Policy and Membership Assistant - Richmond Group of Charities

Policy and Membership Assistant
Permanent appointment
Full time (34.5 hours)
Hybrid between home and our London Office: a minimum of 1 day in the office per week
£25,500 - £28,500 per annum

About us

The Richmond Group of Charities is a coalition of 14 leading national health and care charities, working together to help people living with long-term multiple or complex health needs to live well and thrive. We work together as a collective voice to better influence health and social care policy and practice, with the aim of improving the care and support for the 15 million people living with long-term conditions we represent. We are hosted by Macmillan Cancer Support.

About the role

In this role you will support the Richmond Group policy and influencing work, conducting research and insights into relevant issues.  You will be comfortable writing concise and impactful policy briefings, drafting and coordinating responses to inquiries and supporting the development of policy recommendations.

You will also support collaboration across the Richmond Group networks, engaging and building effective relationships with colleagues from across the charities and representing the Richmond Group with external stakeholders.

This role is also key in the effective administration of the Group secretariat and the Richmond Group CEO, including diary management, network meetings, minuting and recording actions. This would include updating the Richmond Group website, the coalition’s social media accounts and social media strategy.

About you

Please highlight in your application how you meet the following criteria:

1. Ability to apply robust evidence to analysis and influencing, drawing on a wide range of sources (including statistics, external research and people’s views and experiences).
2. Experience of coordinating or managing projects and liaising with multiple stakeholders.
3. Previous experience of organising events and/or workshops.
4. Experience of taking minutes and writing briefings.
5. Familiarity with digital communication including social media.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options
• Pension matched up to 7.5%
• 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
• Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
• Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more

Recruitment Process

Application deadline is 29th January 2025 at 23:59.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.