Working for a government funded organisation who helps to improve media and journalism across Europe
The role in summary (
The candidate in summary:
Hunter Merrifield, trading name of Huntress Search Ltd, acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.
PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
I am looking for a parliamentary officer to work within the, Policy and Campaigns team to campaigns and builds political support for long term, sustainable, Government investment within the organisation. This includes building cross party support
The role of Parliamentary Officer is a new role to coordinate our engagement with parliamentarians. The postholder will review and develop our target list, lead outreach to identified targets and organise and attend meetings with parliamentarians. The postholder will steward relationships with parliamentarians, lead involvement in political policy making processes and coordinate events, including school visits.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Hunter Merrifield, trading name of Huntress Search Ltd, acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.
PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Job Purpose:
To provide high quality committee services support for team, its key decision-making bodies and committees and any other board/committees of the authority as required; to provide day-to-day line management of relevant members of the Committee Services Team and Group staff as allocated.
Principal Accountabilities:
To provide high quality clerking support to the Authority to ensure that the meetings and papers, its key decision-making committees and any other board/committees of the Authority as required are organised and managed to the highest standards
To undertake the full range of related activities including managing work programmes, scheduling of meetings, preparation of reports and agenda, drafting of accurate records of meetings and the provision of support for the scrutiny projects in accordance with the Directorate’s policies and procedures
To provide appropriate and timely procedural and business management advice to the chairs and members of the relevant bodies and senior officers to enable to meet its legal and statutory requirements in respect of its committee procedures and processes, timescales and business planning
To develop and maintain effective working relationships with Member Officers within the Secretariat, Senior Officers within the organisations to ensure appropriate and effective management of Assembly and committee business and continuous improvement in meeting-related activities, ensuring that all relevant people are properly briefed on key issues in advance of meetings. That early warning of issues is provided in a timely and effective manner and to initiate, co-ordinate and monitor action taken to implement decisions of committees and other bodies
To manage relevant members of the Committee Services Team and Group staff as allocated
To provide and/or support for the Committee Services Manager in managing day-to-day committee business, servicing meetings as required, providing staff resource to support meetings across the entire team’s area of responsibilities as required and undertaking such related duties as allocated
Contribute to the development, implementation and management of the governance framework, ensuring that business is conducted in accordance with policies and the Committee Services team’s ISO accredited Quality Management System
Person Specification:
Proven track record of success in managing formal committee meetings involving the decision-making processes in a high-profile and/or political organisation
Evidence of ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation
Awareness of current affairs
Proven track record of success in managing staff / teams
If you feel you fit the above criteria or would like more information on this role, please apply today.
The Fund Manager will manage the newly-established Challenge Fund. This will encompass both the development of the fund and its ongoing management. This role will lead on the processing and shortlisting of applications, processing payments to successful applicants and developing ongoing relationships with fund awardees ensuring that all timeframes for the application and post-award cycle are adhered to.
Key Duties:
To manage the fund application process, acknowledging and keeping a record of all submitted applications (and all relevant background information per application) and ensuring that they are processed in a timely manner
To manage a portfolio of live Challenge Fund awardees and monitor and report their progress towards agreed targets to ensure adherence to the fund terms and focus
To serve as the main point of contact to deliver advice and guidance to prospective and current funding recipients (eligibility, policies and any other Q&A) and to manage relationships with multiple fund applicants/holders
To compile regular evaluation reports on: annual spend, number of applications, the type of applying organisations and progress of fund holders for a comprehensive evaluation of the fund’s impact on its overall aims and objectives
To coordinate meetings with the reviewers (Executive Team), providing background information on Final-stage applications and taking minutes from the decision - making meetings
To possess a thorough understanding of the eligibility criteria of the fund and all relevant internal processes
To lead on the planning, marketing and launching of the funding rounds of the Challenge Fund
To ensure the timely payments of all approved grants.
To maintain comprehensive records and an up-to-date overview of the funds annual budget and spend
Personal Specification:
Experience of working in a fund or grant management role, managing the process of awarding funds to successful applicants based on robust eligibility and assessment criteria
Experience of working in a team and liaising with multiple stakeholders to meet key deadlines
Experience of working in a process-driven environment preferably in a similar grant-giving team/organisation
Experience of processing multiple payments of significant sums of money
Experience of developing and managing external relationships
Exposure to the fund’s areas of interest e.g. underrepresented communities, STEM education, academic research methods desirable but not essential
Prior use of online fund/grant application portals e.g. Awardsforce
If you feel you fit the above criteria or would like more information on this role, please apply today.