The opportunity:

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Ellwood Atfield is delighted to have partnered with the Vegan Society, the oldest vegan organisation in the world, to recruit for a Policy and Research Assistant on a full-time, permanent basis.

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This role offers a fantastic opportunity for those with passion about the health, environmental, and ethical benefits of veganism to advocate for this as part of the Society’s Campaigns, Policy and Research (CPR) department.

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This role is fully-remote with expectation of occasional travel (inc. to London) for events purposes.

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Key responsibilities:

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• Monitor the political landscape and identify opportunities to raise The Vegan Society's concerns in the UK parliament and with national and local government and devolved administrations
• Update and manage the stakeholder database to ensure all interactions are logged accordingly
• Assist in organising meetings and conferences with stakeholders, booking meeting rooms including in Parliament and elsewhere, and researching potential speakers and topics and drafting invites
• Assist the policy team with tracking the progress of consultations
• Communicate their policy work including writing for publications, networking, and attending events
• Keep up to date with relevant reports, summarising them for the team, and using these to support campaigns
• Assist in the development of materials including copy for campaigns, consultation responses, engagement letters, invites, op-eds, articles and blogs
• Work with the policy and research teams to develop informed positions and briefings on key issues including: public sector institutions, food labelling, agricultural policy, and sustainability
• Assist with research tasks and planning for campaigns as required
• Provide administrative support for the wider team where relevant
• General office duties, including dealing with own correspondence and filing own documents

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Attitudes, Values and Skills Required:

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• A passion for, and adherence to, a vegan diet and lifestyle
• Previous experience directly working in a policy and/or research capacity is desired
• A relevant degree qualification or involvement in campaigning, political parties, or Parliament is desired
• Knowledge of vegan issues and the wider political landscape pertaining to these
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Must be based in the UK and have full working rights in the UK

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Benefits:

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• Flexible working hours
• Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Animal companion compassionate leave
• Ethical pension scheme (5–7% employer contribution)
• Death in service benefit
• 25 days leave plus 8 bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• One day community volunteering per year
• Extra annual leave allowance for sustainable holiday travel (i.e. choosing to travel to a holiday destination by coach or train rather than plane)

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How to apply:

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To apply, please submit the form below and include a copy of your CV. Applications close 23^rd July.

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