Head of Policy and Public Affairs

Head of Policy and Public Affairs

Application notes: To apply for this role, please read the application guidance and send completed application form by email to recruitment@syp.org.uk.  

• Job Title: Head of Policy and Public Affairs
• Reports to: Chief Executive
• Salary Scale: £39,114 – £45,008
• Hours of work: 35 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent – Subject to continued core funding

SYP provides a national platform for young people to discuss the issues that are important to them, and campaign for changes to the nation they live in. We support our members in their work by training them, supporting their personal development, and empowering them, using a youth work ethos. 

We are excited to announce the opportunity for a Head of Policy and Public Affairs to join the SYP team. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) in a role that will lead all of SYP’s political, policy, and campaign work. 

SYP has a proud history of delivering youth-led campaigns that deliver meaningful policy change. Our campaigns for Votes at 16, Equal Marriage, and the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law, to name only a few, have improved the lives of young people across Scotland. 

SYP’s political profile and impact have never been higher. Our new Head of Policy and Public Affairs will be responsible for driving forward all of our political work and ensuring we deliver even more of the changes to policy and legislation that young people expect of us. 

Working within SYP’s youth-led structure, our Head of Policy and Public Affairs will lead SYP’s Policy and Public Affairs team to deliver SYP’s policy and public affairs, communications and political engagement activities, in line with the organisation’s strategic objectives.

Applications close at 9am on Monday 6th January 2025. 

Interviews will be held on Thursday 16th January 2025 at our offices in Edinburgh. 

Late applications will not be accepted / No recruitment agencies/

Application notes: To apply for this role, please read the application guidance and send the completed application form by email to recruitment@syp.org.uk.  If you would like a confidential discussion about this role please contact Jamie Dunlop, Chief Executive, jamie.d@syp.org.uk.

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