Policy Manager
Application Deadline: 14 April 2026
Department: Marketing & Communications
Employment Type: Fixed Term – Full Time
Location: Southbank, London
Compensation: £42,500 / year
Description
We are currently looking for a Policy Manager to join our Communications team on a full time fixed term contract until April 2027. As a Policy Manager, you will play an active role to deliver a robust Corporate Affairs strategy, as part of the wider Communications strategy and the Southbank Centre’s organisational objectives.
Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role’s responsibilities. If you are viewing on a job board, please paste the following URL into your browser to find the original advert: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part‑time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert. The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.
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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
- With the Head of Corporate Affairs and Policy, lead and manage the development and delivery of agreed policy objectives, as outlined in the Southbank Centre’s Corporate Affairs and Policy strategy
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with key partners and stakeholders to help us achieve these objectives
- Support the Head of Corporate Affairs and Policy and the Director of Communications to articulate the impact of the Southbank Centre and vision of its leadership, as part of the Southbank Centre’s wider communications strategy
- Support the Head of Corporate Affairs and Policy and the Director of Communications to ensure that everyone across the Southbank Centre lives and breathes our impact story
- Support the Head of Corporate Affairs and Policy in developing our annual Impact Report
Skills & Experience
- Has experience of developing and delivering policy objectives
- Has experience of managing relationships with political stakeholders
- Has strong written skills, tailored to varying audiences, which includes writing with creativity and a sharp attention to detail
- A confident networker, with excellent relationship building skills
- Understands issues facing the subsidised arts sector, and the Southbank Centre in particular
Benefits
- A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family leave benefits
- Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
- Staff ticket offers for SC events
- Free entry to Hayward Gallery
- Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
- Free staff yoga
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