The Church of England
10,000+ employees
Founded 1534
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🤝 Non-profit
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The Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the Anglican Communion. It provides worship services, pastoral care, community outreach, faith formation, and national leadership through dioceses, bishops, and bodies such as the Archbishops' Council and Church Commissioners. The organization runs and supports local parishes, offers online services and devotional resources, engages in education, safeguarding and charitable work, and coordinates social and interfaith initiatives across communities.
Parliamentary and Policy Researcher – Education
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The Church of England
10,000+ employees
Founded 1534
🤲 Charity
🤝 Non-profit
🌍 Social Impact
Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact
The Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the Anglican Communion. It provides worship services, pastoral care, community outreach, faith formation, and national leadership through dioceses, bishops, and bodies such as the Archbishops' Council and Church Commissioners. The organization runs and supports local parishes, offers online services and devotional resources, engages in education, safeguarding and charitable work, and coordinates social and interfaith initiatives across communities.
📋 Description
• Provide parliamentary and policy support to the Bishop of Portsmouth and a range of other Lords Spiritual who will speak on education issues. • Work inside the NSE team, line managed by the Head of Education Policy. • Support the Church’s work in education at the most strategic level. • Advise on and researching materials for questions, speeches and other interventions in the Lords. • Monitor and keep the Bishops informed about relevant parliamentary developments and timetables. • Liaise with MPs, Peers and their staff, Parliamentary officials, and others in and outside the NCIs on behalf of the Bishops. • Draft material for online and print publication about the Bishops’ work, in close collaboration with communications officers. • Provide occasional research resource for the Bishops in their diocesan work, as and when required. • Support the Head of Education Policy and Chief Education Officer in their wider policy-related responsibilities as and when required.
🎯 Requirements
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing. • Proven ability in drafting briefing papers or press releases, bulletins or other accessible modes of communication • Excellent organisational skills, including time management, diary management etc. • Research skills, with the ability to gather information quickly and accurately and to produce content in forms suitable for both brief speeches and full-length addresses • Ability to discern the impact of policies, legislation etc. on the Church of England, other churches, and other faith communities • Knowledge of the UK Parliament, current affairs and the making of Government policy • A grasp of the key issues facing the Church of England in its public role today • Some experience of organising events (receptions, seminars, meetings etc.) • Enthusiasm, energy and imagination. • Discretion and judgement in handling confidential or sensitive material • A flexible, open and collaborative working style • A willingness to work with and learn from senior colleagues, and people of differing political and theological persuasions • Knowledge of current trends in Education policy • Some knowledge or experience of parliamentary processes, political parties, think tanks, lobby groups etc. • Some knowledge of the structures of the Church of England, and Education landscape
🏖️ Benefits
• Please note that you will not be able to view the role description after the closing date. We suggest that you save a copy of this page before you submit your application. • We Include. You Belong. • Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background. • Strive for Excellence • Show Compassion • Respect others • Collaborate • Act with Integrity • We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values.
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