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Policy and Influencing Assistant
About The Team
We have big plans for the next few years, and we need great people to help us deliver them.
Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.
Team Information
At Mind, our Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns team works to influence the decisions that affect the lives of people experiencing mental health problems.
We bring together evidence, lived experience and public support to develop policy solutions, run impactful campaigns and influence decision-makers at every level.
Will you join us?
This Policy and Influencing Assistant post will play a vital role in supporting the team to deliver on our objectives. It's a great opportunity for someone with a passion for mental health looking for an entry level role in policy and influencing working.
We would particularly welcome applications from people with an understanding of mental health problems and how they intersect with poverty, racial inequality and the experiences of young people. This may include lived or learned experience.
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If you're motivated by making a tangible difference and want to help drive change, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and respond to the person specification in the job description to explain why you'd be a good fit for this role.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Post Holder Will
- Support the development of evidence-based policy positions across the team's work on improving access to high quality mental health services
- Contribute to the development of high-quality, engaging outputs that communicate Mind's policy positions to target stakeholders, such as reports, briefings and consultation responses
- Support work to embed a focus on equity across Mind's policy development, including the involvement of people with lived experience in shaping and informing policy positions
- Input into and support cross-directorate influencing strategies that help achieve key influencing objectives
- Help monitor queries and requests coming to the Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns team, allocating these to others and responding where appropriate
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Mind's Equity Statement
Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.
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