Propertymark is looking to recruit a for a proactive Policy and Campaigns Officer to assist with lobbying and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and knowledge of the Scottish parliamentary system and politics with the capacity to regularly attend meetings in Edinburgh and across Scotland.

Propertymark is the UK’s leading professional body for estate and letting agents, commercial agents, property inventory service providers, auctioneers and valuers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing persuasive and reasoned responses to government consultations and calls for evidence across the property sector and aligned matters.
• Providing briefings, factsheets, FAQs, guidance and position papers on legislation and policy developments and their implications for Propertymark members and staff.
• Assisting with lobbying governments and building relationships with MPs, Peers, MSs, MSPs, MLAs and other relevant parties on issues affecting the property industry.
• Representing Propertymark at meetings and on working groups convened by stakeholders on matters relating to the property sector.
• Advocating legislative changes and Propertymark policy positions at internal and external meetings and events.
• Working with the Press Team and Marketing Communications Team to articulate policy positions and create persuasive and engaging content to support campaign messaging across Propertymark’s communications channels.
• Building an awareness of the sector landscape and providing support to Propertymark staff and members with responses to technical queries.

Job requirements/skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Clear evidence of interpreting complex legislation.
• Experience of writing persuasive responses to consultations.
• An understanding of legislative processes and procedures.
• The ability to professionally interact with senior officials.
• Experience of managing complex stakeholder relationships.

Education /experience

• Ability to extract relevant information from complex materials
• The ability to manage a busy schedule and high turnover of content
• Personal integrity and credibility
• IT literate.