Policy and Public Affairs Manager

For over 60 years this organisation has been building a better childhood for all.

All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.

• Contract: Permanent
• Work Pattern: Full Time, 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE) (The employer is open to flexible hours and working patterns, including accommodating part-time and compressed hours (0.8 FTE) where possible).
• Salary: £44,167 per annum
• Location: London Fields, E8

The employer promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working with 2 days working in the office.

The Policy and Public Affairs Manager will act as a driving force behind the organisation's credibility and impact across key policy areas, working to influence national policy development and decision making and help enshrine good practice in law. It will also grow their presence in the sector as thought leaders, drawing on a range of evidence to take richer and deeper positions on the solutions needed to bring improvements. This position will ensure that robust policy development is translated into effective public affairs and influencing strategies, ensuring that solutions to complex policy issues are understood and acted upon by decision-makers.

The role will manage and deliver key elements of the charity's core work across policy and public affairs, lead the delivery of funded projects and provide robust project management, and actively contribute to project proposals and income generation.

For more than 60 years, they have championed the rights and amplified the voice of children and young people in the UK. They interrogate policy and uncover evidence, blending in lived and learnt experience to shape future legislation and develop more effective ways of supporting children and families. Bringing people and organisations together is fundamental to how they improve the systems that babies, children, young people and their families rely on to thrive. They push boundaries, even looking beyond childhood itself to consider transitions into adulthood and the impact of childhood issues on an entire lifespan. They are united for better childhoods and brighter futures.

The Benefits:

• 30 Days Annual Leave
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible Working
• Winter Holiday Closure & Break
• Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date: 08:00am, Monday 6th July 2026. Please note that the employer reserves the right to close this vacancy early should they receive a high volume of applications. They encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

This employer is actively seeking to broaden the diversity of their staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues they work on. No agencies please.