Head of Public Affairs & Campaigns

Fixed Term Contract / Secondment
12 months
Full time
35 hours per week
Up to £60,000
Hybrid - home based and Birmingham
Policy, Legal, Governance and Risk

Up to £60,000 pa plus 3% flex after 3 months and comprehensive benefits

To maximise the Law Society’s influence on behalf of its members in London, and support similar efforts in Cardiff and Brussels you’ll coordinate the Society’s external relationships with key stakeholders and lead the design and implementation of proactive and reactive campaigns and stakeholder management strategies.

You’ll have demonstrable experience of developing effective influencing strategies whilst leading a public affairs function, or similar, in a high profile and complex organisation. A confident people manager with excellent communications skills, you’ll bring experience of leading the design and seeing through the implementation of campaign strategies.

Working in a stimulating and challenging environment, you’ll lead a high-performing public affairs and campaigns team and have the opportunity to work with high profile stakeholders within Parliament, Government and the judiciary.

We offer an attractive flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

To apply, please submit a CV and supporting statement (totalling no more than 4 sides of A4) clearly evidencing how you meet the essential criteria of the role.

 

Interview date: Thursday 11 April 2019.

We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
Vacancy closing date: 31/03/2019, 23:55
The Law Society is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.