The role requires some travel to London each month

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Assistant Advocacy & Government Relations Officer: 

– providing day-to-day support for the whole advocacy team

– undertaking core advocacy tasks such as leading on daily political and media monitoring

– conducting online research to add value and support overall work of the team

– providing meeting and event support

– assisting with preparation of briefings for parliamentary debates

– reporting on the outcome of campaigns to the advocacy team

– content creation for the advocacy web pages

– general administrative duties

About the Advocacy team: 

The Advocacy & Government Relations team leads the charity in influencing decision-makers and those whose policies, practices and decisions affect cat welfare across the UK. The small, highly motivated team works to influence legislators (national and devolved governments), professional organisations and corporates. The team has successfully influenced the law on microchipping, pet theft and commercial kitten sales in England and worked with the Scottish Government to regulate cat breeding and rehoming activities. The team also runs digital campaigns as part of its strategy.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Advocacy & Government Relations Officer: 

– lives within a commutable (within one hour) distance of Westminster

– experience working in advocacy, public affairs or influencing work (which may include campaigns) and knowledge of UK political systems

– proven experience extracting relevant information from political monitoring sources

– strong administration skills, including project and spreadsheet management

– experience, or an understanding, of dealing with high profile/ VIP individuals e.g Ministers, MSPs, MLAs, MPs, etc

– experience completing online and desk research

– experience or understanding of event organisation

– experience preparing PowerPoint presentations

– proven ability to multi-task and work independently on own initiative, accurately and under pressure

– agile, happy to be hands-on and help in all areas of the advocacy team

– confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Zoom and MS Teams)

– knowledge of our work and campaigns and an understanding of the charity sector