Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it motivates our Child Safety Online team to maintain our position as an influential and informed voice at every level. Join us and lead progress that means more.

Context and background

The Policy and Social Change Directorate exists to ensure the laws, policies and systems that babies, children and young people need to protect them from abuse, harm and neglect are fit for purpose.

Grounded in evidence, and shaped by children's lived experience, we influence laws, policies and systems across the UK so they are effective in preventing, identifying and responding to abuse, harm and neglect. Using our research and insights, our policy work sets out solutions and we challenge political decision-makers and those with power to make the changes children need – including through mobilising campaigners and supporters so children's safety is at the heart of public and political debates and babies, children and young people in the UK are protected from abuse, harm and neglect.

The Child Safety Online team works to influence laws and regulation, carry out research, and amplify children's views and experiences to help tackle the abuse and harm children and young people experience online.

Job purpose

We are seeking a Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer to play a leading role in the Child Safety Online team to ensure legislative and policy frameworks in England and the UK are fit for purpose in preventing online abuse and harm to children.

The Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer will lead the development of new policy positions and delivery of public affairs strategies to achieve regulatory, policy and legal change which tackles abuse and harm to children online. This will involve evidence-based policy development, being responsible for thematic policy areas, and playing a key role in forming and delivering public affairs and influencing strategies.

You'll be able to demonstrate that you can hit the ground running and deliver high impact policy outputs and public affairs initiatives to ensure the NSPCC delivers real change in the best interests of children and continues to be seen as a credible and authoritative voice on online harms.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement high impact public affairs and parliamentary strategies to support the delivery of our objectives to keep children safe online.
• Scope and deliver high quality, evidence-based policy outputs, developing innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Use strong project management skills to plan the delivery of policy development and aligned public affairs work, planning both your and colleagues' time effectively.
• Represent the NSPCC on relevant internal and external advisory groups, meetings, and stakeholder events.

Person specification

1. Strong public affairs and influencing skills, including excellent knowledge of parliamentary processes, sound political judgement, and proven ability to influence and build support amongst a variety of stakeholders – including Parliamentarians, civil servants, and regulators.
2. Excellent policy development skills, with demonstrable experience forming credible, evidence-based positions and producing policy outputs on complex and highly nuanced subject matter.
3. Excellent communication skills including the ability to write clearly, concisely, and persuasively in a variety of formats for a range of audiences and very good oral presentation skills.
4. Strong analytical skills with proven ability to collate data from various sources, analyse findings and present them clearly and accurately to make a clear and compelling case for policy and legislative change.
5. Strong interpersonal skills to build and influence external networks and deal effectively and persuasively with internal and external stakeholders.
6. Confidence in working as part of a team, with experience of working collaboratively with colleagues to help ensure the successful delivery of projects.
7. Ability to work on own initiative with strong organisational and project management skills and demonstrable experience of delivering on competing priorities within a time-pressured environment.
8. Knowledge of online safety policy and the current policy and regulatory landscape.
9. Support for the NSPCC's mission and values.

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.