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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 activity across the four nations, using intelligence and feedback to plan and deliver influencing activity that delivers 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 in order 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 believes 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, due to high application volume, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend applying 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 achieve our ambitions for children thanks to the talent, hard work, and creativity of our people.
For these reasons, we are committed to a fair, attractive, and progressive pay and reward approach, rolled out in April 2023. It is a positive change for the charity and part of our People & Culture Strategy. It supports colleagues to belong, thrive, and grow, with clear routes of progression in their careers and pay.
While the full pay band and salary range are advertised, our approach is to appoint towards the minimum of the pay band, ensuring pay steps are available for annual rewards based on contribution and alignment to our values and behaviors. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility, and empowerment. It may involve working at stores, services, from home, at Collaboration Hubs, or any combination.
* We support flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
* Annual leave for full-time colleagues is 26 days, increasing with service length, with pro-rata entitlement for part-time staff.
* Option to buy up to 5 additional days via HolidayPlus scheme.
* Family-friendly leave options including maternity, paternity, and adoption pay.
* Service-related sick pay from day 1.
* Access to a Group Personal Pension with employer contributions.
* Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings.
* Cycle2work scheme, interest-free season ticket loans, discounts, cashback, and more.
* 20% discount at Barnardo's stores.
* Health cash plan, employee assistance program, and learning and development opportunities.
*T&C's apply based on contract.
About Barnardo's
We are committed to being an inclusive employer, fostering a culture of belonging and diversity. We are a Disability Confident Leader, progressing as an anti-racist organization, with networks for disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic, and women colleagues. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups and offer reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants.
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