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Public Affairs Adviser (Parliamentary)
Join a team where Purpose is at the heart of everything we do, Ambition drives us to be the best we can be, Respect shapes our culture and Trust builds our foundation.
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £42,445 - £45,000
Location: London
Reporting to: Senior Public Affairs Manager
Working hours: 35 hours per week - full time. Where possible, we are open to considering flexible working patterns. Please let us know in your application your desired working pattern.
By joining our team, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds – hybrid working and the collaboration of a great office environment. Our permanent hybrid policy sees us all working at least four days across a fortnight in the office. As well as extensive opportunities for personal and career development.
About Us:
The Financial Ombudsman Service is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that plays a vital role in UK financial services. Every day we help resolve disputes between consumers, or small businesses, and their financial service providers.
As our Public Affairs Adviser (Parliamentary), you’ll help strengthen our relationships and influence across Parliament and government. Working within our Public Affairs team, you’ll engage with Ministers, parliamentarians, policymakers and other key stakeholders to build understanding of our work, share our insight and support our strategic priorities.
What You’ll Do:
To be considered for this role, you’ll need to show us that you’ve got the skills and capabilities. You’ll have to meet the following minimum criteria:
Minimum Criteria –
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
We are a values led organisation. Our values define our culture, influence our decisions, and underpin our vision and strategy. They set out how we play our PART through Purpose, Ambition, Respect and Trust. You can learn more about our values here: https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/who-we-are/aims-values
We pride ourselves on our reward package, and it reflects the importance of the work our people do. We offer highly competitive and transparent pay and benefits, bringing together base salary, generous non-contributory pensions, private healthcare and a wide range of other benefits including:
Designed to be flexible across different life stages, our approach goes beyond a one size fits all model - recognising contribution and supporting wellbeing.
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Please apply with a copy of your CV and supporting statement explaining how your skills and experience meet the minimum criteria closing date is Midnight on the 25th of November
Due to high application numbers this advert may end earlier than the date specified, so please don't delay and apply now!
A full job profile is available on request and will be provided to candidates shortlisted to the first stage of the assessment process.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and, under the scheme, will progress a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria to interview. Interviews may be conducted via video, telephone, or a panel Interview, with some vacancies requiring an online assessment to measure the minimum criteria
The Financial Ombudsman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team We view diversity as fundamental to our success and welcome applications from underrepresented groups across all communities. Please click on the link below to find out more
https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/who-we-are/aims-values/diversity-inclusion
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