Good health is essential for people and communities to thrive; it is the foundation of a happy and prosperous society. For more than 150 years it has been our mission to improve and protect the health of the public by addressing the factors that determine it. We are recruiting to this exciting and challenging External Affairs role which brings together policy and communications to strengthen our national voice, increase our impact and support delivery of our mission. We are looking for a strategic, outward facing leader to establish and lead this new role. You will bring political insight, strong judgement and the ability to turn evidence and policy into compelling public facing narrative. You will oversee parliamentary engagement, policy adoption, campaigns, media relations and organisational narrative, ensuring RSPH''s voice is clear, confident and influential. This is a rare opportunity to shape a new function and lead teams working across policy, influencing and communications. You will play a central role in raising RSPH''s profile, supporting adoption of our programmes and positioning us as a leading voice on public health, inequalities and the wider public health workforce. About you We welcome candidates from policy, public affairs, communications or corporate affairs backgrounds. You will be able to demonstrate: Strong political awareness and experience engaging with Parliamentary and national stakeholders Confident communications leadership including media, narrati