Public Affairs Manager

Public Affairs Manager

These are exciting times for the charity and we have an excellent opportunity for a creative Public Affairs Manager, with outstanding collaborative and relationship-building skills, to join the collaborative global department focused on influencing change, using campaigning and public affairs tactics.

Position: Public Affairs Manager

Location: Devon an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty/hybrid working (applications for fully remote/home working and flexible working patterns welcomed)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, 08.30-16.30, Monday-Friday

Salary: £46,402 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday 13 April 2025. Initial interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 7 May 2025. Applicants successful at this stage will progress to final interviews, held via Microsoft Teams, on Thursday 15 May 2025.

About the Role

As Public Affairs Manager, you will bring to life the global influencing strategy and plans, with expectation of substantial external representation from local to United Nations level, to tackle the greatest threats working donkeys face locally and around the world, from the donkey skin trade to challenges working animals face in disasters.

Principal duties include:

1. Working with departmental leadership to develop, design and implement plans to support the charities strategic aims to influence decision-makers and build powerful partnerships for change.
2. Representing externally at conferences and events, ensuring coordination among partners, and that communications advance public affairs diplomatically.
3. Collaborating with coalition partners and other animal welfare networks ensuring positive partnerships and successful outcomes.
4. Managing a small team, developing its vision and objectives, maintaining and empowering an inclusive work environment, setting clear objectives to meet departmental goals.
5. Engaging with the positions and work of inter-governmental agencies, and how they could link with and/or support the work of the charity, such as UK Government, United Nations agencies, WOAH, European Union, AU-IBAR.
6. Identifying new alliances and partnerships for the charity.

Due to the seniority and nature of the role, flexibility will be required for working outside of core hours, and for occasional UK and international travel.

About You

You will need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

1. Experience of working in a global strategic influencing role.
2. Experience of influencing results at institutional level, ideally with the UN and its various agencies, governments and other influential stakeholders.
3. A strong understanding of animal welfare and linked agendas, including international development, including One Health and conservation.
4. Proven senior coordination and collaborative skills, with the ability to multi-task and work with a number of conflicting demands to meet multiple deadlines.
5. A good understanding of the challenges and opportunities when ensuring integration between organisational programming, influencing and campaigns work.
6. Experience of leading teams to develop and implement effective strategies and supporting with budgets and work planning.
7. Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into easy-to-understand messages.

What you get in return

1. Competitive pension.
2. Life assurance.
3. 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 with each full year of service.
4. Wellbeing team.
5. Recorded Pilates classes.
6. Long service awards.
7. Healthshield plan.
8. Free parking.
9. Subsidised restaurant and shop.

About the Organisation

The sanctuary is one of the UK s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as Public Affairs Manager, Public Affairs Lead, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Policy and Public Affairs, Communications and Public Affairs, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Animal, Animal Welfare.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.