Public Affairs Manager

OverviewThis role reports to the Head of Public Affairs and is part of the External Affairs Directorate working as a senior member of the team devising and delivering the Public Affairs strategy. Successful candidates will have six to eight years of public affairs or policy making experience and will be able to demonstrate a track record of working with key political stakeholders and delivering public affairs campaigns. We are looking for someone with extensive political knowledge, experience in both creating and delivering public affairs campaigns, and who is able to identify and build key relationships. You will be expected to work both independently and to lead a team, and to deliver a very high standard of written work. You will work closely with all teams within the External Affairs Department

comprising External Communications, Economic Strategy, Public Affairs and Research

as well as all parts of the wider BVCA, such as Policy, Marketing, Membership and Events. You must be a team player, who can deliver individually as well as through and with others. A proactive self-starter with a strong work ethic is critical to the success of this role. In addition, as you will be working closely with a range of members and external stakeholders, the ability to build strong and effective working and relationships is a must.

Responsibilities

Working with the Head of Public Affairs to develop and implement the Public Affairs strategy

Monitoring the political and legislative agenda and advising the organisation on how to respond

Drafting and reviewing written evidence and consultation documents

Briefing senior leaders for public appearances, ministerial set piece events and Select Committees

Mapping, and maintaining a stakeholder management programme with key stakeholders across parliament, devolved administrations and the policy-making community

Oversight of key BVCA events including building agendas, identifying speakers and framing topics

Overseeing team members in communicating key BVCA publications, data and policy positions to external stakeholders

Producing clear and engaging external facing documents such as reports from complex reports and data

Writing speeches and presentations for the Chief Executive and Chair of the BVCA and other senior colleagues

Oversight of the production and roll out of core scripts and briefing documents

Working with senior colleagues to ensure clear and consistent external communications across the organisation

Researching complex policy issues using internal BVCA and external sources

Reviewing briefings written by junior colleagues to ensure consistency, clarity and tone

Planning social media posts and drafting and reviewing them with an eye to a political audience

Representing the BVCA to members and other external audiences

Oversight of the team leading the BVCA''s MP Connect programme

Line managing two PA team members

Requirements

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for this role

Clarity of organisation and written communication, including consistency of tone language and formatting of public facing documents

Proven expertise in and knowledge of the UK political environment

Sound political and communications judgment

Experience of producing primary research and drafting clear communications for research publications

Understanding of and/or interest in key areas relevant to advocacy for private equity and venture capital

Eye for detail and creativity

Knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and their respective audiences (LinkedIn, Twitter etc.) and how they can be most effectively used

Sound knowledge of digital communications

Excellent IT skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and the ability to learn and use other software packages

Highly self-motivated, with the ability to work autonomously

Ability to form effective working relationships with internal and external contacts

Strong administrative and organisational skills and great attention to detail

Demonstrable initiative and enthusiasm, and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team

Strongly results-focused, able to clearly demonstrate success via proven metrics

Creative and full of ideas of how to improve and innovate

Benefits

Be part of the leading trade body for the private capital industry in the UK, supporting the growth of the industry and deepening the understanding of external stakeholders to the benefit of the industry

Experience a friendly, engaged, and passionate work environment (with regular social activities) with a supportive culture

A competitive salary, reflecting the technical requirements and seniority of the role, and a performance-related discretionary bonus

Enjoy important benefits: 25 days holiday in addition to Bank Holidays; a 10% non-contributory pension; non-contractual day off for your birthday

Life and medical benefits: life assurance (4 times salary); private medical Insurance for you; health cash plan; critical Illness and income protection insurance; employee Assistance Programme - includes Mental Health support, Virtual GP, Nutrition advice and Financial wellbeing

Other benefits: interest free season ticket loan; corporate discounts; reimbursement of up to 2 relevant professional institutes; generous support for professional and personal development, Cycle to Work Scheme

At the BVCA we understand that AI tools are used widely every day. We really value transparency, so any application should be accompanied by a cover letter written by you that clearly outlines your reasons for applying for the role, what relevant experience you have, and what it is that appeals to you about working at the BVCA or in the Private Capital sector. We are interested in your skills, perspectives and experiences so we ask all candidates to confirm that the application and everything related to it is their own work.

The closing date for applications for this role will be 12.00pm on Friday 3 October 2025. First interviews will take place on Microsoft Teams in the week commencing 13 October. Second interviews will take place in our office in the weeks commencing 20 and 27 October. We also ask if you could let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments made for your ..... full job details .....