This role supports the Public Affairs team in achieving the organisation’s Public Affairs objectives, with a focus on parliamentary engagement. 

• Represent PPL and engage with Parliamentarians and Political Advisers, including representing PPL at meetings with Senior Shadow Ministers and MPs, including Shadow Cabinet, adapting presenting style accordingly
• Support in developing and growing the PPL Public Affairs Network – including engaging senior public affairs staff in our supported charities and designing quarterly events to maintain and grow interest.
• Build relationships with the Charities team through attendance at Charities Department meetings, building in that team's understanding of public affairs work and strategy and increasing the public affairs team's knowledge of the work of the Charities Department.
• Responsible for filing Scottish Lobbying Register returns
• Support People’s Postcode Lottery’s Public Affairs work, working with the Public Affairs team to deliver the organisation’s Public Affairs objectives.
• Keep up to date on developments relating to public policy as it affects People’s Postcode Lottery, and the wider society lottery and charity sectors.
• Draft, policy briefings, PQs, letters and speaking notes.
• Support the organisation and implementation of People’s Postcode Lottery’s presence at political party conferences.
• Leads engagement with Parliamentarians around local grant funding opportunities.

Skills & Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in Public Affairs, either with a Parliamentarian or in a charity sector role.
• Experience and knowledge of politics, parliamentary procedure, and government structures.
• Strong understanding of the public policy environment and knowledge of the UK political and media environment.
• A good track record of stakeholder management across the public and voluntary sectors.
• Knowledge of stakeholder management tools to track and inform political engagement
• Knowledge and understanding of policy development and legislation within the UK government
• Strong writing, communication and budgeting
• Knowledge of Early Day Motions, Parliamentary Questions (oral and written), Select Committee operation, Statutory Instruments.