Senior Policy Manager

About you

We are looking for a confident, big picture policy expert to work alongside the Director of
Policy & Communications and lead our ambitious policy team to deliver impact. You will take
evidence from the field and lab to the heart of governments across the UK, influencing change
through science.

You will play a key role in the team’s direction and have demonstrable knowledge of
environmental policy, and established leadership and communication experience.

About the role

Reporting to our Director of Policy and Communications, the Senior Policy Manager will:

• Identify key areas of policy focus where the BES is uniquely able to add value to national
  conversations around biodiversity and climate.
• Direct the work of Policy Officers to deliver the BES policy strategic aims and objectives,
  and work collaboratively with the Policy Committee.
• Help identify and convene key stakeholders from the ecological community, including
  academics, eNGOs, policy makers, funders, and landowners and managers, to discuss, debate and
  coalesce around recommendations.
• Oversee our policy reports at both a national and UK level, working with authors and
  contributors to deliver publications that move a debate on and are resonant to their audiences.
• Organise events for ecological and policy audiences, independently and in partnership with
  other organisations, to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration.
• Track legislation and policies at the devolved, national and international levels and
  identify opportunities for BES input and influence.

More details and a full role specification are available on our website.