We are looking for a candidate with a background and expertise in education policy to come and join the Education practice at Public First – ideally one with an existing specialism in schools policy (though we would welcome applicants with expertise in other areas of education).The role will include some or all of the following key responsibilities:
- Supporting individual projects and liaison with the client within the education practice.
- Providing expertise in particular areas of education.
- Contributing to broader projects within the practice and across different practices.
- Maintaining client relationships, including ongoing broader support, advice and counsel on developments in Westminster, and politics and policy more broadly.
- Scoping of and developing future project work and engaging with potential clients.
- Maintaining and build strong networks across the education sector in the UK.
- Working alongside colleagues who offer specialisms in policy, communications, and campaigns and who can contribute to education projects.
The roles will require the following skills and experience:
- Experience within the education field from a policy or communications perspective.
- Deep familiarity with government, Westminster and policymaking and politics.
- Ability to write clearly, incisively and precisely about policy issues.
- Ability to handle quantitative data.
- The ability to be able to present, verbally, conclusions from our work.
- A willingness to work flexibly across the organisation
- Ideally, a strong degree in a relevant subject area. However, we are very willing to consider candidates who come from a non-graduate background who can demonstrate the skills and experiences required to fulfil the job description.
A full job description, and further information about Public First, can be found at: https://www.publicfirst.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Job-spec-SPM-schools-focus.pdf