Policy and Public Affairs Co-ordinator
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,584 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | YO32 9WN |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Family Fund |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Ready to take the next step in your public affairs career? Family Fund are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Policy and Public Affairs Co-ordinator to help co-ordinate the work of our new team in securing a better future for families raising disabled and seriously ill children.
About the role
As Policy and Public Affairs Co-ordinator, you will play a key role in monitoring Government strategy and policy developments and in helping to shape Family Fund’s policy positions. You will work closely with the Head of Policy and Public Affairs, as part of a small team dedicated to making a better future for families raising disabled and seriously ill children.
In this role, you will draft responses to consultations and contribute to public affairs external media activity and campaigns. You will also be involved in co-ordinating and contributing to Government engagement activity.
If you join us, you’ll be:
Gathering information about emerging policy and legislation that may offer development opportunities and/ or impact on children, young people and their families, and communicate this across the charity.
Co-ordinating cross-departmental input and drafting authoritative written evidence for consultations and stakeholders.
Assisting the development of policy positions for organisation wide use.
Ensuring the voice of families caring for disabled children and young people is present in every aspect of Family Fund’s policy work.
Helping to deliver Family Fund’s public affairs strategy across the UK, developing and maintaining internal systems and processes to support the development of strong and effective external relationships.
Working with the Head of Policy and Public Affairs and the nation-based Policy and Public Affairs Managers to ensure a co-ordinated approach to our parliamentary work maximising our impact across the UK.
About you
For this role you must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must have proven experience of report writing for different audiences and managing a diverse workload. You will have accurate and high-level document presentation skills. You will also have excellent analytical and reasoning skills with the ability to meet deadlines and performance targets.
About us
Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.
We are a values-based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here and see how our staff display our values every day.
We commit to inclusion, equity and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
How to apply
Please complete the online application and submit your CV and a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements for this role. Your cover letter should be no more than two pages long.
For more information, please read and download the job description available on our website.
The successful candidate must complete pre-employment. This includes a requirement to undergo a basic level DBS criminal record check, right to work check and employment history verification.
About the role
As Policy and Public Affairs Co-ordinator, you will play a key role in monitoring Government strategy and policy developments and in helping to shape Family Fund’s policy positions. You will work closely with the Head of Policy and Public Affairs, as part of a small team dedicated to making a better future for families raising disabled and seriously ill children.
In this role, you will draft responses to consultations and contribute to public affairs external media activity and campaigns. You will also be involved in co-ordinating and contributing to Government engagement activity.
If you join us, you’ll be:
Gathering information about emerging policy and legislation that may offer development opportunities and/ or impact on children, young people and their families, and communicate this across the charity.
Co-ordinating cross-departmental input and drafting authoritative written evidence for consultations and stakeholders.
Assisting the development of policy positions for organisation wide use.
Ensuring the voice of families caring for disabled children and young people is present in every aspect of Family Fund’s policy work.
Helping to deliver Family Fund’s public affairs strategy across the UK, developing and maintaining internal systems and processes to support the development of strong and effective external relationships.
Working with the Head of Policy and Public Affairs and the nation-based Policy and Public Affairs Managers to ensure a co-ordinated approach to our parliamentary work maximising our impact across the UK.
About you
For this role you must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must have proven experience of report writing for different audiences and managing a diverse workload. You will have accurate and high-level document presentation skills. You will also have excellent analytical and reasoning skills with the ability to meet deadlines and performance targets.
About us
Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.
We are a values-based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here and see how our staff display our values every day.
We commit to inclusion, equity and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
How to apply
Please complete the online application and submit your CV and a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements for this role. Your cover letter should be no more than two pages long.
For more information, please read and download the job description available on our website.
The successful candidate must complete pre-employment. This includes a requirement to undergo a basic level DBS criminal record check, right to work check and employment history verification.
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.