30 days holiday
Occupational health
Flexi time

Senior External Affairs and Communications Adviser

Salary £45,239 per annum
Location Agile working with Cardiff base
Expiry Date 23/06/2025 23:59
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This is a Temporary, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

This is a fixed term role for 12 months

Are you an experienced, proactive external affairs and communications professional?

The Welsh NHS Confederation are recruiting a Senior External Affairs and Communications Adviser to help us expand our political and media connections ahead of the 2026 Senedd election.

What you'll do.....

As our Senior External Affairs and Communications Adviser, you will:

  • Develop and implement engagement plans with political parties and the next Welsh Government.
  • Manage our proactive communications with the political parties, including MSs, MPs, and Senedd candidates.
  • Write and distribute media releases, statements, opinion pieces, and briefings and create content for our communications channels, including the website and social media.
  • Build relationships with politicians, journalists, and stakeholders and work with internal colleagues, advising them on political and media issues.
  • Represent the Welsh NHS Confederation at events and meetings.

What we're looking for.......

  • Experience: Proven track record in media and public affairs engagement plans, strategies and campaigns.
  • Relationship Building: Ability to build relationships across political parties and the national media, ideally in the health and care environment and demonstrable interpersonal skills and confidence in dealing with senior individuals.
  • Writing Skills: A creative thinker with strong writing skills and experience in producing communication products for political and media audiences against tight deadlines.
  • Policy Knowledge: Detailed understanding of influencing policy, especially in health and care.
  • Organisational Skills: Excellent project management skills.
  • Public Speaking: Confident in delivering presentations and providing advice.

How to apply

As part of our diverse recruitment practice, we use blind applications.

Please download the job description at the end of this page and click apply. Please note we do not accept CVs – you will only be asked for your CV if you are shortlisted for interview.

For an informal discussion about the post and the Welsh NHS Confederation before applying please contact Nesta Lloyd-Jones at nesta.lloyd-jones@welshconfed.org or on 07884233935.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and join us in shaping the future of healthcare in Wales!

Application deadline: 23 June 2025

Interview date: 9 July 2025

About the Welsh NHS Confederation

The Welsh NHS Confederation is the national membership body representing the leaders of the organisations making up the NHS in Wales: the seven local health boards; three NHS trusts; and two Special Health Authorities. We host NHS Wales Employers and are part of the NHS Confederation.

The NHS Confederation is the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The NHS Confederation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our staff networks and a staff forum.

The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice schemes and travel season ticket loans.

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