Public Affairs Manager

Are you an outstanding Public Affairs Manager? Would you love to create a positive impact for people experiencing homelessness? Prospectus is excited to be working exclusively with a well-known homelessness charity to find their new Public Affairs Manager. The organisation is a charity based in the United Kingdom that provides accommodation and support to homeless people aged 16-25.

This role is available on a permanent contract and full-time basis. The salary band is £44,500-£52,785 and is also available on a hybrid basis, where the postholder will attend the London office two days a week.

In this Public Affairs Manager role, you will work with a talented and passionate research and policy team and manage a team of fully engaged officers. This role offers the right person a career opportunity that you can always be proud of.

You will design and deliver the organisation's public affairs strategy. You will identify and keep up to date with key political issues affecting young people across housing, support, and Parliament legislation. You will represent the charity at external meetings, conferences, and events, presenting the organisation's public affairs objectives. You will also develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders and internal colleagues.

To be considered for this role, you will have experience in public affairs and/or politics. You will have experience of influencing change at a local or national government level. You will have experience in management and leading a team. You will have detailed knowledge and understanding of parliamentary and legislative processes. You will have knowledge of structures of government and experience of analysing, interpreting, and developing social policy.

You will be a strong relationship builder, creating effective stakeholder relationships internally and taking the charity's vision externally to make the world without youth homelessness a reality. You will have the ability to construct reports and strong time management capabilities.

Have you got this? If so, reach out to us and email George at Prospectus to discuss further and to receive the full job pack.

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