About the Role
Luminate Education Group is recruiting for a Public Affairs Manager. The communications department works across Luminate Education Group to manage all internal and external communications for Leeds City College, Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds Sixth Form College and the University Centre Leeds. We're focused on delivering impactful and inspiring communications, driven by insight, to meet organisational objectives.
What You Will Do
- Deliver Luminate Education Group’s public affairs strategy, ensuring our voice (and that of the education sector) is strengthened with key decision makers.
- Monitor parliamentary activity and identify opportunities for Luminate Education Group to engage on relevant policy matters that affects education.
- Craft written content for consultation responses, briefings, letters and press releases.
- Have regular contact with key external stakeholders and keep abreast of the media landscape to provide internal forecasts to the communications department.
- Ensure that senior members of the group are briefed on key parliamentary and government developments.
About You
- Strong understanding and experience of public affairs and lobbying.
- Knowledge of the British political system and local government.
- Experience in writing a range of content for political purposes, with a proven track record of yielding desired outcomes.
- Must have excellent verbal and written skills
- Experience of stakeholder management and engagement
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.