Parliamentary Affairs Adviser

We have a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Royal Society of Chemistry to work as a Parliamentary Affairs Advisor. In this role you will focus on Westminster policymakers and also be involved in working with the Devolved Nations, to promote science and ensure it benefits everyone, across industry, schools, universities and the world around us.

We are looking for someone with a good understanding of how Parliament works and excellent project management skills

At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate.

This role is contractually based at our London or Cambridge office. You will have the opportunity to also work mostly from a UK location other than this, or at home, as agreed with your line manager. Applicants should be aware that there is an expectation to travel to the Cambridge office approximately 1-2 days a month. If not based at our London office, the postholder will be expected to travel to London approximately 4-6 days a month.

Your day-to-day activities will include:

• With the support and oversight of the Parliamentary Affairs Manager, lead public affairs campaigns involving staff from across the RSC
• Maintain systems and processes to support and enable public affairs and campaigning activity
• Develop and implement project plans for events and other activities
• Manage external advisors, agencies, and stakeholder relationships where needed
• Act as an ambassador for the RSC in senior settings, developing relationships with politicians, officials, and other policy-influencers.

We are looking for: 

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience of applying project management techniques to design and deliver public affairs activity and outcome-focused campaigns. Ability to coordinate a wide range of team members and activities, including for traditional and new media, parliamentary and civil service meetings and activities, and member advocacy, to achieve measurable objectives
• Experience of working closely with, or in, any part of the UK political system
• Experience of managing, or participating in, events held in Parliament
• Understanding of the full range of public affairs activity and key Parliamentary processes
• A proven ability to successfully manage internal and external relationships, developing networks and creating opportunities with tact and diplomacy

You can download the full job description here. If you are interested in this role, please apply before the closing date.  

When applying, please provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills, knowledge and competencies match the requirements outlined in the job description.

About the RSC

The Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to advance chemical sciences. As a not-for-profit publisher, we reinvest surplus funds back into the global scientific community, supporting our purpose to help the chemical science community make the world a better place.

The RSC strives to continuously innovate its product and services to adapt to market and customer needs, maintain relevancy and diversify revenues from print journals. This requires a market-led and ‘outside-in’ thinking approach to product and service innovation.

Benefits

At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we promote a healthy work/life balance and flexible working options across the organisation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all employees including:

• 26 days paid holiday per annum
• 35-hour working week with flexible options
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Paid volunteering days
• Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution)
• Life assurance at four times basic annual salary

Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.

At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.

As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.

We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at jobs@rsc.org or on +44 (0) 1223 432229 and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

If you have any questions, please contact us at jobs@rsc.org