For over 60 years this children's charity has been building a better childhood for all.
Policy and Communications Officer
Contract: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time, 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE) (This employer is are open to flexible hours and working patterns, including accommodating part-time and compressed hours where possible).
Salary: £37,198.00 per annum
Location: London Fields, E8. This employer promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working with 2 days working in the office.
The Vacancy
The Policy and Communications Officer will deliver key elements of this organisation’s core and funded project work across policy, public affairs and communications. The position will play an important delivery role to enhance visibility and impact across key policy areas, and to bring lived and learned experiences to the heart of this charity's influencing.
This role will work to elevate the charity's profile, transforming their evidence and expertise into impactful communications and influencing to build a momentum for meaningful policy, legislative and social change. This position will contribute to bridging the gap between the organisation’s evidence-based policy development and national advocacy, translating complex policy issues into powerful narratives that resonate with decision-makers and galvanise wider support.
About the Employer
For more than 60 years, this charity has 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
Applications close at 08:00am on Monday, 17 August 2026.
Assessment and interview dates are to be confirmed.
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.
Interested?
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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 the charity works on.
No agencies please.
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