Senior Policy and External Affairs Manager

About you

We are looking for an engaging and effective individual to join the Policy & Communications directorate in a newly created role.

You will lead our policy team, build relationships with key stakeholders, and work with communications colleagues to grow the BES’s reputation.

Insightful, you are an expert facilitator and enjoy getting the best out of people, adept at balancing stakeholder interests with an eye on the bigger strategic picture.

A trusted advocate, you will enjoy taking ecological evidence to the heart of local and national government to influence for the benefit of biodiversity.

About the role

Reporting to the Director of Policy and Communications, the Senior Policy and External Affairs Manager will:

• Maintain an up-to-date map of our stakeholder landscape to ensure networks of influence and audience priorities are understood
• Oversee the quality of external relationships, engaging with specific stakeholders as needed to form strategic alliances
• Identify key areas of policy focus where the BES is able to add value to national conversations around biodiversity and climate
• Co-ordinate the policy team on consultation responses, parliamentary inquiries, policy reports, and other policy documents and meetings.
• Lead the Policy Team to prioritise work across the three nations, rising to the challenge of responding to opportunities as they arise, and ensuring that we are always working to strategic effect.

For more details about this role, please download the role specification and job pack.