of engaging, multi-stakeholder campaigns.

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.

To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in developing compelling content for various stakeholder audiences.
• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, including working with subject matter experts and distilling complex information into concise content.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with both external and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with other teams and disciplines within and outside the organisation in fast-paced environments.
• Experience in organising events.
• Commitment to inclusive and collaborative working practices, communications, and engagement.