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.   

Role purpose  

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.  

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 

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.  

You can find more information on us and our work at www.fair4allfinance.org.uk. 

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) 

Applications  

• Please apply through Applied by 1 August 2024 at 12.00.  

• Interviews will be held W/C 5 & 12 August 2024 on Microsoft Teams. 

• If you would like to have an informal chat about the role before applying, please email jobs@fair4allfinance.org.uk  

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