We are recruiting a Policy Officer to undertake an exciting new role within the Advocacy and Communications Team. You will report to the Director of Advocacy and Communications and work closely with all others in the team. The purpose of this role is to strengthen our policy and advocacy efforts. You will be crucial in helping to develop strategic engagement, influence change and strengthen our impact on public policy, and in doing so, make a significant contribution to the prevention of child sexual abuse. Bringing together your knowledge and experience engaging with various stakeholders, you will effect change by identifying opportunities to influence decision-making, analyse data to develop policy positions for the organisation, contribute to consultation submissions and provide advice on various policy matters. Advocacy is one of our three strategic pillars within our current organisational strategy, together with reach and research. It sits within the wider Advocacy and Communications Team which supports the promotion of all areas of our work across various channels: websites, social media, press and PR, marketing and digital advertising. As we look forward to a new organisational strategy in 2025, we will be embedding advocacy across the organisation and will be striving to better showcase our advocacy work both internally and externally. About you Our ideal candidate will have a strong track record of policy development, an understanding of the UK legislative process and a commitment to our mission to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. What you'll get from us We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days working from the office. We offer a NEST pension, 33 days annual leave rising to 38 days (inclusive of statutory bank holidays) after 5 years’ service and in line with our leave year (January-December), up to 5 days learning and development per year to make sure you stay on top of your game, an employee assistance programme and the option of Benenden medical cover. How to apply We really welcome informal conversations with prospective candidates about the role and the charity in advance of the deadline. Please feel free to contact the Director of Advocacy and Communications, Frances Frost, on ffrostlucyfaithfull.org.uk. An application form and equal opportunities monitoring form are included on our website. Please submit your completed documents to recruitmentlucyfaithfull.org.uk by midday on Friday 6 th December 2024. The recruitment process for this role will consist of a 2-stage process with interviews taking place via Microsoft Teams: Stage 1 interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th December. They will last approximately 15-20 minutes, and will cover general questions around your application. If successful, Stage 2 interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 13th December. They will last approximately 45 minutes and will cover more detailed questions around your experience. A task will also be required, which will be provided on the day. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful with your application. Please note the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check for this position.