Fixed Term Contract for up to 12 months – 30 to 37.5 hours a week
Interim Head of External Affairs and Events
The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society. Over more than three decades, we have worked to ensure that ideas that once seemed impossible have become a reality. Our impact is shown by the way we have helped shape national conversations and progressive policy change - from making the early case for the minimum wage and taking regional inequality to the top of the political agenda, to proposing a windfall tax on energy companies, our research and policy work has put forward practical solutions for the crisis facing society – to enable justice, progress and change.
About the role
We are looking to recruit a maternity cover for our Head of External Affairs and Events based in our London office. This is an exciting and challenging role within IPPR’s communications team, which works to ensure that IPPR has impact and influence across a wide range of audiences.
You will lead our events programme, which brings together top politicians and policymakers, leading writers and academics, business figures and other expert thinkers. This includes IPPR’s party conference fringe programme, one of the largest and most high-profile fringe programmes and the centrepiece of our stakeholder engagement activity. You will also lead on IPPR’s ...