Team: Advocacy
Location: Remote with travel to Westminster approx. twice a month
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Salary: Up to £31,918.98 per year
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Responsibilities
* Providing day‑to‑day support for the whole advocacy team
* Undertaking core advocacy tasks such as leading on daily political and media monitoring
* Conducting online research to add value and support the overall work of the team
* Providing meeting and event support
* Assisting with preparation of briefings for parliamentary debates
* Reporting on the outcome of campaigns to the advocacy team
* Content creation for the advocacy web pages
* General administrative duties
About the Advocacy team
The Advocacy & Government Relations team leads the charity in influencing decision‑makers and those whose policies, practices and decisions affect cat welfare across the UK. The small, highly motivated team works to influence legislators (national and devolved governments), professional organisations and corporates. The team has successfully influenced the law on microchipping, pet theft and commercial kitten sales in England and worked with the Scottish Government to regulate cat breeding and rehoming activities. The team also runs digital campaigns as part of its strategy.
Qualifications
* Lives within a commutable (within one hour) distance of Westminster
* Experience working in advocacy, public affairs or influencing work (which may include campaigns) and knowledge of UK political systems
* Proven experience extracting relevant information from political monitoring sources
* Strong administration skills, including project and spreadsheet management
* Experience, or an understanding, of dealing with high‑profile/VIP individuals e.g. Ministers, MSPs, MLAs, MPs, etc.
* Experience completing online and desk research
* Experience or understanding of event organisation
* Experience preparing PowerPoint presentations
* Proven ability to multi‑task and work independently on own initiative, accurately and under pressure
* Agile, happy to be hands‑on and help in all areas of the advocacy team
* Confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Zoom and MS Teams)
* Knowledge of our work and campaigns and an understanding of the charity sector
Benefits
* Range of health benefits
* 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
* Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
* and much more, which you can learn about here
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