Job Description

We’re looking for a proactive self-starter, who, like us, believes in the power of democratic engagement for making a difference on the climate and nature crisis. As our new Policy and Engagement Officer, you'll play a pivotal role delivering our tried and tested training programme for political engagement. As the primary liaison for constituents, you'll empower them to effectively connect with elected representatives, offering tailored advice, facilitating meetings, and providing ongoing support.

As our ideal candidate, you possess a deep understanding of climate change and parliamentary developments. You’ll thrive in building relationships with diverse communities and organisations, driving our mission to represent all sectors of society. Your ability to hit the ground running and lead on projects will set you apart.

If you're passionate about driving change, fostering inclusivity, and making a tangible impact for the climate and nature crisis, we want to hear from you. Apply now and be part of a dynamic team committed to creating meaningful change.

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As Policy & Engagement Officer, you will work with the Hope for the Future team to:

•  Act as constituents’ main point of contact at HFTF, working with them to effectively engage their elected representatives by supporting them through the constituent journey (including offering tailored advice, letter writing, meeting preparation and coaching, facilitation and follow-up).
• Prepare and deliver HFTF’s core training, contributing to its ongoing  development.
• Develop constituent and partner-facing resources aimed at maximising political impact.
• Ensure work is aligned with our objectives and strategy to maximise efficiency and impact, linking and contributing to Hope for the Future’s central strategies and wider work as required. This includes our Councils, Faith and Outreach work.
• With the support of the Policy and Engagement Coordinator, contribute to effective objective setting in order to deliver HFTF’s strategy.
• Ensure the CRM is up to date and support monitoring, evaluation and reporting in relation to the team’s work.
• With the support of the Research and Impact Coordinator conduct research on elected representatives and other key figures in order to train and advise constituents on how to best engage with them.
• Identify and build relationships with local and regional partner organisations and communities to engage new constituents, to help ensure that we are working towards reaching and representing all sectors of society.
• Provide support to other team members where required in both organising and delivery of events and projects.
• Provide support to other team members with income generation activities where required.
• Able to travel around the UK frequently to support constituents and partner organisations, attend workshops and deliver training. For remotely based staff, occasional attendance at HFTF premises may also be required for supervision, development or team-building purposes, etc.
• Take the lead on thematic and project work as allocated by Hope for the Future, (e.g. Scotland focus, housing focus) and help to upskill the rest of the team on these topics. ● Contribute to the continued development of HFTF’s training and approach
• Support the Policy and Engagement Coordinator to identify and develop opportunities for growing the organisation's reach and impact.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of climate change and nature loss/ degradation developments in Parliament, including changes to policy and specific MP involvement in such developments.
• Actively seek to engage with new constituents and support our work towards reaching and representing all sectors of society.
• Support the Fundraising Officer in producing case studies and information on the impact of our work for inclusion in funding bids

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