Senior Parliamentary Officer Jobs
From £50,189 + Benefits (possible to increase via incremental steps in the first 12 months).
What you will be achieving
People, workforce and culture are critical to the future of UK health research, which is why supporting UK biomedical and health research to strengthen its global competitiveness and reputation is one of the Academy’s five strategic priorities. The Policy Manager – Science Base will play an important role in delivering this priority and others as a key member of the Academy’s Science Base and Careers Policy team.
We are looking for somebody who is committed to improving health for all supported by the best research and evidence, has strong influencing skills, the ability to build effective networks across diverse stakeholders, and thrives on working with others to produce high quality outputs. Experience working on life sciences policy and / or knowledge of research policy issues is essential. We welcome applications from people from a variety of professional backgrounds.
The Academy’s Science Base and Careers Policy team focuses on ensuring the best environment for health research in the UK. There is consensus across the political spectrum that the UK’s future health and wealth will be underpinned by a strong research base which includes academia, NHS and industry. We work across both the Academy’s Policy team and Careers team to take a holistic approach to influencing how this can be achieved, by considering issues such as investment in research, research careers and training, and specific topic areas such as immigration. Our team seeks to engage with and influence Government and cross sector research policies and strategies, often working in partnership with other organisations within the sector. You will also be working with the Academy’s Communications and Engagement teams.
What you will be doing
You will be working with the Head of Science Base and Careers Policy to help deliver the Academy’s Strategic Priorities, which includes supporting UK biomedical and health research to strengthen its global competitiveness and reputation. Your role will involve delivering and coordinating the Academy’s policy work on the science base which will help to shape the UK’s future research strength. This includes:
- Ensuring that health research investment remains high on the political agenda through working with Government(s) and Parliament(s), including the role of health research as a key enabler of the Government’s growth priorities.
- Supporting implementation of recommendations from the Academy’s reports on “: a people-centred, coordinated approach” and taking forward the Academy’s work on “”.
- Delivering impactful policy events and written outputs which position the Academy as an influential thought-leader in the future of sustainable health research.
- Working with other teams across the Academy, including the Communications and Engagement teams, to increase the involvement of patients in the Academy’s science base work.
- Identifying key science base policy consultations and leading on Academy responses.
- Maintaining an excellent understanding of the health research career landscape by monitoring developments across funders, employers and regulators.
- Coordinating with wider Academy staff to support the Academy’s work to inform and influence parliament and the Government, including engagement at parliamentary events and multi-organisational partnerships.
- Sustaining and harnessing an effective personal network of contacts across health research in public, private and charitable sectors, including Academy Fellows, emerging research leaders, NHS and Government Officials, National Academies and other relevant experts.
- Identifying ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our policy work, including monitoring impact and co-developing policy briefings for the senior leadership team.
- Line management and development of a Policy Officer and occasional line management of Policy Interns.
The Policy Manager – Science Base may also be asked to support the Academy’s other activities across the wider Policy team, including careers, wider UK and international policy.
This role is offered as a permanent contract.
What you bring to the role
- Experience working in an organisation that seeks to influence policy.
- Strong analytic skills and experience of collating evidence from different sources.
- Able to build and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external contacts.
- Able to harness the benefits of working in teams, including across different departments and organisations.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.
- Experience of working with senior individuals.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Running impactful events, e.g. small roundtables.
- Attention to detail.
- Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills.
- Knowledge of the UK research landscape (desirable).
- Line Management experience (desirable).
- Able to travel around the UK (desirable).
Benefits
- Salary progression framework.
- Hybrid and agile working.
- 29 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays.
- Regular individual, team and organisation-wide Wellbeing Days.
- Pension (the Academy offers a flexible contribution structure with a minimum employer contribution of 8% up to a maximum of 13% of gross salary, with an employee contribution ranging from 3% to 8%).
- Life assurance.
- Vitality Private Medical Insurance, on completion of probation.
- SimplyHealth Cash Plans, on completion of probation.
- Season ticket travel loan (interest free), on completion of probation.
- Cycle to work scheme, available on completion of probation.
- Family friendly benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying period), coaching for parents returning to work.
- Subscription to Headspace and Class pass.
- Staff training to support your development including EDI training.
For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page.
Closing date: 4.00pm on Monday, 24 March 2025.
Interview date: w/c 31 March 2025.
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About Us
The National Youth Jazz Collective is a vibrant National Youth Music Organisation established in 2006 to provide inspirational, high-quality training and performance opportunities for all young musicians interested in creative music making (through small group improvisation, composition, arranging and shared band leadership). NYJC offers a clear pathway of progression, beginning with an annual series of streamed regional ensembles (streamed into beginner, intermediate, advanced & young professional): delivered in collaboration with a growing network of regional and national partners; providing a bespoke programme of progression that leads towards NYJC’s pinnacle 12-day residential summer programme comprising a 3-day vocal jazz camp; 6-day composition summer school (where 15 composers write for NYJC’s five senior nonets); 7-day summer school for early career jazz improvisers (offering 45 places to the nation’s most gifted and talented young musicians after an Easter fortnight national audition tour) and 4-day feeder summer short course (for young musicians who showed great potential and skill in their auditions, but weren’t yet sufficiently familiar with the jazz vernacular and pedagogy to sustain an intense week on the main summer school course).
Job Summary
Ensure the Artistic Director's strategies & plans to deliver NYJC's artistic remit are in budget, resourced & meet NYJC's organizational goals & objectives. Line manage NYJC's Finance Manager, Programme Manager, Head Chaperone, website consultant & Marketing/Comms Officer. Steer fundraising strategy
Job Description
NYJC'S CEO KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure a long-term strategy, business plan & budgets are in place to guide NYJC in the successful achievement of its objectives including the 3-year strategic plan & fundraising strategy.
Work with the Artistic Director to ensure their strategies & plans to deliver NYJC's artistic remit are in budget, resourced and meet NYJC's organizational goals & objectives.
Oversee delivery & implementation of NYJC's strategy with the management team, board & partners.
Provide strategic and financial leadership to the organisation as a whole, included overall organisational budgetary responsibility in accordance with NYJC's financial delegation policy.
Ensure that sufficient & appropriate financial, staff and technology resources are in place to deliver the organisation's strategy, projects and services.
Devise fundraising strategies, produce funding applications & pursue other sources of income for NYJC.
Lead on NYJC's 2027-30 NPO application (July 2025)
Lead on all management functions at organisational level including finance, income development, policies & procedures, human resources & contracts, evaluation, quality & operations.
Support the Board by providing high quality, regular management and monitoring information so that it can carry out its governance role.
Ensure appropriate risk management, policies & systems are in place to enable NYJC to continue to operate efficiently and effectively & comply with all regulatory requirements.
Ensure the work NYJC does is communicated effectively both internally and externally.
Represent the organisation as required in relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including government, other arts organisations and funders.
Work within NYJC's equal opportunities, safeguarding, health & safety & other policies at all times.
Line manage NYJC's Finance Manager, Programme Manager, Head Chaperone (In charge of residential pastoral care), website consultant & Marketing & Comms Officer..
You can find further information on NYJC and a full CEO description by opening the attached CEO information pack
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Context and Background
We are recruiting a Senior Policy Research Officer to develop and deliver our early years and health policy work to deliver real change and reform in the best interests of children.
The post holder will work in the UK/England part of the Policy and Public Affairs Team, focussed on influencing the Westminster Government. The role involves a variety of responsibilities including policy research, policy development and public affairs. This is a great opportunity to drive policy work in an exciting policy area, by building a strong evidence base and contributing to effective influencing strategies.
Job purpose
The Senior Policy Research Officer will be responsible for undertaking policy research to achieve the NSPCC's strategic goals, using their skills and experience to strengthen the NSPCC's impact on public policy relating to early years and health. In doing so, they will make a significant contribution to protecting the youngest children from abuse and neglect.
Key relationships - Internal
- Reports to Policy and Public Affairs Manager
- Colleagues in the wider Policy and Public Affairs team across the UK
- Colleagues in the Research and Evidence team
- Colleagues in the Media and Campaigns teams
- Colleagues in the Services directorate (to ensure policy development takes into account experiences of frontline professionals)
- Colleagues in the Participation Unit (to ensure the involvement of young people in policy and influencing work)
Key relationships - External
- Key civil servants and policy advisers in the UK Government
- MPs and Peers in the UK Parliament
- Colleagues in relevant voluntary and statutory agencies
- Practitioner bodies
- Key academics, researchers and research networks
Main duties and responsibilities
Policy development:
- Develop and maintain a high level of expertise on policy priority areas, with lead responsibility for early years and health policy.
- Scope, develop and refine NSPCC policies on priority policy issues, putting forward the economic case for change where possible.
Policy research:
- Contribute to the delivery of our research activity, working with teams across the NSPCC to assess policy andevidence needs, then design and undertake impactful research projects to address these.
- Manage policy research projects from development and commissioning stage through to completion, providing direction and supervision to ensure the highest standards of delivery.
- Analyse a wide range of primary and secondary sources of evidence (such as official data sets and statistics, policy documents, academic literature, economic analyses, FOls and survey data) to develop innovative and evidence-based policy solutions to complex problems.
Public affairs:
- Prepare high-quality briefings, summaries and consultation responses for both external and internal audiences.
- Develop and maintain a network of key contacts across parliament, the civil service and civil society, using this network to amplify the NSPCC's voice and take advantage of opportunities to influence policy making.
- Represent the NSPCC at relevant internal and external advisory groups, meetings and stakeholder events.
Responsibilities within the Strategy and Knowledge Directorate
- A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
- To maintain anoverview of child protection policy and practice
- To maintain an awareness of own and other's health and safety and comply with NSPCC's Health andSafety procedures
- An active commitment to promoting EDI, safeguarding and trauma informed practice
- An agile approach to work
- To maintain and develop competence in the use of IT systems
Person specification
1. Strong support for the NSPCC's mission and values, combined with a good understanding of public policy relating to child protection issues, and knowledge of the wider legal, government and media context.
2. Excellent policy development skills, with the ability to research, develop and refine innovative policy solutions to complex problems.
3. Proven ability to undertake research (qualitative and/or quantitative) and analyse the findings, with an ability to design methodologically robust and ethically sound research that is delivered to a high standard and agreed timescales.
4. Experience of successfully presenting research accurately to make a clear and compelling case for policy and legislative change.
5. Excellent communication skills including the ability to write concisely and persuasively in a variety of formats for a variety of audiences, and to deliver engaging oral presentations.
6. Good public affairs skills, with strong knowledge of parliamentary processes, sound political judgement, and experience of contributing to the delivery of influencing strategies to secure support from decision makers in parliament and beyond.
7. Ability to work on own initiative with strong organisational and project management skills, including demonstratabl eexperience of project managing small research projects, working at speed and under pressure when required, whilesuccessfully managing project progress, risks, and quality.
8. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build constructive working relationships with external stakeholders, aswell as to work effectively as part of an internal, cross-departmental team.
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Salary: £27,405 - £32,480 plus £3,964 London Weighting if eligible
Hours: 35
Location: London with travel to the office two days a week.
Who we are
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation, dedicated to empowering, enriching and supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Officer in England to join our highly effective UK wide policy and campaigns team. With fostering high on the political agenda and the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill passing through Parliament, this is an exciting time to join the organisation.
You will be passionate about improving children’s social care and foster care for children. You will have knowledge of the policy and legislative landscape in England and issues surrounding children’s social care.
You will have experience of delivering campaigns and influencing policy makers in central government and parliament, as well as developing policy solutions to bring about change. You will have significant experience of analysing and conducting research and producing high quality, evidence-based written materials.
You will be a great communicator and able to build relationships with stakeholders of all levels, including parliamentarians and senior figures in government.
The person specification details the essential and desirable criteria in full.
What you’ll be doing
You will have the opportunity to influence policy and practice to bring about lasting change for children and young people in foster care.
The role will involve influencing parliamentary and policy-making processes in England and contributing to UK wide projects. The role will deliver effective campaigns, key research projects and written content for our members.
At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you’re reading. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
What we can offer you:
- 38 days leave (including bank holidays)
- A range of family friendly and fostering friendly leave options
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline
- Pension and life assurance
- Contribution to eye tests and lenses
- Season ticket loans
Our commitments to you
The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially those from under-represented and minoritised backgrounds. All applications and hiring decisions will be considered on merit.
- If you identify as care experienced and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under our commitment to the Care Leaver Covenant
- If you have a disability, please tell us what reasonable adjustments would support your participation in the recruitment process
- We are open to job-sharing arrangements for all roles, please indicate this in the application form if you are applying as part of a job share
Looking for more information?
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Natalie Williams.You can also find more information about us on our website.
Ready to apply?
To apply please email your completed application form to us. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Sunday 9th March
Shortlisting date: W/C 10th March
Interview date: Wednesday 19th March
Interview location: Our London Office
We look forward to hearing from you!
The Fostering Network Registered office 87 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8HA
Registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338 Registered in England and Wales as a limited company no. 1507277
VAT Registration 231 6335 90
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Note: Applicants must be UK based within a reasonable commute of London. Application without a cover letter will not be considered.
Location Home based (Home working with regular meetings in London)
Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)
Reports to Director of Policy and Research
Main purpose and scope of the role:
Parentkind is a national charity working with more than 23,500 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), Parent Councils and Schools. We are the voice of parents in policy making.
We are an ambitious organisation and we are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated individual to support our work in Westminster and Whitehall. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of public affairs, advocacy and/or working in a policy environment.
We are looking for an ambitious and motivated individual able to take on responsibility and lead.
The role will involve:
- Managing the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Parents to make this one of the most high profile APPGs in Parliament.
- Organising events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events in Westminster.
- Leading our political and policy stakeholder engagement activity to ensure we have strong relationships where they matter.
- Dissemination of our research to political and policy audiences to ensure our research is seen by the right people.
- Support our parent research, including polling of parents and making policy recommendations based on this research.
As a UK wide charity, you will be expected to support our work in other parts of the UK and the devolved administrations.
We would particularly welcome candidates with media experience, including writing press releases and placing stories with national media outlets.
Duties and key responsibilities
Managing the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Parents.
- Developing a plan for the APPG to achieve our ambition of making this one of the most high profile APPGs in Parliament.
- Raising the profile of the APPG for Parents and increasing the number of MPs and peers engaged with its work.
- Organising well attended APPG meetings and events.
- Providing the secretariat to the APPG and working with the Officers to deliver the work of the Group.
Organising events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events in Westminster.
- Manage and organise research/policy led events with political/policy audiences, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events.
- Increase attendance at these events to make sure we are successfully engaging with political/policy audiences.
Leading our political and policy stakeholder engagement activity to ensure we have strong relationships where they matter.
- Developing our stakeholder database of priority contacts.
- Actively arranging high value meetings to promote Parentkind.
- Maintaining a consistent level of communication with political/policy audiences on behalf of Parentkind.
Dissemination of our research to political and policy audiences to ensure our research is seen by the right people.
- Taking responsibility for high quality dissemination of our research and evidence to political/policy audiences.
Support our parent research, including polling of parents and making policy recommendations based on this research.
- Working across the organisation to support our parent polling activity with engaging and topical questions.
- Support the development of policy recommendations based on our research.
- Writing concise and compelling briefing documents.
Residents must be currently based in or within reasonable commutable distance of London.
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Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Reporting to: Director of Development & External Relations
Responsible for: 2 staff
Based: Our Head Office is based in London, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. There will be regular travel for external meetings, where needed, particularly in London/Westminster
Terms: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Salary: £45,448 to £55,744 per annum
About the role
The Head of Policy and Public Affairs plays a key strategic role in the BSA, with leadership of our policy and advocacy activities.
Working with senior colleagues, you will ensure insights and evidence from our programmes and partnerships are helping to shape public and national policy, and that the BSA is able to influence the systems-change we believe is needed to achieve our three-year goals and manifesto.
You will build strong relationships with policy-makers and other key stakeholders, and be an important ambassador for the BSA. And you will lead the delivery of key projects such as our public insights work, For Thought (our thought leadership programme), Future Forum (our youth insights programme) and the BSA’s role as secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Diversity and Inclusion in STEM.
This is an exciting role, working in a dynamic sector and landscape – and which makes a demonstrable impact on the BSA’s mission to put people at the heart of science.
Key responsibilities
Advocacy
- Develop and deliver the BSA’s public affairs strategy, including engagement with Parliamentarians and policy-makers; responding to relevant consultations; and briefing relevant colleagues (e.g., the CEO, Chair) for stakeholder meetings.
- Provide leadership on BSA’s role as secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity and Inclusion, working closely with the Policy and External Relations Manager.
- Lead on the BSA’s engagement with Parliamentary and policy stakeholders for British Science Week, encouraging their involvement and support.
- Lead on the BSA’s delivery of key strategic advocacy projects, working with external partners.
- Represent the BSA at relevant meetings, which may require regular travel, particularly to London / Westminster.
Insights and policy development
- Develop the BSA’s policy positions, working closely with the Director of Development & External Relations and CEO, and with BSA programme teams (Community Engagement, Ideas Fund, Education, Festivals) to ensure insights and evidence from our programmes are helping to shape our policy recommendations, and the BSA is advancing its goals in our Business Plan (2024-2027) and manifesto.
- Lead on the delivery and oversight of the BSA’s public insights work (including programmes such as Future Forum (our youth insights work) and our involvement in Sciencewise.
- Lead on horizon-scanning, so that the BSA is kept informed of relevant policy announcements and political updates, and proactively working with colleagues to shape the BSA’s response.
Project delivery and partnerships
- Lead on the BSA’s ‘thought leadership’ work, including relevant opportunities such as our annual For Thought Summit.
- Develop and maintain relevant funding and other strategic partnerships, responding to new initiatives in the sector.
- Leadership
- Lead and inspire the Policy & Insights team, with line-management responsibility for two manager-level roles.
- Foster a collaborative, values-driven working environment for the team across the organisation, including close working with Business Development, Communications, and Programme teams.
- Work closely with the Director of Development & External Relations and CEO on key strategic and emerging issues such as stakeholder-engagement and emerging policy and political issues.
In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:
- Support colleagues across the organisation especially at busy times or on specific areas of expertise.
- Other duties as reasonably required by your line manager.
About you
The Head of Policy and Public Affairs role would suit someone who has significant experience of leading and delivering influencing strategies, and of developing policy positions.
You will have keen political instincts, able to spot opportunities and challenges. You will be a confident, diplomatic, and proactive networker, able to communicate complex information in an engaging and impact way. And you will manage and lead key strategic projects, requiring significant project management skills, the ability to manage multiple projects to deadlines, and excellent stakeholder management.
You will lead a small, high-performing team and support their development and contribution to the team’s plans.
You do not need to have worked in a science-based organisation previously, but it would be beneficial to have an understanding of, or interest, in the UK’s research and/or education and youth landscape.
Benefits
- Agile working policy enabling you to work at home or in another UK location up to 4 days per week, if office-based, and to vary your working hours outside our 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm core hours, subject to the needs of the BSA;
- 27 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Up to two days paid leave per year for significant voluntary commitments in support of professional and personal development, such as being a trustee of a charity or a school governor
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme (4% paid by employer)
- Up to five days’ unpaid leave per year (this is down to the Manager’s decision and ensuring it does not affect work)
- Life assurance from your first day, subject to scheme rules
- Occupational sick pay: up to six weeks’ full pay per year (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Confidential telephone counselling service, offered by our legal insurance
- Interest-free loan for season ticket, bike to work, and assisted study
- Discounts may be offered on Science Museum tickets and in the shop.
The closing date for applications is midnight 20th March 2025.
First interviews are due to take place w/c 31st March 2025, and second interviews are likely to be 7th/8th April.You will be informed as soon as possible after the application deadline whether you have been selected for interview.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled* applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.
If you wish to apply under the guaranteed interview scheme, you will be asked to indicate this when you submit your application by selecting ‘yes’ in the relevant box when asked during the application process. Applicants do not need to state any further information or declare their disability at the application stage.
The BSA follows government advice in that it is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations (such as a high number of applications), we may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
In these circumstances, we could select the disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than all of those that meet the minimum criteria, as we would do for non-disabled applicants.
Whether you are applying under the scheme or not, if you are successful in being shortlisted, we will ask candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions to let us know if they need any adjustments during the recruitment process.
No agencies please.
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We are creating a future where science is more relevant, representative, and connected to society.
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Job Title: Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Location: Homeworking with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall, London)
Salary: £29,710.80 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Part Time, Permanant
Hours: 26.25 hours per week (days to be discussed)
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
Join Refuge as our Policy & Public Affairs Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping policies and advocacy strategies that drive real change for survivors of violence against women and girls. This is your opportunity to influence decision-makers, develop impactful policy positions, and help create a safer, more just society.
The Policy and Public Affairs Manager role offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving meaningful policy change for the benefit of survivors of VAWG. The role holder will develop policy positions through analysing data and evidence as well as working with experts by profession and lived experience on a wide range of VAWG issues. They will also develop and implement influencing and campaigning strategies and develop strategic relationships with key stakeholders to achieve lasting change.
Closing Date: 09:00am 10 March 2025
First round interview: 19 - 20 March 2025
Second round interview: 26 March 2025
Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
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