Senior Public Affairs Executive

The successful candidate would be joining a fast paced External Affairs team, driving forward activity and helping to set the strategy. Excellent writing skills are a must.

The successful applicant must be a proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

Tasks include:

• Support the work of the Director of External Affairs and Public Affairs Senior Manager
• Support the Public Affairs Senior Manager in delivering the Public Affairs Strategy
• Interact with parliamentarians, their offices and key political stakeholders
• Engage with members and build your understanding of the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders including regulators, trade associations, regional bodies and businesses and demonstrate understanding of their value to BVCA
• Organise and manage parliamentary and stakeholder events from start to finish
• Support the Public Affairs team on party conference plans and engagement
• Propose and draft Social Media content for policy and political audiences
• Draft newsletters for MPs, updates for BVCA members and briefings for BVCA senior leadership
• Deliver internal updates at BVCA meetings with our members
• Identify key developments around major political and legislative milestones and communicate these internally and to members using monitoring services and independent research
• Draft briefings for meetings with Parliamentarians and in response to requests for further information
• Follow key news and political media and understand the relevance for our industry

Requirements

• 2-5 years experience of working in politics, policy or public affairs
• Proven experience of developing and managing stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience of influencing policy informed audiences for a high-profile campaigning organisation or in a political environment

• Strong track record of demonstrable effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong writing skills with the ability to vary style of content and fastidious attention to detail.
• Strong social media content drafting and curation.
• Sound political and communication judgement

• Strong knowledge of and interest in the UK political environment
• Knowledge and understanding of engaging with politically informed public audiences on key social policy issues

• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously
• Demonstrable initiative and enthusiasm, and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Good judgement and political understanding

We are interested in your skills, perspectives and experiences so we ask all candidates to confirm that the application and everything related to it is their own work.

We also ask if you could let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments made for your interviews.

• Be part of the leading trade body for the private capital industry in the UK, supporting the growth of the industry and deepening the understanding of external stakeholders to the benefit of the industry
• Experience a friendly, engaged, and passionate work environment (with regular social activities) with a supportive culture
• A competitive salary, reflecting the technical requirements and seniority of the role, and a performance-related discretionary bonus
• Enjoy important benefits: 25 days holiday in addition to Bank Holidays; a 10% non-contributory pension; non-contractual day off for your birthday
• Life and medical benefits: life assurance (4 times salary); private medical Insurance for you*; health cash plan*; critical Illness and income protection insurance*; employee Assistance Programme – includes Mental Health support, Virtual GP, Nutrition advice and Financial wellbeing
• Other benefits: interest free season ticket loan; corporate discounts; reimbursement of up to 2 professional institutes; generous support for professional and personal development

The BVCA supports an environment that is based on merit and inclusiveness, where all employees can develop their full potential, irrespective of their race, gender, marital status, age, disability, religious belief, political opinion or sexual orientation.