Head of International and Immigration
Job Overview
The British Medical Association (BMA) is the professional association and trade union for doctors and medical students in the UK. The BMA speaks for doctors at all stages of their careers and is a leading voice on a wide range of professional and political issues affecting medicine and health.
We are looking for a talented policy professional to cover up to 12 months maternity leave, commencing at the end of April as the Head of our International and Immigration department. In this role, you will lead and manage a high performing team to develop policy and provide advice on international and immigration issues. Reporting to the Head of Professionalism and Guidance, you will oversee the development of briefings and guidance for members, and manage key stakeholder relationships. You will also advise senior staff and the BMA`s elected leadership on key issues.
To be successful in this role you will need experience of influencing policy on international and/or immigration issues, as well as experience of leading and managing people. You must be articulate and confident, with excellent writing and presentation skills and the ability to form strategic relationships key stakeholders. You will also demonstrate sound political judgement, tact and diplomacy. You may be required to travel within the UK and abroad.
If you would like to help the BMA play its part in shaping the future of healthcare, then this role is for you.
Why work for us?
As a BMA employee, you`ll receive:
- Generous annual leave provision, plus 1 company day and public holidays
- Double matching pension contributions up to 12% of salary
- Season ticket loan (up to £10,000) after completion of probationary period
- Additional flexible benefits.
You may be working remotely initially, but we`ll provide all the support you need. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply through our website. For any queries please email recruitment@bma.org.uk
Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring:
We need your support to make sure our staff come from a variety of backgrounds so we especially welcome applications from disadvantaged communities. Even if you`re not selected, it would be really helpful if you could complete the diversity & inclusion data when you apply for this role, because we can make sure we are encouraging a diverse mixture of candidates to apply. Thank you very much.
