Policy Officer

Policy Officer

Policy Officer is largely focused on policy development and programme delivery in an area of medicine that is of huge benefit to the public.  We are looking for pro-active and inquisitive candidates with good written and verbal communications skills who had previously worked in a policy role.  

Ideally the Policy Officer would be familiar with committee work and office administration, comfortable in your ability to capture the essence of board discussions. Also, Policy Officer will also have some knowledge of how membership organisations work and the importance of educational conferences for medical revalidation.

Policy Officer duties:

• Close working with the Executive officers (Chair and Treasurer) and Elected Board Members to co-ordinate and – where appropriate - communicate all aspects of spinal policy development and implementation,
• Proactive engagement with all partner organisations in order to sustain the profile and momentum of spinal issues.
• All aspects of co-ordination and support for Board meetings, including governance oversight, proactive action tracking and issues progression.
• Close working with the Treasurer on financial matters, including support with budget management and co-ordination of expense claims.
•  On occasion represent the external events.

 Salary:                                 £30K depending on experience

Hours:                                   Full time post, 35 hours, 9am-5pm with some out of office hours’ work required.