Information For Applicants Policy Officer 28 Hours Per Week

information for applicants policy officer 28 hours per week £29,815 pro rata (actual £23,852) reporting to the shaap direct

Information for Applicants
Policy Officer
28 hours per week
£29,815 pro rata (actual £23,852)
Reporting to the SHAAP Director, the Policy Officer will be a skilled
researcher, ideally with some experience of public health and/or in
the alcohol field. He/she will be an excellent communicator and
administrator and will also have an ability to self-manage and
prioritise in a dynamic context. The key focus of his/her work will be
to support SHAAP Alcohol-related advocacy and educational activities
through carrying out research, drafting briefing papers, monitoring
media and policy activity, providing administrative support and
organising events.
Selection criteria are laid out fully in the Job Description and
summarised below:
Essential
Desirable
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Experience of working on public health and/or alcohol policy issues
Experience of operating within an advocacy environment
Understanding of the Scottish National Health Service
Experience of researching and drafting briefing and/or policy papers
and of writing for different audiences
Understanding of the Scottish Parliament
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Committee experience
Excellent IT skills including use of standard office applications and
experience of using databases
Experience of organising research/education events
Highly-organised and self-managing
Some knowledge of and interest in alcohol policy
This is a part-time post offered for 28 hours a week. The College
offers 23 days’ annual leave (18.4 pro rata) and 11 public
holidays/close downs, including over Christmas (8.8 pro rata) and a
group personal pension scheme with employer contributions of 7%.
About SHAAP
SHAAP was set up in 2006 by the Scottish Medical Royal Colleges and
Faculties, through their Scottish Intercollegiate Group (SIGA). We are
governed by an Executive Committee made up of members of the Royal
Colleges.
SHAAP provides a co-ordinated, coherent and authoritative medical and
clinical voice on the need to reduce the impact of alcohol related
harm on the health and wellbeing of people in Scotland and how to do
this. Our aims are:
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To raise awareness and understanding of alcohol-related health
problems with health practitioners, policy makers and the public.
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To evaluate current research and identify strategies to reduce
alcohol-related health damage, based on the best available
evidence.
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To work together with key organisations in the alcohol field in
Scotland, the rest of the UK and worldwide, in tackling alcohol
misuse.
A main focus of our current workplan is our campaign in conjunction
with Alcohol Focus Scotland, the British Medical Association and UK
and European colleagues to support the implementation of the Scottish
Government’s Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) policy. This is an
evidence-based measure which will have a significant effect on
reducing alcohol-related harms among the most harmful and drinkers.
A main focus of our current workplan is our campaign in conjunction
with Alcohol Focus Scotland, the British Medical Association and UK
and European colleagues to support the implementation of the Scottish
Government’s Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) policy. This is an
evidence-based measure which will have a significant effect on
reducing alcohol-related harms among the most harmful and drinkers.
Our workplan covers the impact of alcohol-related harm across the life
course. As part of this, we have recently published reports on Alcohol
and Adolescence, Alcohol and Cancer and Public Health and Big
Business. We also produce weekly E-mail news briefings and quarterly
Research & Policy briefings.
Our ‘Alcohol Occasionals’ lunchtime seminar series, in conjunction
with the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) focussed in its
first year on Young People and Alcohol. The current theme is Alcohol
and Mental Health. Other current activities include work on Alcohol in
Medical Education, Liver Disease, Alcohol Brief Intervention, Alcohol
and Hepatitis, Alcohol and Women and Alcohol and LGBT communities.
Application Details
Applications should include completed application and equal
opportunity forms and (optional) CV. Applications should be emailed to
the College, to [email protected] by no later than 9.00 am on Monday
11th May 2015.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 28th May 2015.
Interested applicants with questions relating to the post should
contact Eric Carlin, SHAAP Director, [email protected].