Communications Officer - Policy & Campaigns
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Based at: Llansamlet, Swansea
Role Purpose:
We are looking for a dynamic and creative Communications Officer – Policy & Campaigns to help shape and deliver impactful campaigns that influence policy and raise awareness of key issues affecting our beneficiaries. This role requires a strong understanding of policy communications, campaign development, and advocacy to engage stakeholders, policymakers, and the public effectively.
The Policy and Campaigns Officer will work across multiple teams at Adferiad to stay informed of and help shape policies related to mental health, substance use and other complex needs. The role will help ensure Adferiad’s policy positions are well-informed, its stakeholders are engaged, and the voices of its members are heard. The successful candidate will be required to engage with key political stakeholders and decision makers and analyse relevant and emerging legislature related to Adferiad’s work. This policy work will align with our values to inform the public about the extent and broad nature of mental health, mental illness, substance use and other complex needs.
The role will sit within the Policy, Public Affairs and Communications team, actively working with the team to monitor and interpret key national policies and legislature, support our wider internal and external communications work, and develop compelling campaigns.
The Policy and Campaigns Officer will closely collaborate internally to ensure our campaigns and policy work is informed by the voices of lived experience, and work with services to meet their campaigning needs for delivery where appropriate.
This role would suit someone who loves policy and influencing changes to it. You will have a passion for mental health, an eye for detail, and will be able to turn key issues into compelling campaigns for changes that make an impact to our members and services. You will be an excellent communicator and able to understand government policy and legislation. You will enjoy developing creative campaigns, be an excellent team player who can lead projects independently, while having the ability to convey powerful messages.
If you think you might have these skills, but are not 100% sure, please do still apply and let us decide. We know that certain groups rule themselves out of interesting opportunities assuming that others will be more successful, but please don't be that person. We want to hear from the widest cross section of the community.
If you have difficulty accessing this information or would like it in a different format, please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@adferiad.org or 01792 816600
Department: GC003 - Marketing
Job Title: Communications Officer - Policy & Campaigns
Salary: £26,395.88 per annum
Experience: Communications, Public Affairs, Campaigning, Editorial Skills, Social Care
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