Job Description

About the Role

This is a new role to help support the Senior Executive Team with this type of engagement; working specifically within the remit of the Vice-Principal for Policy & Strategic Partnerships. The Vice-Principal for Policy & Strategic Partnerships is accountable for several high-profile areas of work at Queen Mary University of London.

Reporting to the Executive Officer (Policy & Strategic Partnerships) and working closely with the Vice-Principal for Policy & Strategic Partnerships, the Public Affairs Lead will be expected to create a portfolio of existing and potential high profile relationships, advise the Senior Executive Team on the most appropriate VIP engagement strategies, find opportunities to bring senior stakeholders closer to Queen Mary\'s work, and raise our profile with key external stakeholders. The post forms part of a Strategic Partnerships Team supporting the Vice-Principal.

About You

You will have experience of working in a political advisory or public affairs capacity, including in a context outside of higher education. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to support organisations raise their profile with predetermined stakeholder groups by working creatively and collaboratively with colleagues. Experience of policy development and working with senior executives is also preferred.

As ethnic minority groups and members of the LGBTQ community are currently under-represented at this level at Queen Mary, we strongly encourage applications from members of these groups.

About the Department

The Office of the Principal consists of senior leaders at Queen Mary as well as a number of teams leading on strategically significant initiatives. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Principal\'s Office, including Civic Impact, Arts and Culture, and the Impact team, as well as colleagues across the university, in particular External Relations.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days\' leave per annum, a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at Mile End, London. It is full time, permanent and to start as soon as possible. The starting salary will be Grade 6, in the range of \xc2\xa352,549 - \xc2\xa355,483 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary\'s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Fraser Burt,

To apply for the role, please click the \'apply\' button.

The closing date for applications is 19 September 2023.

Interviews are expected to be held on 5 October 2023 or shortly thereafter.

\xc2\xa352,549 to \xc2\xa355,483 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

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