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Policy, Parliamentary and Public Affairs Manager
| Posting date: | 28 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £66,909 to £75,492 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2024 |
| Location: | Wales, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Royal College of Nursing |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RCN02540 |
Summary
Policy, Parliamentary & Public Affairs Manager
Part-time (14 hours per week)
RCN Wales HQ, Cardiff with hybrid working, permanent
The post holder will normally be required to work full-day Mondays and Tuesdays with some flexibility as required by business need
Salary range per annum: £ 66,909 - £75,492 pro rata*
Imagine being faced with a world of exciting possibilities that could ultimately enable you to support our members and help shape the health policies of the future. As the UK’s largest trade union and professional body for nursing, we support over half a million members with unwavering loyalty and total commitment. We represent and develop them, support their practice and lobby on their behalf to make a positive difference to their working lives.
We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.
As a Policy, Parliamentary and Public Affairs Manager at RCN working alongside our existing part time manager, you will be integral to the positioning of RCN Wales as the authoritative voice of nursing in Wales and a leading contributor to health and social care policy.
This role is responsible for developing and managing RCN Wales’ campaigning, political and policy activities. You will have a significant influence on key decision-makers and stakeholders, including the Welsh Government, through influencing and communicating the objectives and policies of RCN Wales.
You will play a key role at maintaining policy coherence within RCN Wales and contribute effectively to policy development across the RCN to ensure consistent and effective messaging.
It's a job full of possibilities as you could get involved in anything from representing Wales at a political events and decision-making fora to supporting members in the development of influencing and campaigning skills.
To join us you’ll need skills in policy and political analysis, policy development, influencing and presenting.
You will require a background in health and social care, and you must have a strong knowledge of health and social care policy, political affairs and devolution within Wales and across the UK.
You must have demonstrable experience of policy and political analysis, research project management, and presentation skills.
Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do.
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
What we offer you
We expect you to look after our members. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.
Our selection process
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Sandy Harding, Associate Director, Nursing, Policy & Professional Practice, RCN Wales on 02920 680713.
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: Monday 25 November 2024
Closing date: 11.59pm on Wednesday 18 December 2024
If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, this vacancy may close earlier.
Assessment & interview date: Wednesday 8 January 2025
Interview date: 08/01/2025
Part-time (14 hours per week)
RCN Wales HQ, Cardiff with hybrid working, permanent
The post holder will normally be required to work full-day Mondays and Tuesdays with some flexibility as required by business need
Salary range per annum: £ 66,909 - £75,492 pro rata*
Imagine being faced with a world of exciting possibilities that could ultimately enable you to support our members and help shape the health policies of the future. As the UK’s largest trade union and professional body for nursing, we support over half a million members with unwavering loyalty and total commitment. We represent and develop them, support their practice and lobby on their behalf to make a positive difference to their working lives.
We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.
As a Policy, Parliamentary and Public Affairs Manager at RCN working alongside our existing part time manager, you will be integral to the positioning of RCN Wales as the authoritative voice of nursing in Wales and a leading contributor to health and social care policy.
This role is responsible for developing and managing RCN Wales’ campaigning, political and policy activities. You will have a significant influence on key decision-makers and stakeholders, including the Welsh Government, through influencing and communicating the objectives and policies of RCN Wales.
You will play a key role at maintaining policy coherence within RCN Wales and contribute effectively to policy development across the RCN to ensure consistent and effective messaging.
It's a job full of possibilities as you could get involved in anything from representing Wales at a political events and decision-making fora to supporting members in the development of influencing and campaigning skills.
To join us you’ll need skills in policy and political analysis, policy development, influencing and presenting.
You will require a background in health and social care, and you must have a strong knowledge of health and social care policy, political affairs and devolution within Wales and across the UK.
You must have demonstrable experience of policy and political analysis, research project management, and presentation skills.
Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do.
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
What we offer you
We expect you to look after our members. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.
Our selection process
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Sandy Harding, Associate Director, Nursing, Policy & Professional Practice, RCN Wales on 02920 680713.
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: Monday 25 November 2024
Closing date: 11.59pm on Wednesday 18 December 2024
If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, this vacancy may close earlier.
Assessment & interview date: Wednesday 8 January 2025
Interview date: 08/01/2025
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.