Health Policy Assistant

Health Policy Assistant
£31,531 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week

As Health Policy Assistant, you will play a vital role in assisting with the administration and project support of the Health Policy work of the College, including managing the business and outputs of several committees and contributing to the wider activities of the team and division.

Reporting to the Health Policy Manager, you will support with the coordination of enquiries, communication, administrative and project work within the Health Policy Team to help it deliver a range of child health policy projects and activities.

You will provide administrative support to five committees including the preparation and distribution of agendas, papers, minutes and other crucial documentation, whilst also providing guidance and advice on all policy matters to the Chairs, Officers and members of the committees. You will also provide administrative support to relevant College Officers where required.

In addition, you will be a lead on volunteer coordination activity within the Policy and External Affairs Department, working with the Divisional Volunteer Lead to ensure health policy team volunteers are operating well under the College volunteer policy.

Educated to a good standard, you should have substantial administrative, organisational and communication skills, along with excellent report writing abilities. You should also have good desk top research skills and be able to analyse and summarise complex information into formats for a range of audiences.

With outstanding interpersonal skills, you should have a background in working with and influencing a wide range of people at all levels of an organisation and demonstrable experience of working with a variety of teams across an organisation.

Experience of working in child heath or a professional body sector, formal project management training and evidence of continuing professional development would be desirable.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community.

The RCPCH has more than 23,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Lead, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work.

The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well.

The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.

The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment - we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records.

Closing date: 23 March 2025