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Lead the charge in suicide prevention with Samaritans as the Head of Policy, Public Affairs, and Campaigns.
Overview
Salary £56000 - £58000
Location Ewell, Surrey, UK - Hybrid
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98% Remote- UK
Expires Expires at anytime
Samaritans, the UK and Ireland's premier suicide prevention charity, is on a mission to save lives. With a strong commitment to societal change and a collaborative approach that includes those with lived experience, Samaritans is a beacon of hope and action in the realm of mental health advocacy.
Role Summary:
- Provide exceptional leadership to the policy, public affairs, and campaigns team.
- Develop strategic approaches to influence public policy and legal frameworks.
- Create and implement powerful advocacy campaigns that resonate and drive change.
- Ensure that experiences of suicide and self-harm inform and guide the organization's advocacy work.
Role Requirements:
- Strategic mindset with a history of managing successful advocacy initiatives.
- Strong leadership and team management abilities.
- Expertise in developing and executing effective influencing strategies.
- Excellent communication skills for impactful campaign development.
- Insight into the health and public health political landscapes in England and the UK.
Join us and enjoy a competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, wellbeing-focused benefits, and continuous learning opportunities. Apply by uploading your CV and responding to three questions by 9 am on April 22, with video interviews scheduled for the week commencing April 29.
The organisation - Samaritans is the UK and Ireland’s leading suicide prevention charity. We are passionate about driving real change and making a positive impact on society. We work alongside people with lived experience, our campaigners, supporters and volunteers to push for the public policy and legal changes that will help us achieve our vision.
The role - As the Head of Policy, Public Affairs, and Campaigns, you'll play a pivotal role in leading our efforts to drive meaningful change to help prevent suicide. You'll lead a dedicated team focused on shaping public policy, influencing decision-makers, and driving advocacy campaigns. Your key responsibilities include providing exceptional leadership and support to your team, crafting ambitious strategies to advance our policy priorities, ensuring the development of impactful advocacy campaigns and public affairs work, and ensuring the voices of those with lived experience of suicide and self-harm are central to our advocacy efforts.
Job requirements - We're looking for a strategic thinker with a track record of successfully managing advocacy work. You'll have great people management skills, proven experience in developing and executing impactful influencing strategies, excellent communication skills, experience in developing inspiring advocacy campaigns that drive change, and a deep understanding of the current health and public health political landscape in England and the UK.
Benefits - We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities. Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace & Perkbox.
Applications details - If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and answer three application questions. Applications close at 9 am on 22 April. Video interviews likely to be w/c 29 April.
