Policy Advisor Scotland

Job Description

Policy Adviser £31,077.48 pa (£33,991 pa FTE)The British Dental Association (BDA) is the national professional association for dentists in the UK and we are currently seeking a Policy Adviser to join our Scotland team.This is a part-time (32 hours per week, which can be worked flexibly over either four or five days) permanent post and the post-holder will be based in our office in Stirling.The post-holder will be responsible for providing strategic advice and support to Scottish Committees, including advising Committees on sometimes sensitive and complex policy issues. They will collate information for policy papers and maintain good management of the committee process in accordance with agreed guidelines and good practice. The post-holder will also be required to establish and maintain good working relationships with committee members, other BDA members, Scottish Government officials and other stakeholders and be involved with corporate activities by liaising with the BDA UK Election Manager on all issues relating to the triennial election process and any by elections. They will take the lead on policy-related consultations, submit the final BDA Scotland formal responses and circulate to the relevant bodies.The post-holder will be responsible for the overall planning, co-ordination and management of the annual Conference of Scottish Local Dental Committees, and associated events.The successful candidate must be of graduate calibre with a proactive approach, good organisational skills and the ability to plan and prioritise workloads; experience of supporting committees and providing a high level of service to Chairs and committee members and an analytical mind and ability to assimilate and clearly summarise and present quantitative and qualitative information on a range of issues. Excellent written and verbal communications skills are essential as the postholder will be providing a high level of service to BDA members and other individuals.Benefits include a generous company pension scheme, cash back for various healthcare treatments, an employee assistance programme and subsidised gym membership. All applications must be made on a standard BDA application form. A detailed job description and an application form can be downloaded from the Work for Us section on the BDA website at -the-bda/jobs. Completed forms are to be returned to: Closing date for applications: 12 noon, 2 December 2020 Interviews proposed to be held: w/c 14 December 2020The BDA would like to thank all candidates in advance for completing their applications. Please note that our selection process normally takes place between one to two weeks from the closing date for the role. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we normally receive, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Candidates that have not been contacted by our HR team should therefore assume that their application has been unsuccessful.The BDA is an equal opportunities employer and an Investor in People