Policy & External Affairs Senior Manager

Role: Policy & External Affairs Senior Manager
Location: Hybrid - from home and Westminster, London
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 9am - 5.30pm
Start date: ASAP
Contract length: Permanent
Reporting to: Director Policy and Research
Salary: £55,000+
Closing date: 2200 Sunday 15th December 2024. Note: Interviews may be conducted before the closing date.

How to apply

Please send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected].

Please include the job title 'Policy & External Affairs Senior Manager' in the subject, your reasons for applying and explain how you meet the person specification. 

What is Best for Britain?

We are the researchers, data scientists, strategists, and activists, fixing the problems Britain faces after Brexit.

We conduct polling to help politicians lead debate, not follow it. We design policy for whoever is in government, today or tomorrow. And we give voters the tools to speak to, and persuade, those in power.

We believe that when we change minds we change politics for the better. And that all of this is Best for Britain.

The Role

Are you a policy wonk who also enjoys the cut and thrust of campaigning? Do you thrive on seeing your work influence Government policy? Are you someone who enjoys working with senior cross party politicians and business leaders while developing your policy knowledge?

At Best for Britain, we believe that when we change minds, we change politics for the better and we are looking for a Policy and External Senior Manager to join our team at this incredibly exciting and important time both for the UK and the world.

We want you to take a crucial role managing Best for Britain’s policy development and external affairs work, particularly with our UK Trade and Business Commission, and build support for our campaign as we work to strengthen EU-UK ties and fix the problems Britain faces after Brexit.

As a member of our Policy and External Affairs unit, you will work closely with the Director and be supported by the officer who will report to you, to deliver Best for Britain’s key policy offering by supporting the UKTBC members with briefings, presentations and evidence sessions as well as helping to analyse our best in class constituency level polling on EU related matters.

This role will suit someone looking to build on their trade policy and external affairs experience and will give you the opportunity to meet and work with household names from UK media and politics while making career-defining contacts. Recent members of the Best for Britain team have subsequently accepted senior roles with the BBC, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, the Civil Service and the UK Government working with top Cabinet members.

What are the key tasks?

• Managing the delivery of key projects including polling, the UK Trade and Business Commission and our work scrutinising Bills and Legislation
• Managing the organisation and administration of meetings and events
• Managing meetings with a wide range of stakeholders, including parliamentarians and external organisations
• Producing in house and commissioning outsourced research to support the production of briefings and reports
• Presenting that work to internal and external stakeholders
• Supporting the Comms and Campaigns unit to communicate our policy work to ordinary voters
• Collaborating across the business on shared deliverables
• Line management of the Policy and External Affairs Officer

Person Specification

Essential

• Intellectual curiosity and strong knowledge of UK-EU relations
• Experience in a policy related role
• Experience of campaigning on policy issues
• Excellent written and fluent oral communication skills
• Highly numerate and good spreadsheet skills
• Line management experience of at least one direct report
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Affinity with Best for Britain’s political aims and values.

Desirable

• Experience in a trade policy role
• Experience of commissioning outsourced research or polling

Why work at Best for Britain?

At Best for Britain we invest in the health and wellbeing of our team, and believe it is key to organisational success and sustainability.

We offer a range of benefits, summarised below:

• Hybrid working - we understand the benefits of working from home and offer staff hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office
• Additional leave - the office is closed between Christmas and New Year, and staff are given Friday afternoons off in August
• Pension - NEST pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution
• Staff events - Christmas and Summer events as well as regular team building exercises throughout the year
• EAP - Staff can speak to accredited counsellors via a 24/7 confidential telephone support line with advice on handling stress, relationship difficulties, bereavement, family issues, anxiety, health concerns as well as financial and legal support
• Wellbeing payment - up to £100 per member of staff per financial year towards the costs of an activity that promotes physical fitness and mental health
• Cycle to work and Home scheme - staff can purchase a bike, furniture and tech and pay back over 12 months via salary sacrifice
• Office environment - basic breakfast and lunch items in the kitchen including hot drinks, fruit, cereal, soup and bread.

Equal Opportunities

Best for Britain is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we believe that this makes us a dynamic and effective organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, class or any other protected characteristic.

Our roles and culture are inclusive and we can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. If you have any particular requirements, do get in touch.

Any questions before applying? Get in touch with Tom Brufatto at jobs@bestforbritain.org

How to apply

Please send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected].

Please include the job title 'Policy & External Affairs Senior Manager' in the subject, your reasons for applying and explain how you meet the person specification. 

Working at Best for Britain

Some of the ways we look after our team: