Public Affairs Assistant (Devolved Nations)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT (DEVOLVED NATIONS)

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 per annum

Reports to: Public Affairs Manager (Scotland)

Department: Policy, Information and Communications

Location: Edinburgh Office w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to discussing further options regarding flexibility for the successful candidate.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week (we are open to Compressed Hours in this role)

Closing date: Tuesday 22 October 2024, 23:55

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.

For CRUK it's vital that we ensure cancer is high on the political agenda. As the largest independent cancer research organisation in the world, we are uniquely placed to work with politicians across the UK to keep cancer high on the political agenda.

We are looking for a Public Affairs Assistant to join our team in Scotland. You'll assist in supporting Cancer Research UK's public affairs activities across Scotland including party conference planning and delivery and briefing and liaising with politicians. Further to this, you'll also support the secretariat of the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Cancer and the delivery of its Scottish Cancer Conference.

What will I be doing?

• Logistical management of all aspects of the Scottish Cancer Conference, including administration of all bookings, raising invoices, communications with all attendees and venue

• Operating full secretariat service to Scottish Cancer Coalition, including, production and dissemination of all minutes, recording meeting and maintaining member databases

• Supporting the Public Affairs Officer in monitoring and collation of parliamentary intelligence through daily reviews of parliamentary business and MSP activities

• Supporting the Public Affairs Officer in briefing MSPs on key policy issues and relevant parliamentary activities

• Writing and sending regular internal updates on devolved activities and emerging priorities

• Providing support to public affairs activities across all devolved nations as may be required.

What skills are you looking for?

• Experience of coordinating events

• Good understanding of Scottish Government and Parliament

• Good political intuition

• Good abilities in research with experience of producing policy-based documents

• Ability to absorb information quickly

• Excellent administrative skills

• Excellent organisational skills with basic project management experience in terms of delivering multiple tasks to deadlines.

• Excellent verbal communication skills and confidence in discussing Cancer Research UK priorities with policy makers.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview.

Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.