Public Affairs Officer

Public Affairs OfficerProfessional Membership Body1 Day London, 4 Days Home with travel to meetings and eventsBasic Salary £36,575 with excellent benefits including 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, 35 hours working week, comprising 7 hours per day plus one hour unpaid lunch break, Pension Scheme, Private healthcare scheme, Death in service cover of 3.5 times your annual pensionable salary, Income protection and Agile and Hybrid workingFull Time, PermanentMy client a reputable and established international professional membership body is currently searching for a Public Affairs OfficerThe Role of Public Affairs OfficerTo provide dedicated support across the Policy and Public Affairs function.Coordinate and support the team’s stakeholder engagement, both internally and externally.Proactive horizon scanning to identify and exploit opportunities for the Institute to advise key decision makers and policymakers on policy development, including managing the Institute’s political monitoring services.Provide coordination and administrative support to Policy and Public Affairs team.Coordinate Policy and Public Affairs content for the General newsletter and other member communication channels.Provide secretariat support to the team’s strategic oversight committee.Knowledge and Experiencean understanding of, and interest in, politics and the policymaking process. Knowledge of parliamentary process is desirable.an interest in, understanding of or willingness to learn about some of the Institute’s key social and policy issues, such as climate change, retirement savings, artificial intelligence, health and social care.Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skillsability to set up and maintain administrative systemsstrong organisational skillsability to quickly get to grips with complex informationhigh degree of tact, diplomacy and discretion both operationally and personallyability to remain calm and competent under pressureability to work as part of a team and independently, depending on the taskTo apply to this role please send your CVDue to the volume of applications we are only able to contact successful applicants. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 10 working days please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.Membership Bespoke is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role. Membership Bespoke positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.Membership Bespoke is the most experienced membership-focused recruitment firm in the UK, with 10+ years of experience delivering tailored permanent, temporary, interim, and Executive Search recruitment solutions to Trade Associations, Regulatory Bodies, Political Parties, and Professional Bodies.