External Affairs Support Officer

Prospectus are delighted to be supporting a national charity in their search for a temporary, part time External Affairs Support Officer to help deliver campaigns and events during a busy time.

The organisation is the UK's leading charity for helping every older person that might need support. Their range of services and support include everything from tackling loneliness to offering advice on issues such as finances. They exist to help older people when they need support the most.

This is a temporary role, starting as soon as possible and running until the first week of March in the first instance. It is part time, 4 days per week. You will be required on site in Central London on a Thursday, and would be able to work the remainder of the days remotely.

This role will help get important policy change for older people by supporting a conference to improve local influencing. General duties will include writing communications, assisting with coordinating projects and events, and supporting the rest of the team where necessary.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Good organisational and planning skills, along with an ability to prioritise workload and competing demands.
• Experience of providing admin and logistic support to events.
• Experience of writing for external audiences and senior internal stakeholders.
• Experience of working collaboratively with others to achieve results.
• Experience of co-ordinating events, projects and initiatives.
• Experience of developing a project plan and seeing activities through to a successful conclusion.
• Knowledge of parliamentary procedures and the political process

This post is looking to start as soon as possible, so you will need to be available immediately or at short notice in order to be considered.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format.