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The Gregson Family Foundation is hiring a new #BeeWell National Policy and Advocacy Intern

The Gregson Family Foundation are pleased to share the following Role Description for a new #BeeWell National Policy and Advocacy Intern

Job Title: #BeeWell National Policy and Advocacy Intern

Reporting to: #BeeWell Chair, David Gregson. Working closely with #BeeWell National Director James Robertson and Beth Powell, #BeeWell National Policy and Coalition Manager.

The role-holder will be contracted by the Gregson Family Foundation.

Location: Flexible (with remote working), easy access to London an advantage.

Contract: Flexible. We are seeking a full-time intern.  The contract will be for a six-month period to end March 2025.

Salary range: Up to £2,300 per month for six months, depending upon experience and time availability.

#BeeWell is a pioneering programme that seeks to make young people’s wellbeing everybody’s business. Founded in 2019, the programme uses a co-created wellbeing survey to measure young people’s wellbeing and do something positive with the results. In its first three years of delivery, some 300 secondary schools have participated in the survey across both Greater Manchester and Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton seeing approx 85,000 young people take part. A coalition of over 100 organisations have committed to responding to the results, with a large number already having done so.

This internship will be instrumental in supporting #BeeWell as it seeks to make great strides in influencing policy affecting young people’s wellbeing.  #BeeWell’s Mission is to see its approach delivered nationally by 2030.

#BeeWell is a collaboration between the University of Manchester, Anna Freud, and The Gregson Family Foundation.

Overall objectives for the post

  1. To support #BeeWell’s policy work as it seeks to influence government and effect national change around young people’s mental health and wellbeing support.
  2. To work closely with the #BeeWell national team and #BeeWell partners to assist in implementing #BeeWell’s strategy, including supporting the communications team, and – where helpful to the local #BeeWell teams – support the delivery of #BeeWell across both GM and HIPS.

Specific duties of the post holder

  1. Support the development of an advocacy plan and its implementation, including contact with e.g. MPs offices, select committees, APPGs, think tanks etc.
  2. Support engagement with, and on occasion present to, external stakeholders to develop the #BeeWell coalition of partners across civil society, local government, national government, health and young people.
  3. Keep up to date with policy and political developments and develop expertise as required.
  4. Work with the Chair to support fundraising efforts for the long-term sustainability of the programme.
  5. Execute administrative functions (e.g. meeting notes and follow-up emails) needed to support smooth collaboration across #BeeWell’s national stakeholders and partners externally, and internal National Strategy discussions.
  6. Support preparatory work to expand #BeeWell into a 3rd location.
  7. Work closely with the Chair and wider national team across the University of Manchester and Anna Freud, contributing to projects and deputising where appropriate.
  8. Support the communications team to implement the #BeeWell’s communications strategy and plans where appropriate and helpful.

Broad person specification

The successful applicant should have an understanding of, and empathy with, the issues that young people in England face. An interest in wellbeing, an appreciation of central and local government structures and an interest in national politics and political decision making, would all be helpful.

The postholder should have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal); be comfortable engaging with stakeholders with different interests; be a self-starter but comfortable working as part of a small, close-knit team; be ambitious for the change that we can bring about and be keen and enthusiastic to be a part of that. Financial modelling skills and good administrative skills (particularly letter/email writing) will both be particularly valuable.

The postholder is likely to be a recent (possibly Masters) graduate with an interest in, and experience of, the areas above. Alternatively, they might have some years’ experience across different sectors. We have drafted the role broadly so as to attract candidates at different stages of their careers.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Benefits of the role

Given the interest that the #BeeWell programme has attracted nationally since it was launched across Greater Manchester, the postholder will gain broad experience across local and national government, funders, research organisations, schools, young people, business and the voluntary sector. The role will bring a profile and exposure that is unusual in a fast-paced environment as we seek to build, at pace, upon the initial work of #BeeWell across both Greater Manchester and HIPS.

How to apply

To express your interest in this role, please email Frances East on frances@davidjgregson.com with a copy of your cv (or bio) and a covering letter setting out why you are interested in the role.  We expect to close the application window by close of business on Monday 5 August, with a view to virtual interviews within the following two weeks, probably at the beginning of week commencing 12 August.

We intend that the successful applicant will, if possible, be available to start around the beginning of September.

For more information about the Gregson Family Foundation please visit their website here.