Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager

Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager

The Senior Policy & Public Affairs Manager will be accountable for overseeing public affairs activities, policy development and supporting influencing activity to advance the goals of the Supportive Communities programme.

Location: Based from home, London or Salisbury – travel around the UK as necessary, including attendance at staff conferences, 121s and team away days
Full/part-time
:
Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £59,406.06 per annum plus benefits

The role will plan and lead public affairs activities, policy development and support influencing strategy and activities, providing in-depth expertise across the programme with a specific focus on our emerging community design priorities and our work with a range of stakeholders, local/regional decision-makers and national policy-makers in the communities space.

This role is part of Trussell’s Supportive Communities programme, the goal of which is to enable local communities to become places where people at risk of needing to use a food bank are supported and are using their agency to bring about meaningful changes that prevent anybody from needing emergency food. This role is focused on the successful delivery of the overall programme outcomes, contributing to the fulfilment of our long term vision of a UK without the need for food banks.

Please submit your application no later than 9am, 3 February
2026
. We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

If you have any difficulties completing your application using the online portal  and we will do what we can to help you.
Trussell is committed to achieve greater diversity and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability
.