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Head of Policy

Staff Partners
Job LocationLondon
EducationNot Mentioned
Salary£50,000 - £55,000 per annum
IndustryNot Mentioned
Functional AreaNot Mentioned
Job TypePermanent, full-time

Job Description

A great opportunity for a Head of Policy to join a growing team to drive policy impact on alternative proteins at EU and national levels across Europe. You will provide strategic oversight and manage a team that works directly with policymakers, nonprofits, and other stakeholders.

  • Lead and support our growing and high-performing policy team in Europe , provide strategic direction, oversight, and coordination of policy work.
  • Help plan and organise our policy work by overseeing objectives, key results, and action plans, and ensure that we deliver on those plans.
  • Manage and support our policy team, including performance assessment, professional development, and other aspects of line-management.
  • Oversee policy team budgeting, growth planning and, in collaboration with our Operations team and the Managing Director, recruitment of new policy team members.
  • Personally, contribute to lobbying efforts in some areas, where needed.
  • Oversee and assist the policy team in developing and coordinating lobbying strategies to deliver positive policy change to support plant-based and cultivated protein, based on thorough research and mapping of decision-makers.
  • Oversee external contracts and policy work, including with service providers such as political consultancies, and grant-funded partnerships.
  • Act as a senior spokesperson and representative in meetings with stakeholders (including donors), in the media, and at public events, as needed.
  • Build and maintain relationships with senior politicians and officials in relevant public institutions such as the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and national level decision making bodies.
  • Build alliances and work cooperatively with other organisations, companies, and stakeholders, and engage respectfully with people who are still to be persuaded. You will cultivate relationships with nonprofit organisations, industry, and other stakeholders, including those focused on the environment, global hunger, public health, animal welfare, and food safety.
  • Together with Communications colleagues, work with the media and use social media to help deliver our objectives, perform other tasks as required.
  • Significant experience working on policy at the EU, national (within Europe - whether in an EU member state or a non-EU country) or multilateral level, for example in a government, public institution, political party, NGO, think tank, industry association, consulting firm, multilateral, or other relevant institution.
  • Demonstrated experience as a supportive, collaborative, empowering line manager.
  • An excellent ability to think and work strategically to set a compelling and optimised strategic direction for policy work in Europe, including vision-setting, prioritising between competing workstreams and opportunities for impact, etc.
  • Excellent people-skills - the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team.
  • Enthusiasm, a strong work ethic and self-motivation; a sense of ownership and responsibility to drive outcomes. A positive, can-do attitude.
  • Fluent English, both written and spoken fluency in European languages.
  • Experience leading and managing a team, potentially including leadership and management qualifications.
  • Experience leading/managing teams working remotely across multiple geographies.
  • Experience in one or more of the following policy areas: research and innovation, food and agriculture, legal and/or regulatory affairs, climate and environment policy, public health.
  • Experience working on policy at the EU level.
  • Comfort with, and a history of, interacting with and influencing senior officials and politicians.
    • Benefits - Flexible working

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