Job Title: Public Affairs Manager
Salary: Commencing at £40,410 with progression to £44,144 per annum
Closing Date: 2026-06-16
About the Role
Luminate Education Group is recruiting for a Public Affairs Manager. The communications department works across Luminate Education Group to manage all internal and external communications for Leeds City College, Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, University Centre Leeds and Leeds Conservatoire. We’re focused on delivering impactful and inspiring communications, driven by insight, to meet organisational objectives.
What You Will Do
* Deliver Luminate Education Group’s public affairs strategy, ensuring our voice (and that of the education sector) is strengthened with key decision makers.
* Monitor parliamentary activity and identify opportunities for Luminate Education Group to engage on relevant policy matters that affect education.
* Craft written content for consultation responses, briefings, letters and press releases.
* Have regular contact with key external stakeholders and keep abreast of the media landscape to provide internal forecasts to the communications department.
* Ensure that senior members of the group are briefed on key parliamentary and government developments.
About You
* Strong understanding and experience of public affairs and lobbying.
* Knowledge of the British political system and local government.
* Experience in writing a range of content for political purposes, with a proven track record of yielding desired outcomes.
* Must have excellent verbal and written skills.
* Experience of stakeholder management and engagement.
Benefits
Annual leave:
* Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
* Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
* Teachers’ Pension Scheme
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
* Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
* Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.
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