Public Affairs Officer - Wales
- Employer
- CANCER RESEARCH UK
- Location
- Cardiff
- Salary
- Up to £27,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
- Closing date
- 12 Jun 2022
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
- Industry
- Charities, Health, Health, Marketing & PR, Communications, PR, Charity & volunteering support, Community development, Policy & research, Social welfare, Support services
- Job function
- Marketing & PR
- Job level
- Experienced (non manager)
Job Details
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER - WALES
Salary: £27,000 per annum + benefits
Location: Cardiff w/ high-flex (1-2 days per week in Cardiff Office)
Contract type: Permanent, full-time 35 hours per week
Closing Date: Sunday 12th June 2022, 23:55
This is an exciting opportunity to join Cancer Research UK as public affairs lead in the Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru at a crucial time for cancer recovery in Wales, to deliver a programme of activities that make a difference to people affected by cancer. You will be working closely alongside the Public Affairs Manager for Wales and acting as the primary contact for Cancer Research UK in the Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru.
This role will lead on delivering public affairs activities such as: managing a full Senedd engagement programme, including acting as secretariat for the Cross Party Group on Cancer; regularly briefing elected members; monitoring parliamentary activity and sharing intelligence; developing of nation-specific communications and materials alongside CRUK's policy team; and representing the charity at external meetings and in external coalitions.
Some of the key activity you can expect to be involved in is…
- Managing a full Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru engagement programme, including acting as secretariat for the Cross Party Group on Cancer
- Regularly briefing elected members, monitoring parliamentary activity and sharing intelligence
- Developing of Wales-specific communications and materials alongside Cancer Research UK's policy team
- Representing the charity at external meetings and in external coalitions.
At CRUK we have a shared purpose of speeding up our progress towards eradicating cancer. The pioneering work we do around prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has helped save millions of lives, but we still have a long way to go. Our Public Affairs teams across the UK help influence the political debate around health policy, and we campaign to ensure people affected by cancer have access to the best and most effective treatments.
What skills are we looking for?
- Good understanding and experience of the Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru
- Demonstrable political interest and judgement, with a commitment to neutrality and ability to work across the political spectrum
- Ability to quickly understand, summarise and analyse complex policy issues and distil for a range of internal and external audiences
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to adapt style to different audiences
- Good influencing skills and confident managing challenging stakeholder relationships, including in coalition
- Strong organisational skills and experience of managing a complex workload, with tight deadlines and often changing priorities
- Adaptable self-starter with the ability to work remotely and in a self-directed way as part of a larger team.
Company
Cancer Research UK – we are dedicated to working collectively to save more lives, create more tomorrows and dispel the fear of cancer. We are smart, brave and innovative people, all united in our relentless pursuit of beating cancer, always challenging ourselves and each other to achieve more.
It is not only about research! Every step we make towards beating cancer relies as much on each employee and all our volunteers, as it does on our Nobel Prize winning scientists.
Our employees are involved in a diverse range of work. We inspire people to volunteer and donate, and unite the scientific community to bring about results. Our work doesn’t just stop there. We unite with the general public by educating them about prevention and treatment of cancer, and we strive to make a difference to the world by telling our story to media and government to bring about change. Here’s what some of our employees have to say about working at Cancer Research UK...
Susan
Sports Team Manager
“At Cancer Research UK, there’s a huge emphasis on professional development. In two years of working here, I’ve been promoted twice. There are great opportunities to improve key skills through courses in management and project management, which are really valuable and accessible to everyone.”
Amelia
HR Service Centre Advisor
“One of the best things about working at Cancer Research UK is the passion that comes through in everyone’s work. All employees really feel connected to the cause, which is promoted through regular opportunities to listen to inspiring talks from scientists, researchers and fundraisers.”
Damien
Shop Manager
“I didn’t ever think I’d want to work in the charity sector, but since moving from retail on the recommendation of a friend, I’d never go back. The best bit is working with the thirty volunteers in my shop who give up 280 hours a week in total. They are the real core of the charity and we couldn’t do it without them.”
Jean Slocombe
Senior Cancer Information Nurse
“I work in a really supportive team where we answer 10,000 enquiries about cancer a year. My job is changing all the time because cancer is changing all the time. In ten years of working here, I’ve learned and developed a lot, and it was really gratifying when I was highly commended and received an award during the directorate meeting.”
James Peach
Programme Director of Stratified Medicine
“Cancer Research UK is unique in its size and scale to really make a change, through the science we fund as well as through health promotion, influencing government and our vast fundraising engine. It’s very easy to get motivated by my work, because I know it impacts people across the country and across the world. It’s a chance to make a difference for a good cause.”
If you share our vision, come join us in the fight against cancer.
- Website
- http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
- Telephone
- 02072420200
- Location
-
2 REDMAN PLACE
LONDON
E2 1JD
GB
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