Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world''s leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We''re a professional body for all statisticians and data scientists - wherever they may live. We have more than 12,000 individual members in the UK and across the world. As a charity, we advocate for the key role of statistics and data in society, and work to ensure that policy formulation and decision making are informed by evidence for the public good. The membership of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) constitutes a preeminent source of statistical expertise. Members work with RSS staff to support our work across areas such as policy development, education, training, statistical communication, and statistical literacy. Job purpose The Head of Policy and Advocacy leads a small team of staff who convene RSS members and support them to develop, formalise and communicate the RSS''s views on major challenges and policy issues. The team also seeks funding for, and conducts, researchtoidentifyand promoterelevant changes to the statistical systemor government policy. Key responsibilities Leading the RSS''s policy work, engaging with RSS membership to extract expert views and develop policy positions: Maintaining awareness of political environment and relevant external developments (including announcements, inquiries, consultations and debates) Overseeing media monitoring to identify where the Society''s input could ..... full job details .....