Senior Local Public Affairs Manager

Title: Senior Local Public Affairs Manager
Salary: £43,250 - £48,048 per annum (plus London weighting if applicable. Salary negotiable depending on experience)
Hours/Contract: 35 hours per week,1 year Fixed term contract
Based: Flexible
Closing date: Sunday 14 th April 2024
Interview date: w/c 22 nd April 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Marie Curie's growing Policy and Public Affairs team on a 1 year fixed-term basis as our Senior Local Public Affairs Manager. The post holder will lead our Local Public Affairs programme in England, manage relationships with Senior Local government and integrated care system leaders, and influence policy change at a local level to deliver a better end of life experience for people affected by terminal illness.
Marie Curie Benefits Package :

• Season ticket loan -for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with childcare cost (TC apply)
• Entitled under Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance - for all employees
• Eye care - (under Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations, Marie Curie will pay towards sight tests if you use computer screens and other displays as part of your job)

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance:
  • England and Wales = 25 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
  • Northern Ireland = 25 days plus 11 public holidays (pro rata)
  • Scotland = 25 days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick leave
• Continuous Professional Development - (Marie Curie supports and encourages personal and professional development)
• Industry leading training programmes
• Flexible Working
• Free DBS/PVG/Access NI

What we are looking for :

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to synthesise and present complex and varied material in a range of formats
• Political astuteness and judgement, including track record of success in campaigning and lobbying and demonstrable ability to manage senior level relationships
• Excellent understanding of local and devolved government
• Outstanding organisational and project-management skills
• Ability to effectively line-manage staff
• Knowledge of health and social justice issues in the UK
• Familiarity with, and a commitment to equal opportunities
• Educated to degree level or with equivalent knowledge and experience gained in the workplace

The Senior Local Public Affairs Manager will design and lead the delivery of our Local Public Affairs programme, and line-manage a team of officers responsible for delivering this work, engaging public policy decisionmakers in localities across England. The post holder will design and manage the delivery of significant internal and external projects, initiatives and campaigns which seek to improve the care and support available to everyone with a terminal illness. The holder will be responsible for managing relationships with senior Local Authority and Integrated Care System leaders, and ensure Local Public Affairs activity contributes to the development of Marie Curie's relationships with local MPs and other key decisionmakers, working with them to improve end of life experience for everyone across their locality.
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For more information or an informal chat please contact our Head of Public Affairs, Toby North: Apply
To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie
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