Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager - Wales

This MS charity is recruiting for a Policy, Public Affairs and Campaign Manager to join their Cymru Team.

Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager (Wales)
Hours: Full-time - 35 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in Cardiff, Wales with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £35,251 - £37,656 per annum plus excellent benefits  
Salary Band: Band F1 

About the Charity

The organisation makes sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything they do. And it’s this commitment that unites them across the UK.

Their strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told the organisation is important to them. It gives them a client a clear and determined focus.

The Charity's work is based on the hopes and aspirations of the MS community. Together they campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

The organisation's people are their greatest asset and the key to their success. The Charity offers a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

The organisation is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced individual with experience in shaping policy and the ability to communicate the position of the charity in Wales and develop its profile to a wide range of audiences.

As a member of their management community, you’ll be influencing and implementing the charity's direction of travel in Wales.

You’ll be mobilising the Welsh MS Community to make a powerful case for continued improvement in the treatment, care and support of people living with MS.

Working closely with the Cymru Director, wider Cymru team and UK External Affairs Directorate, you’ll be outcome-focused and deliver tangible results.

You’ll need to forge strong partnerships with key stakeholders and represent the organisation at key meetings and events in Wales. There will be an expectation of travel throughout Wales and attendance at key events in Cardiff and London.

This is a fantastic role for someone who understands the political and policy environment in Wales, enjoys taking a strategic and operational lead and enjoys leading powerful Campaigns.

The ability to speak Welsh for this role is desirable.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Wednesday 6^th December 2023
Anticipated interview date: Tuesday 19^th December 2023

How to apply:

Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role.  
Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage.

More about their employee benefits:

They have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
• Flexible working options

Caring for you and your family

• Generous sick pay entitlement 
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
• Enhanced leave for new parents
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • in the event of miscarriage or still birth
  • to support fertility treatments
  • for antenatal appointments for both parents
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service scheme
• Health cash plans to help offset the cost of health care for you and your family

Thinking about your finances

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal working hours

Equal Opportunities

They particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

They would be grateful if you completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer

They’re a Disability Confident Employer and they’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both their recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact them. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

Safeguarding

They’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses their services and they come into contact with.

This is regardless of:

• Gender
• Race
• Disability
• Sexual orientation
• Religion or belief
• Pregnancy
• Gender reassignment

They recognise their particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

They have measures in place to protect everyone they come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK

You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with them. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if they offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. They currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.