CLOSER Public Affairs Manager

About us

About UCL Institute of Education

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

About CLOSER

CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research, is the interdisciplinary partnership of leading social and biomedical longitudinal population studies. Our mission is to increase the visibility, use and impact of longitudinal population studies, data and research to ensure that longitudinal evidence is used to address the health, social, economic and environmental challenges facing the UK, now and in the future.

Guided by the CLOSER Strategic Plan 2024-28, our work is underpinned by a set of organisational values that shape everything we do:

• Collaboration
• Respect
• Excellence
• Sustainability
• Trust

CLOSER is funded by the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through to September 2028 and is housed in the Social Research Institute (SRI) at the UCL Institute of Education (IOE). Discover more about our work at www.closer.ac.uk.

About the role

In this important role, the key objectives are to:

• Build relationships between scientists, and policymakers and parliamentarians
• Raise visibility and awareness of longitudinal population studies among policymakers and parliamentarians
• Ensure evidence from longitudinal population studies influences policy development, through effective communication with policymakers and parliamentarians
• Ensure the effective dissemination of the research and products produced by CLOSER and its partners to a wide range of external policy stakeholders and audiences.

This post is available until 30th September 2028 in the first instance.

About you

You will have experience of working in UK and/or devolved parliaments, governments (any level) or in a public affairs role, along with a successful track record of engaging and influencing different levels of government, parliament and other policy audiences.

You will also have knowledge of the policy landscape relevant to the biomedical and social sciences, such as health (physical, mental, public), education, employment, poverty and inequality, families and parenting, children’s issues or ageing.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

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