Job Title: Policy Public Affairs Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Policy & Public Affairs Manager Reporting to: Head of Policy & Public Affairs Department: Communications & Marketing

Purpose: To promote understanding of Anthony Nolan’s lifesaving work among political audiences and wider stakeholders and communicate the importance of growing the adult stem cell (bone marrow) donor register and cord blood banking in the UK in order to influence policy and save more lives.

Main responsibilities: To work under the management of the Head of Policy & Public Affairs to carry out Anthony Nolan’s public affairs activity, maximise opportunities for influence and develop policy positions for the charity. This includes but is not limited to:

Policy  To manage the Anthony Nolan’s Policy Advisory Committee, ensuring documents are prepared and meetings are arranged in a timely fashion.  To develop policy positions, lines to take, briefing materials and speech notes for colleagues and external contacts.  To research and monitor policy development in all areas relevant to Anthony Nolan’s activity.  To research, write and produce - or commission and manage - policy reports as a basis for the charity’s campaigning activity.

Public Affairs  To implement the public affairs strategy to maximise parliamentary interaction and create positive outcomes for the charity.  To undertake the secretariat function for the All Party Parliamentary Group on stem cell transplantation.  To organise and promote events for MPs, peers, government and other stakeholders.  To execute a public affairs programme including party conference activity, parliamentary events, meetings, All Party Parliamentary Group work, etc.  To develop and maintain a group of parliamentary friends/champions who are willing to raise issues for Anthony Nolan, with regular updates and opportunities for further engagement.  To arrange and attend meetings with key officers and parliamentarians as appropriate, providing briefing and follow up notes.  To represent the charity as appropriate in meetings with other organisations on areas of mutual interest. To ensure the charity receives the optimum benefit from memberships of coalition organisations and alliances.  To respond to enquiries from MPs, produce responses to consultations and other enquiries.  To write speeches as requested.

Other duties  To manage the Policy & Public Affairs Assistant effectively, setting objectives, having regular one-to-one meetings, prioritising workloads and performing appraisals etc.

of 2  To work closely with colleagues in Communications to maximise opportunities for PR around our public affairs and policy activity.  To provide advice and support for colleagues across the charity to maximise opportunities for public affairs to support their work, and update them on public affairs activity as appropriate  To attend and contribute constructively to team meetings  To champion the charity’s corporate brand, values and vision  To undertake, when needed, other reasonable tasks required by the charity’s management

This job description sets out the main duties and responsibilities of the post at the date in which it was drawn up. These duties and responsibilities will vary from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the organisation, without changing the general character of the post. Such variations are a common occurrence and appropriate training will be provided as necessary, without requiring a modification to the job description or a re-evaluation of the grade.

Person specification The following attributes are considered essential for the job:

1. Educated to degree level or equivalent 2. Previous experience of working in a public affairs or policy role 3. Solid understanding of the workings of government and the parliamentary process 4. Excellent writing skills and attention to detail 5. Ability to plan, prioritise and deliver to tight timescales 6. Research skills and the ability to use database and monitoring systems 7. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels

The following attribute is considered desirable for the job: 1. Some experience of the charity or health sectors

Conditions of Employment

1. Full time, permanent position 2. 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday 3. Salary as advertised 4. 27 days’ holiday per annum, pro-rata 5. Free life assurance 6. Contributory Personal Pension Scheme 7. Staff restaurant and sports and social facilities 8. Interest free travel loan 9. Employee Assistance Programme 10. Relevant business equipment e.g. mobile phone