Policy and Public Affairs Officer

About the Foundation

The Bell Foundation is a charity which aims to change lives and overcome exclusion through language education. We work on practical interventions, research, public policy, training, and innovation. By generating and applying evidence, we aim to change practice, policy, and systems for multilingual children, adults and communities who experience social exclusion.

More about the role

This role is central to leading and delivering the Foundation’s policy and influencing work to support evidence-based system change. As part of our influencing team, you will drive the delivery of an influencing strategy and create strategic partnerships that have the potential to deliver regional and national impact.

You will work closely with senior colleagues, programme teams, and external partners to ensure that learning from the Foundation’s work informs national and regional policy debates. The role combines policy development and public affairs engagement, with the role holder representing the Foundation in external policy forums, as well as building partnerships across the sector, and positioning the Foundation’s research, evidence, and learning to inform public policy. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in policy development and stakeholder engagement for system change, who is motivated by our charitable mission.

For the full job description, please refer to the Application Pack.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please prepare a cover letter (up to 2 pages) and CV, outlining why you are the ideal candidate for this role and email to: recruitment.foundation@bell-foundation.org.uk.

• The deadline for applications is 9am on Friday 15 May.
• First interviews will be held on 26 and 27 May (Virtual).
• Final interviews will be held on Monday 1 June (in-person in Cambridge).

The Foundation is committed to ensuring all staff are empowered to contribute fully to our work and the Foundation strives to ensure equity and fairness throughout the organisation. We support equality of opportunity and promote an inclusive culture.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds, across all protected characteristics and socio-economic status and particularly encourage submissions from those with lived experience of speaking another language.

We can only accept applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.