Public Affairs Manager (FTC to April 2025)

Public Affairs / People Leadership / Government engagement / Influencing Public Policy / Advocacy / political Engagement /  FTC

Disrupt Agency are looking for an exceptional leader with tailored engagement/influencing skills to provide interim cover as Public affairs manager for an amazing UK charity.

The ideal candidate will be Immediately available and have in depth experience of leading/managing and influencing Public Affairs previously. The Public Affairs leader / Manager will be familiar with leading teams and delegating works, tracking deliverables and engaging/influencing with key political/government contacts/representative and coalitions to continue/maintain the pace of work that is needed across areas such as Human trafficking/Modern Slavery, Homelessness and Poverty; being a voice to highlight those that struggle to be heard by people who have the power to make a difference.

The ideal applicant will be able to start asap / before the last week of November 2024 and will be open to either an hourly rate (PAYE/Umbrella) or salaried (FTC) role.

 Key responsibilities

• Lead critical public affairs work, line managing two public affairs officers covering England, Scotland and Wales on issues covering homelessness, poverty and modern slavery.
• Personally lead on engagement with the Government and our digital campaigns.
• Work closely with the Policy Manager and PR/media colleagues to advance the organisation's public affairs activities.
• Oversee all reputational matters which may arise at a local and national level.

 You will need:

• Experience in managing a team both onsite and and remotely.
• Ability to work from the London office (South East London) 2 days per week when everyone else is present in the office.
• Demonstrable experience of influencing public policy and engaging in high level public debate.
• Demonstrable excellent verbal and presentational skills with the proven ability to convey complex information, and advise/guide senior leadership effectively on political engagement, advocacy and campaigning matters.
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, effective time management and the ability to prioritise work, be able to respond to tight deadlines, use your own initiative and be confident about making decisions at a management level.