Barnardo’s are seeking a UK Policy & Public Affairs Manager.
The postholder will lead a team of eight, developing and delivering Barnardo’s policy and public affairs activities across the four nations, using intelligence and feedback to plan and deliver influencing activities that deliver transformational change for children across the UK.
The role offers the opportunity to play a crucial role in delivering Barnardo’s strategy. You will work closely with our policy advisors, frontline services, communications team, and our voice and influence team to bring the voices of children and young people to decision-makers, aiming to make childhoods safer, healthier, happier, and more hopeful.
This role will be hybrid home/office-based and will require travel to all four nations as required. We encourage applications from candidates based in one of the devolved nations. The position is offered on a Full-time basis, but we are happy to discuss flexible working. Barnardo’s believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. We are committed to welcoming people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and experiences.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
When completing your application, please refer to your skills, knowledge, and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo’s values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to an approach to pay and reward to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo’s and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Application Deadline: 13th June.