Policy and Programmes Officer

About The Job

Contract: Permanent, full time contract.

Hours: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

Location: This is a hybrid role, anchored to the London Carers Trust office 1-2 days a week. It will require travel across England and occasionally the UK.

The Policy and Practice Officer will help drive Carers Trust's priority to improve support for young carers and young adult carers. You will strengthen our growing policy and parliamentary work, coordinate the ever-growing Young Carers Alliance, and act as the main contact for the Young Carers Covenant.

You will work with a wide range of stakeholders including civil servants, MPs, local carer services and other charity partners, local authorities, health organisations, senior colleagues, and most importantly, young carers and young adult carer services themselves. In this role, you will champion young carers' voices through public campaigning and private influencing, becoming an expert in the issues they face and the support organisations that work with them.

As the postholder you will:

• Proactively support young carers, young adult carers and local carer organisations to become involved in policy and external affairs activity.
• Build strong links with other organisations across areas such as education, health and social care to ensure that young carers are proactively being considered within policy, research and practice.
• Produce engaging reports, briefings, digital copy and articles for external use outlining and evidencing the need for change and potential solutions.

Please download the attached recruitment pack to find out more.

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