Government Affairs Manager

Position description

Hours: Full-time – 36.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £38,391 – £44,610 per annum depending on experience + a good range of benefits.

About the role:

As Government Affairs Manager you will act as an account manager for the FCDO a key strategic partner. You will increase the charity’s already strong influence and impact with Government Ministers, Senior Civil Servants, politicians and partners on issues that affect the world’s most vulnerable children.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop and oversee external engagement approach and UK Government relationship management system
• Represent the charity externally and develop relationships for impact
• Manage Government Relations Unit and internal relationships to harmonise external engagement

About you:

To be successful as a Government Affairs Manager you will need to bring with you the following skills and experience

• Experience of working with Governments, political parties and/or parliamentary systems (ideally in the UK)
• Demonstrable experience in building effective relationships with partners
• Experience in leading teams, setting direction, and inspiring high performance
• Understanding of and commitment to the organisation’s Christian foundation and approaches to social justice.

Please note the organisation can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture, and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

You may also have experience in areas such as: Government Relations Manager, Global Government Relations, Relationship Manager, Relations Manager, Government Affairs, International Development, Government, International Relations.

Application instructions

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