Head of External Relations

Core responsibilities:

• Leading the organisation's external influencing strategy to shape key conversations, decisions, and activities among target audiences to ensure hunger and hardship remain a national priority
• Develop and maintain high-impact senior relationships with key parliamentarians, civil servants, faith leaders, youth organisations, the wider charitable food sector and other partners to build strategic support and unlock change
• Oversee targeted engagement programmes that deepen collaboration with, and activate, key stakeholders and organisations to build and amplify the long-term wide-ranging support needed to end the need for food banks
• Shape and support coalitions that align around shared priorities, build a unified narrative, and strengthen the collective voice of organisations working to support people facing hunger and hardship

This role creates positive change by ensuring hunger and hardship remain a priority for key external audiences, building the breadth and depth of support needed to help end the need for food banks, and contributing to the fulfilment of the long-term vision of a UK without the need for food banks.

Required skills and experience:

• Proven track record of developing and delivering successful influencing strategies, focused on wide-ranging and high-profile external audiences
• Extensive experience in senior stakeholder engagement, coalition building, and influencing with impact across a wide range of partners, including a strong understanding of the UK political landscape and policy processes
• An understanding and appreciation for faith communities, particularly the role churches play in mobilising communities to end the need for food banks
• Knowledge of issues related to hunger and hardship, with an ability to translate complex policy into accessible messaging

No compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the job description.