The Organisation

The Big Lottery Fund is the UK's largest community funder, awarding funds from the National Lottery to projects that bring real improvements to communities. Last year they distributed more than £700 million to over 13,000 projects. Established as a non-departmental public body, they have teams all over the UK who are the main point of contact for communities. They work with people to develop ideas and create opportunities for groups to come together.

The Big Lottery Fund are now recruiting for an experienced external/public affairs professional who is passionate about communities and committed to sharing the good news stories of their projects at a national level

- External Affairs Manager

- £32.395 - £41,003 depending on experience

- Farringdon, London

- Permanent - Full Time

The Role

The primary purpose of this role will be to lead the Fund's engagement with external stakeholders, building networks with political and non-political audiences including government, parliament, national charities and other funders. The External Affairs Manager will create and deliver events and meetings such as parliamentary receptions, roundtables and other non-political external events.

The Person

-Experience of event management and delivery - political and non-political events

- Political awareness

- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and networking skills - internally and externally

- Line management experience

- Project Management experience

- Strong written and verbal communications

- Strong leadership skills

To Apply

Please submit your CV via the "Apply Now" button below.

Please upload your CV in Word format and include a brief supporting statement in accompany your application (maximum 1 page). This should describe specifically how your experience and skills meet the requirements of the job description and should be no longer than one side of A4.

The full job description is available to download below.

A Prospectus consultant will review and assess all submitted applications on a rolling basis. As part of the selection process, candidates may be invited to meet with a Prospectus consultant at our offices.

For further information, please call us on 020 7691 1920.