Are you passionate about tackling gender inequality?
Are you an effective communicator with experience of public affairs?
You could be our new Policy and Public Affairs Partner…
Chwarae Teg is a registered charity, our vision is for a fairer Wales where all women can achieve and prosper. Our mission is to inspire, lead and deliver gender equality in Wales.
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Policy and Research Team, playing an integral role in supporting our influencing and research work. This is a particularly exciting time to join the team to shape and deliver our public affairs work at the start of a new Senedd term.
As Policy and Public Affairs Partner, you will identify the change needed to tackle the structural causes of gender inequality, developing policy positions and working to ensure that our key messages are effectively communicated to those with the power to take action. Through drafting policy papers, consultation responses and articles, developing and strengthening relationships with politicians and key stakeholders and delivering projects such as our LeadHership scheme, you will ensure that women’s voices are heard and that public policy understands and responds to women’s needs.
To be successful in this role you will have a passion for policy, a flare for communication, experience of public affairs and a good understanding of politics and devolution. You will have well developed communication skills and be able to write for a range of audiences. If this sounds like you please get in touch!
Your Safety
All roles within Chwarae Teg are home-based and supported by the provision of a company laptop and mobile phone to be used for work purposes. Our work is currently being undertaken with covid-19 safety measures in place, therefore, we expect this role to predominantly be carried out via video conferencing and other virtual communication methods at this time. Chwarae Teg will continue to monitor the situation and assess impact on our service delivery accordingly.
Our Commitment
We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce and therefore guarantee an interview to applicants from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds, as well as disabled people, who meet the essential job criteria and opt to apply via our guaranteed interview scheme.
You may find it beneficial to read our Diversity & Inclusion website page for an understanding of Chwarae Teg’s committment towards equaility, diversity and inclusion.
Employee Benefits
We encourage our employees to take advantage of the great range of benefits we offer:
- Agile Working to support a healthy work / life balance
- Generous Annual leave (40 days per annum based on a 5-day working week)
- Learning & Development support
- 7% employer pension
- Westfield Health Benefits
- Enhanced family leave
The Role
Salary: £28,235
Working Hours: 35 Hours per week (Must be flexible to meet client needs)
Flexibility: All Chwarae Teg roles are offered on a flexible basis due to our agile working model. Condensed hours, part time/job share and secondments may be considered.
Location: Home-based
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Midday, 13th July 2021
If this opportunity excites you, and you believe you could make a positive contribution to our organisation please complete all sections of the application form and send to: [email protected] (please specify the job reference number in the email: PPA220621)
Due to our Anonymous shortlisting process we are unable to accept CVs either in lieu of, or in addition to, a completed job application form. Application forms will be scored by our recruitment panel and based upon the information you provide within the ‘The Role and You’ section of the application form. For your application to be successful, please relate your response to the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description and person specification for the role, providing examples where possible.
We offer feedback to all applicants, both at job application and after interview.