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Policy and Public Affairs Manager

As we continue our exciting growth plans in 2024 to deliver on our ambitious goals and refreshed strategy, we’re looking for an experienced policy and public affairs professional who will develop policy and deliver change to improve access to fair financial services for people who are financially excluded.

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You will be joining a collaborative and purpose driven team overseen by a committed board. This pivotal role will suit someone who is passionate about influencing public policy, regulation, legislation and industry practice, and building the support of stakeholders and policymakers. 

Our team is drawn from a range of backgrounds spanning leaders and changemakers from across the financial services and social purpose sectors.  The reach and influence of our team makes this an exciting place to work and enables us to engage important stakeholders at the highest levels. 

Some key responsibilities 

In this role your focus will be split across two key areas of work: 

Strategic influencing  

  • Engage with and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and policy makers to build support for policy positions 
  • Build relationships with counterparts at partner organisations in the financial service industry and the third sector 
  • Attend external events, such as roundtables and parliamentary events, to influence key stakeholders and build relationships 

Policy development and delivery 

  • Maintain an understanding of the latest developments in the financial inclusion policy landscape, and the financial services regulatory landscape as relevant to financial inclusion  
  • Develop key overarching policy positions, which will then feed into policy programmes and consultations 
  • Analyse issues in the financial inclusion landscape to develop policy positions 
  • Respond to public consultations which have relevance to financial inclusion, bringing in input from across stakeholders and the team 

About you 

To be successful, your experience and capability will include: 

  • Passion for our mission to increase the financial resilience of people in vulnerable circumstances  
  • Experience of building policy programmes and successfully influencing for policy change 
  • An evidence-based policy background with strong analytical skills 

You will be: 

  • An excellent writer – able to write clearly, rapidly and persuasively  
  • An outstanding communicator, who can represent Fair4All Finance and build relationships with important stakeholders 
  • A brilliant team player, who works collaboratively, gets stuck in and takes the initiative to support colleagues      
  • A creative thinker, able to deal with complexity and uncertainty and work under your own initiative 

Role information 

Salary: £47,000 – £48,000 

Role Type: Permanent  

Location: The role-holder will be expected to spend regular time (1-2 days per week) in our London office and at stakeholder meetings; with flexibility on working from home at other times 

Right to work: You will already have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions as Fair4All Finance is not a licensed sponsorship organisation.   

Applications  

  • Please view the job pack here
  • Please apply through Applied by 1 August 2024 at 12.00pm. 
  • Interviews will be held on W/C 5 & 12 August 2024 on Microsoft Teams. It is likely that the hiring process will consist of two interviews and a writing task. 
  • If you would like to have an informal chat about the role before applying, please email jobs@fair4allfinance.org.uk  

After the job advert closes, your answers will go through a sift process, randomising and anonymising answers to take out individual information that could add biases into hiring decisions. This enables application reviewers to review each answer objectively. People scoring the applications will not have seen your CV at this stage of the process so please try your best to answer questions with specific examples and without simply rephrasing your CV, which they will review later in the recruitment process. 

 

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Applications and agencies

Applications are welcome from people of any age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

We are determined to ensure that all team members and applicants receive fair and equitable treatment or are not disadvantaged by any inappropriate conditions or requirements being placed on them.

We use BeApplied to source talent without bias. So, we won’t consider any CVs sent directly to us by candidates or agencies. We’re open to partnering with a few agencies to support our specific recruitment needs. Please contact us at jobs@fair4allfinance.org.uk if you’re interested in becoming a preferred supplier.

When we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential team members may need to be successful. We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we reasonably can to accommodate flexible working.

We’re committed to running a fair, transparent recruitment process and we’re always looking for brilliant people who are passionate about helping us increase the financial resilience and wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances.

There may be times where you miss out on the job you’ve applied for, but you managed to wow us. So, we may consider you for another role without advertising it on our website, based on the success of your original application.

A role with purpose

Joining our team at this early stage means you will have the opportunity to significantly shape our work and the impact we can have on the lives of people in financially vulnerable circumstances.

Our organisational culture shapes how we work and we aim to operate in a way that is true to our values.
Fair4All Finance is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the people and communities we serve.

We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop and all team members can contribute to their fullest potential.

Why work at Fair4All Finance?

Fair4All Finance is a not for profit organisation founded in 2019 to improve the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances by increasing access to fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services.

There are at least 17.5m people in the UK in vulnerable financial circumstances, who are poorly served or unfairly excluded from mainstream financial services. That’s nearly a third of all adults in the UK.

We are funded from the Dormant Assets Scheme. The scheme is led by the financial industry and backed by the UK government. This makes it possible for money in dormant bank and building society accounts to be used to help good causes.

Our vision is of a society where the long term financial wellbeing of all people is supported by a fair and accessible financial sector.

Our Benefits include:

Financial Security:

  • Pension, group life assurance, critical illness, and income protection, family leave

Wellbeing:

  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, agile working, health cash plan, health & wellbeing resource hub (including an Employee Assistance Programme)

Fair4All Finance is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the people and communities we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop, and all team members can contribute to their fullest potential.

Applications are welcome from people of any age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. We are determined to ensure that all team members and applicants receive fair and equitable treatment or are not disadvantaged by any inappropriate conditions or requirements being placed on them.

When we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential team member may need to be successful. We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we reasonably can to accommodate flexible working.

Meet the team

Ania Soleimani
Ania Soleimani >
Investment Associate
Ayesha Begum >
Senior Manager, Strategy and Impact, Fair4All Finance
Becky Claydon >
Director of People
Claire Groom >
Executive Assistant
Craig Pennington
Craig Pennington >
Associate Director – Investments
Diana Kamil-Salmon >
Head of Engagement, Fair4All Finance
Diane Burridge
Diane Burridge >
Community Finance, Propositions and Segmentation Lead, Fair4All Finance
Elle Crossley
Elle Crossley >
Reporting and Insights Analyst
Ellie Suckling
Ellie Suckling >
Consumer Insights Manager
Emma Salisbury >
Programme Delivery Manager
Fionn Sharpe
Fionn Sharpe >
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Holly Piper
Holly Piper >
Director of Funding and Investment, Fair4All Finance
Jake Attfield
Jake Attfield >
Head of Strategy
James Corke
James Corke >
Strategic Communications Senior Manager
Jodie Cross >
Corporate Impact and Engagement Manager
Jonathan Booth (JB)
Jonathan Booth (JB) >
Head of Technology Programmes
Jonathan Turner
Jonathan Turner >
Technology Strategy and Innovations Lead, Fair4All Finance
Kate Pender
Kate Pender >
Deputy CEO, Fair4All Finance
Laura Crow >
Senior Programme Manager, Propositions, Fair4All Finance
Laura Kaye
Laura Kaye >
Programme Manager – Growth and Development
Lauren Peel
Lauren Peel >
Director of Marketing, Consumer Insights and Propositions, Fair4All Finance
Max Holloway >
Content and Communications Associate
Monica Mitchell-Dale
Monica Mitchell-Dale >
Senior Finance and Operations Officer
Naheed Hassan
Naheed Hassan >
Investment Associate
Nard Duin
Nard Duin >
Investment Manager
Niall Alexander >
Credit and Consumer Markets Lead, Fair4All Finance
Premila Sattianayagam >
Director of Finance and Operations
Sacha Romanovitch
Sacha Romanovitch OBE >
CEO, Fair4All Finance
Sarah Porretta
Sarah Porretta >
Deputy CEO, Fair4All Finance
Selma Elgaziari >
Head of Policy and Public Affairs (Secondee)
Tamar Jokhadze >
Programme Manager, Growth and Development (Maternity leave)
Tnya Seeley
Tanya Seeley >
Associate Director Commercial
Temi Odesanya
Temi Odesanya >
Community Engagement Manager
Tom Lake >
Director of Policy and Strategy (Sabbatical)
Usama Yusuf
Usama Yusuf >
Investment Associate
Vince Cox >
Community Finance Engagement Manager

Our board

Faith Reynolds, Fair4All Finance Board Member
Faith Reynolds >
Non-executive Director
Fozia Irfan
Fozia Irfan OBE >
Non-executive Director
Ingrid Kukuljan
Ingrid Kukuljan >
Non-executive Director
James Invine, Board Member Fair4All Finance
James Invine >
Non-executive Director
Jennifer Rademaker
Jennifer Rademaker >
Non-executive Director
Joanna Elson
Joanna Elson CBE >
Non-executive Director
Linda Stevens >
Company Secretary
Lukas Mandangu >
Independent non-executive member of the Finance, Grants and Investment Committee
Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson >
Non-executive Director
Ria Bailes
Ria Bailes >
Non-executive Director
Richard-Collier-Keywood
Richard Collier-Keywood OBE >
Chair
Sir Leigh Lewis
Sir Leigh Lewis KCB >
Senior Independent Director
Tina Kokkinos >
Independent non-executive member of the Audit and Risk Committee

To contact the board please email hello@fair4allfinance.org.uk