Parliamentary Engagement Officer

PARLIAMENTARY EnGAGEMENT OFFICER(Fixed-Term to Dec 24)

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Salary £46,133

Do you have an interest in UK parliaments and policy-making? Are you looking to utilise your experience in public affairs or stakeholder engagement?

We want to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic, and proactive Parliamentary Engagement Officer to help us deliver our Parliamentary Engagement Plan during the forthcoming year leading up to the General Election. 

The Professional Standards Authority promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of patients, service users and the public by raising standards of regulation and registration of people working in health and care. We are an independent body, accountable to the UK Parliament.

In a newly created role, the Parliamentary Engagement Officer will join our Communications Team within the Standards & Policy Directorate. You will be working within a small communications team which also provides corporate support for our stakeholder engagement activities.  We are a busy and ambitious team looking for an organised person with good communications skills to support and enhance our plans.  

The role is a fixed-term contract until 31 December 2024, with the possibility of extension to 31 March 2025.  As a Parliamentary Engagement Officer you will report to the Head of Stakeholder Engagement & Communications.

A core aim of our Parliamentary Engagement Plan is to increase awareness of the work of the Professional Standards Authority among parliamentarians and contribute towards the shaping of regulatory policy by governments across the four nations. 

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Good understanding of UK governments and parliaments, and their policy-making processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build rapport with stakeholders at all levels, including specialist and non-specialist audiences and to communicate persuasively
• Ability to produce clear and concise advice papers, briefings, and reports

You will have experience of:

• Working productively with a range of multi-disciplinary internal teams
• Confidently representing an organisation with external stakeholders

The benefits of working with us:

• Working hours - most posts are 37 hours a week and we offer flexi-time.  If you wish to discuss an alternative working pattern please use the details below to contact us to discuss this before applying.
• Annual leave - we offer 32.5 days leave a year pro rata in addition to bank holidays
• Pensions - our employees may join the NEST pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan
• We are committed to promoting diversity in the workplace
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme 365 days of the year 24 hours
• We are a Mindful Charter employer
• London Healthy Workplace Foundation level accreditation
• Disability Confident Committed Level 2 member

We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our staff can flourish and reach their full potential. We know that a diverse workforce, at all levels, allows for a more creative and productive environment bringing different viewpoints, knowledge and experience. Therefore, we are keen to improve the diversity within our organisation and would like to encourage individuals who come from a diverse range of backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will guarantee an interview for people with disabilities who meet all the essential criteria and so if you would like to be considered under this scheme then please let us know.

If you are interested in applying and would like to be sent an application form or want to find out more about the organisation, the role or discuss alternative working patterns, please contact recruitment@professionalstandards.org.uk or visit our website

PLEASE NOTE: We will only accept applications where the candidate has clearly demonstrated that they meet the personal specification. This must be set out within the personal statement with each requirement as the title, followed by a description of how the candidate meets the requirement, including reference to specific examples.

We will not accept CVs or applications where CVs are attached in place of a personal statement.

Closing date for applications: 28 February 2024 (by midnight)

Interviews which will include a presentation on the day of the interview will be held remotely in w/c 18 March. Please note that it is unlikely that an alternative interview date could be offered should you be unable to attend during that week.

Should you wish for reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the process please do not hesitate to contact the HR team on 0207 389 8050 or email recruitment@professionalstandards.org.uk

We offer hybrid working which will initially be for three days in the office and two at home and will move to two days in the office and three working at home per week after the probationary period. We also offer flexible working.

Our offices are located in Blackfriars, London.

Our privacy notice which sets out how we will use your data can be found here https://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/privacy-policy