Salary: £40,000-£53,500
Location: Cambridge
Contract: Full time, permanent
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
We are looking to recruit a first-rate public affairs professional, able to help one of the world's most influential education organisations grow its impact.
About the role
Shaping a critical new role, you will be a public affairs specialist who understands how to influence decision makers and policymakers at a senior level.
You will develop and manage public affairs strategy, policy communications and related campaigns across Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
Working with the Global Director, External Communications & Brand and the Head of Strategic Communications, you will keep senior leaders across our organisation informed of education, skills, assessment, and publishing policy changes and other relevant developments in government and Parliament to support them in their roles.
You will manage our political influencing work ensuring our profile and reputation remain high and our interests are fully represented to a range of political, governmental and other policymaking bodies. You will collaborate with relevant trade bodies, allies and advocates to ensure our voice is heard in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond.
About you
A strategic thinker with excellent political nous, you will provide tactical insights into and monitoring of the UK Government and Parliament, grow our relationships across the political and policymaking spectrum, and help us inform key stakeholders about our impact and role within assessment, publishing, education, research and learning. We are a global organisation and a crucial part of the UK's success as an education powerhouse.
You will be comfortable providing first-rate written and oral communications, policy, research and stakeholder management skills. You will have a track record of political experience and influence, such as working for an MP, as a political advisor, for an agency or in an in-house public affairs role (e.g. for a charity, trade body, business or campaigning organisation).
If you want to learn more about this role, please see the attached job description.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- Group personal pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Green travel schemes
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 23rd April 2023 and interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 1 May 2023
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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