Policy and public affairs manager

Location: Contracted to their Peterborough office with the flexibility of hybrid working
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
Full time: 37.5 hours a week
Benefits: They want all their employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal, Interest Free Loan, Social Activities.
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.
The Policy and public affairs manager will be central to the delivery of their 2020-2030 Strategy. They know that to make a difference to people affected by kidney disease they need to put kidney disease firmly on the UK’s health and life sciences policy agenda. You will systematically build evidence and develop solutions in key priority areas, then work with external partners in the third sector, industry, parliaments and elsewhere to ensure their implementation. To do this they need a Policy and public affairs function that works seamlessly with their research and innovation teams to continually focus their efforts on delivering real change for people with kidney disease.
The successful person will be an experienced Policy and public affairs professional, excited by the opportunity to develop the Policy and evidence base to help change outcomes for people with kidney disease. They need someone who is conversant in health and life sciences policy, with the ability to communicate a clear policy ask; someone who can navigate the UK political systems; a natural partnership builder who works with others to deliver a common goal, working within Our client and with the many individuals and organisations that share their cause.
If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.
They are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
About Our Client:
Our client is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research they fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making their work more essential than ever.
Our client works with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. They collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
Over the last ten years they have invested more than £58 million into research. They lobby governments and decision makers to change Policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
Most importantly, they also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything they do, from deciding which research to invest in to how they plan their priorities and their work across the charity.
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping them and their partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring they see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding them that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire their mission and push them forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
Closing date: 14 April 2024
Interviews will be held on w/c 22 April 2024
No agencies please
You may have experience in the following: Policy Manager, Public Affairs Manager, Government Relations Manager, Policy Advocacy Manager, Advocacy and Public Policy Manager, Legislative Affairs Manager, Government Affairs Manager, Policy Development Manager, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Policy Engagement Manager, Policy Strategy Manager, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, Charity, Charities, etc.
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