Senior Policy Advisor

3526

Permanent, full time

London

£46,514.88 per annum

Closing date: 16-11-2020

We are looking to appoint a senior policy advisor in the BMA`s council secretariat to support the work of some of the Association`s key committees. This is a permanent post and will be reporting to the senior governance and committee manager within the chief of staff`s team.

In this varied role you will:

- lead on providing secretariat support to our retired members committee, including developing agendas, collating papers as well as drafting minutes and taking forward action points

- be assisting in the smooth running of key governance committees.

-carry out research into emerging policy areas combined and present policy reports to a wide range of audiences both written and verbally

-be working collaboratively with elected members and colleagues across the Association.

The ideal candidate must have:

-excellent communication skills and attention to detail (written and oral briefings to senior staff, chief officers and chairs of committees)

-experience of member led organisations and working with a range of stakeholders

-Experience of working as a committee secretary and administration of elections

-Project management skills and understanding of association`s dual roles as trade union and professional body

As a BMA employee, you`ll receive:

-A competitive salary with good terms and conditions of service.

-27 days of annual leave (increase to 30 with service), plus 1 company day, public holidays and the opportunity to purchase up to 5 days per annum.

-double matching pension contributions up to 12% of salary

bike to work/ Seasonal ticket

-additional flexible benefits.

Job shares are welcome.

You will be working remotely initially, but we`ll provide all the support you need. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply through our website with your CV and cover letter.

Diversity monitoring: We need your support. We want to make sure our staff come from a variety of backgrounds so we especially welcome applications from disadvantaged communities. Even if you`re not selected, it would be really helpful if you could complete the equal ops data when you apply for this role, because we can make sure we`re encouraging a diversity of people to apply. Thank you very much.