Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work. The post holder will work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.

Salary: £34,525 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date: Tuesday 14 January 2025 at 10.00am

Interview date: Week commencing 20 January 2025

Please note that the interview process with involve a mixture of face-to-face interviews and a group discussion.

This is a full-time permanent position.

Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work. The post holder will work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.

Salary: £34,525 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date: Tuesday 14 January 2025 at 10.00am

Interview date: Week commencing 20 January 2025

Please note that the interview process with involve a mixture of face-to-face interviews and a group discussion.

This is a full-time permanent position.

Who we are looking for

We are recruiting a Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join our award-winning policy and public affairs team.

We are looking for an experienced policy and public affairs professional, with charity, agency or industry experience and a strong track record of programme delivery. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and an evidenced track record in managing cross sector advocacy programmes.

This role is fundamental to the delivery of our advocacy mission: to reduce health inequalities in type 1 diabetes, to widen access to type 1 diabetes treatments and technologies and to ensure that people with type 1 secure access to emerging new treatments and future cures.

It s an exciting time to join Breakthrough T1D as global advances in treatments are transforming health outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes. We invite you to apply and join our incredible mission.

Experience required

You ll have previous experience of:

• experience of leading public affairs delivery of a cross sector, multi stakeholder programme

• project management of cross sector influencing projects

• communicating across a range of professional stakeholders at all levels

• conducting desk research and analysis, summarising findings clearly to a range of audiences

• drafting briefings, reports and policy submissions

• working in a policy and public affairs environment

About Breakthrough T1D UK

Breakthrough T1D UK is the world s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D UK, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1.

Employee benefits

As an employer we offer:

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years service
• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment
• Season ticket and cycle loan
• Pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates
• Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development

Breakthrough T1D UK is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.