Public Affairs Manager

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Base pay range

Location: London hybrid – minimum 1 office day each week

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £48,000‑50,000 per annum

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
• Family-friendly policies
• Three x basic salary life assurance cover
• Free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• Free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• Access to a wellbeing app
• Flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part‑time, compressed hours, and more*
• Learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Commitment to employee health and wellbeing
• We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer

Join Dementia UK as Public Affairs Manager and help shape our impact as we enter our 2025–30 strategy. You will play a central role in strengthening our political influence and championing the voices of people affected by dementia at the highest levels of decision‑making.

Responsibilities:

• Lead our public affairs work in Westminster, building strong relationships with parliamentarians, government officials and political advisers, and providing clear political insight to shape our campaigns, policy development and public‑facing activity.
• Position Dementia UK as a trusted voice on dementia, social care and health, proactively identifying opportunities to raise our profile and influence key debates.
• Develop, shape and own a small but high‑impact public affairs function.
• Provide line management and team leadership to a Public Affairs Officer.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Extensive experience in public affairs with a strong understanding of UK political institutions, policy‑making processes, and how to build public affairs capabilities.
• Proven track record of building and managing relationships with senior political stakeholders to deliver policy change.
• Ability to set direction, assess risk/opportunities in a fast‑moving political environment.

We would love to hear from you! If you would like to find out more about the role, or have any queries, please get in touch with us.

Our Culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

EEO Statement

Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application, contact us.

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs.

When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.