Policy & Communications Officer

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £35,000
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

The Opportunity

We are recruiting a Communications & Engagement Office for a well-established organisation operating within a business-focused environment.

This is not a traditional marketing, PR, social media or content creation role.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:

• Policy
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Public Affairs
• Research & Analysis
• Economic Development
• Membership Organisations
• Business Support Organisations
• Government or Public Sector Environments

The successful candidate will help analyse policy developments, gather insight from stakeholders and communicate complex information in a clear and engaging way to a professional audience.

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine policy, research, stakeholder engagement and communications within a highly visible position.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse policy, legislative and regulatory developments.
• Produce clear and engaging communications, reports, briefings and updates.
• Gather feedback and intelligence from stakeholders to identify emerging issues and opportunities.
• Support policy development, consultation responses and research projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with businesses, stakeholders and external partners.
• Coordinate and support stakeholder events, forums and engagement activities.
• Conduct research and present findings in a meaningful and accessible format.
• Represent the organisation at meetings, events and networking activities.
• Support wider projects and initiatives that influence and support organisational objectives.

About You

You may currently work as a:

• Policy Officer
• Public Affairs Officer
• Stakeholder Engagement Officer
• Research Officer
• Economic Development Officer
• Membership Manager
• Policy & Communications Officer
• External Affairs Officer
• Business Engagement Officer

Essential Experience

• Experience within policy, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, research or communications.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex information.
• Experience building relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Excellent organisational and project management abilities.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within a membership organisation, trade association, professional body, public sector or business support environment.
• Experience producing policy briefings, consultation responses or research reports.
• Understanding of business, economic or employment-related issues.

What’s on Offer?

• Competitive salary
• Excellent development opportunities
• Varied and interesting workload
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and decision-makers
• Opportunity to influence and support meaningful policy and engagement activity