Project Coordinator (Health Policy), Part-time

Policy Connect is looking for an ambitious Project Coordinator to work in our Health Policy Team 

Closing date: Sunday 4 October 2026, 11:59pm 

Reporting to: Senior Policy and Research Manager (Health)

Location: Westminster, London (hybrid working – minimum 1 day per week in the office during the probationary period)  

Salary: £26,936-£32,000 depending on experience and pro-rated to the hours of work  

Hours: Part-time, 17.5 hours per week (0.5 of a full-time role). We do not have a fixed working pattern but have a preference for hours to be allocated between Monday and Thursday. We promote flexible working arrangements.  

Contract: Fixed-term contract for 12 months, with a 3-month probationary period. Possibility to extend the contract or convert it into a permanent contract at the end of the 12-month period. Potential to lead to a full-time position.

 

Benefits of working for us

As Project Coordinator in the Health team you will be able to have great degree of influence on the shape of your policy field and work in developing the team further. 

Benefits include: 

1. Paid leave for volunteering: up to 4 days per annum, pro rata (i.e. 2 days in this case)  
2. Learning and development programme (collective and individual) and the opportunity to attain professional qualifications.  
3. Interest-free loans for transport  
4. Cycle-to-work scheme  
5. Flexible working arrangements  
6. Employee Assistance Programme  

The role holder will focus on

• Organising and delivering policy events and meetings in Parliament: Including researching topics, identifying and liaising with speakers and attendees managing RSVPs, booking rooms, preparing background briefings, supporting event delivery, and producing post-event write ups summaries and outcomes papers. 
• Contributing to the development of our health policy agenda: Undertaking desk research and supporting policy projects across areas including primary care, the NHS workforce, social care and integration, mental health, women’s health, health inequalities, nutrition, and AI and health. 
• Leading the Health team’s policy and political monitoring: Keeping on top of a broad and fast-moving health policy landscape and proactively identifying and responding to relevant government announcements, parliamentary activity and questions, legislation, select committee inquiries, consultations, reports and wider sector developments. The role holder will provide the team with regular weekly updates, while quickly flagging significant developments as they happen, analysing developments and identifying opportunities for the Health team and APHG to respond or engage. 
• Supporting the Health team’s external communications: Including developing and coordinating the monthly Health newsletter and producing content for LinkedIn and X. The role holder will be expected to take initiative in identifying timely communications opportunities, drawing on developments across the team’s policy work and the wider health landscape to strengthen the visibility and impact of our work. 
• Maintaining and developing the Health team’s stakeholder database: Ensuring information is accurate and up to date and proactively identifying and adding new relevant contacts across Parliament, government, the NHS, professional bodies, charities, academia, patient organisations and the wider health and care sector. 
• Supporting the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group: Including communicating and building relationships with parliamentarians, policymakers and external stakeholders across the health and care sector. 

In the medium to long term, there will be flexibility for the role to develop in response to the interests, skills and strengths of the successful candidate. 

Person requirements

Essential 

1. Passion for Health policy and interest in Public Health issues.  
2. Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to independently initiate and manage stakeholder relationships.  
3. Excellent writing and desk-research skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information and present it with concision and clarity.  
4. Able to work autonomously and take initiative (i.e. exploiting opportunities and solving problems, while also making considered judgements about how and when to enlist support and guidance from more experienced colleagues).  
5. Excellent organisational, time management and project support skills.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
7. Ability to quickly develop understanding of new topical areas.
8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills (including confident, professional communication with senior stakeholders, including parliamentarians, clinicians and industry).
9. High level of professionalism and integrity.
10. Flexible and adaptable to new and changing contexts (such as political change and working tasks).
11. Willingness to combine policy work with the event logistics and administration the role involves.
12. Good working knowledge of MS Office Suite.

Desirable 

1. Experience of organising public events 
2. Experience of working in a policy or public affairs environment.  
3. Experience of working in the Health policy and Public health sectors. 
4. Experience working with Canva 

How to Apply

 Please compleat the following:  

1. Your CV   

• Maximum 2 A4 pages.  
• Use either the Word (.docx) or (.pdf) file format.  

2. A statement addressing your interest in, and suitability for, the role  

• Between 450-550 words  
• Use the Word (.docx) file format, do NOT use PDF.

3. The equal opportunities monitoring form: equality-and-diversity-monitoring-form-template-jul-26

Please submit your application attaching the relevant documents to an email addressed to Careers@policyconnect.org.uk (subject line: ‘Application: Project Co-ordinator (Health)’).  

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marital status or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or gender. Please let us know if you would like us to make any accessibility adjustments in relation to the process of applying for this role.  

Please contact Vic Zeybrandt (Director of Communications and Operations) at Victoria.Zeybrandt@policyconnect.org.uk if you have any questions regarding the role or Policy Connect. We welcome informal inquiries ahead of application.  

Closing date: Sunday 4 October 2026, 11:59pm 

Likely interview date: w/c 19 October 

Start date: as soon as possible