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Parliamentary and Public Affairs Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Chwefror 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | 33,306 |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Mawrth 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | remote, LE17 4HB |
| Cwmni: | BACP |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 32 |
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Our Policy Officer works to establish a strong political and policy profile for BACP, through engagement with parliamentary
stakeholders and with parliamentary and policy developments that impact on the organisation, profession or the wider mental health
and wellbeing agenda. Co-ordinate and action key areas of the Department’s parliamentary and public affairs activity to ensure
BACP is well positioned to deliver positive public policy change for the counselling and psychotherapy professions.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Informed through the development of a parliamentary strategy, facilitate ongoing parliamentary engagement in Westminster and
Whitehall. Identifying political stakeholders relevant to BACP, co-ordinating and developing our communications enabling the
organisation to respond intelligently and timely to those with most influence and to enable the measurement of impact
2. Monitor, analyse and brief on parliamentary and legislative procedures and the political developments within Westminster and
Whitehall; pro-actively identifying areas of interest or relevance to BACP and making recommendations for communication and
engagement opportunities to allow the organisation to be able to contribute to and influence parliamentary developments
3. Analyse and interpret new policy, guidance and legislation produced by the UK Government and other bodies, summarising the key
impacts on BACP, its membership and wider profession and pro-actively recommending actions to enable the organisation to be able
to be contribute to and influence policy developments
4. Lead on the co-ordination and preparation of responses to stakeholder consultations and parliamentary committee inquiries
ensuring the organisation contributes effectively and able to measure the impact of these responses and maintaining a tracker and
record of responses.
5. Prepare and disseminate evidence-informed material for parliamentarians and decision-makers allowing the organisation to be
able to respond to a range of policy issues impacting BACP, its membership and the profession and maintain a database of these
contacts.
6. Support the delivery of BACP’s policy and public affairs campaigns and events, including creation of influential material and
messaging and use and manage online campaigning tools to enable members to support BACP’s campaign work and to promote the value
and impact of their own services to local and national representatives.
7. Represent the organisation externally at meetings, conferences and events ensuring BACP’s visibility to external stakeholders
and produce information for others attending meetings ensuring the organisation in a position to respond to parliamentary,
political and policy developments.
8. When required, support the Policy and Engagement Lead – Four Nations, with parliamentary and public activity across the
Devolved Parliaments.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
Educated to degree level
Experience of working within a policy, parliamentary or public affairs role or environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Understanding of the UK parliamentary and legislative process
Ability to rapidly analyse and summarise complex policy documents
Ability to work collaboratively across an organisation and maintain effective relationships
Excellent planning and organisation skills
Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
Excellent report writing and presentation skills
Understanding of data collation, handling and analysing
High level of computer literacy skills across different systems, Office 365 and ability to learn and adapt to IT systems
Our Policy Officer works to establish a strong political and policy profile for BACP, through engagement with parliamentary
stakeholders and with parliamentary and policy developments that impact on the organisation, profession or the wider mental health
and wellbeing agenda. Co-ordinate and action key areas of the Department’s parliamentary and public affairs activity to ensure
BACP is well positioned to deliver positive public policy change for the counselling and psychotherapy professions.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Informed through the development of a parliamentary strategy, facilitate ongoing parliamentary engagement in Westminster and
Whitehall. Identifying political stakeholders relevant to BACP, co-ordinating and developing our communications enabling the
organisation to respond intelligently and timely to those with most influence and to enable the measurement of impact
2. Monitor, analyse and brief on parliamentary and legislative procedures and the political developments within Westminster and
Whitehall; pro-actively identifying areas of interest or relevance to BACP and making recommendations for communication and
engagement opportunities to allow the organisation to be able to contribute to and influence parliamentary developments
3. Analyse and interpret new policy, guidance and legislation produced by the UK Government and other bodies, summarising the key
impacts on BACP, its membership and wider profession and pro-actively recommending actions to enable the organisation to be able
to be contribute to and influence policy developments
4. Lead on the co-ordination and preparation of responses to stakeholder consultations and parliamentary committee inquiries
ensuring the organisation contributes effectively and able to measure the impact of these responses and maintaining a tracker and
record of responses.
5. Prepare and disseminate evidence-informed material for parliamentarians and decision-makers allowing the organisation to be
able to respond to a range of policy issues impacting BACP, its membership and the profession and maintain a database of these
contacts.
6. Support the delivery of BACP’s policy and public affairs campaigns and events, including creation of influential material and
messaging and use and manage online campaigning tools to enable members to support BACP’s campaign work and to promote the value
and impact of their own services to local and national representatives.
7. Represent the organisation externally at meetings, conferences and events ensuring BACP’s visibility to external stakeholders
and produce information for others attending meetings ensuring the organisation in a position to respond to parliamentary,
political and policy developments.
8. When required, support the Policy and Engagement Lead – Four Nations, with parliamentary and public activity across the
Devolved Parliaments.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
Educated to degree level
Experience of working within a policy, parliamentary or public affairs role or environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Understanding of the UK parliamentary and legislative process
Ability to rapidly analyse and summarise complex policy documents
Ability to work collaboratively across an organisation and maintain effective relationships
Excellent planning and organisation skills
Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
Excellent report writing and presentation skills
Understanding of data collation, handling and analysing
High level of computer literacy skills across different systems, Office 365 and ability to learn and adapt to IT systems