The Policy Manager will be charged with producing high-quality policy reports and other materials to support insight and influencing strategy aimed at key decision-makers across the world.

Client Details

Professional Association

Description

You will:

• Produce high-quality policy and research products
• Support the wider team's policy insight and influencing strategy aimed at key decision-makers across the world
• Support the promotion of our client's public voice and external affairs strategy.
• Produce reports, policy statements and responses to government consultations and select committee inquiries.
• Analyse political, economic and industry developments to ensure that policy projects address the most salient issues affecting civil engineering and the infrastructure sector.
• In consultation with the Lead Policy Manager work on the development of policy across multiple programmes and projects.
• Enable knowledge transfer from our client to key policymakers and industry leaders.
• Enable communications colleagues to respond to media requests to promote profile and support informed debate.
• Support senior staff and members in developing relationships with civil servants, think tanks, industry leaders, academics and others

Profile

Essential skills:

• The successful applicant will be familiar with and comfortable working with senior figures in politics, the civil service and industry.
• Extensive experience of carrying out research, report drafting, responding to government consultations, as well as a thorough understanding of the public policy making processes.
• Stakeholder engagement - both internally and externally
• Excellent drafting skills - report writing skills

Job Offer

Salary up to 40k

The Senior Policy Officer role is key to our client's strategy and will lead on their health and social care policy influencing. With a sound understanding of the changing health and social care landscape, you will work to build their evidence base and translate evidence into persuasive arguments to influence at the highest levels.

Client Details

A charity

Description

As Senior Policy Officer you will:

• Lead health and social care research and policy development
• Engage People who are deaf or have hearing loss in the development, delivery and evaluation of your work
• Develop Strong evidence based arguments and policy positions
• Build Partnerships with other organisations and stakeholders and secure consensus
• Manage A Research and Policy Officer and help drive a culture of high performance around policy development and influencing

Profile

You will have:

• Experience of developing evidence-based policy that has led to positive change
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to develop relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels
• A flexible, proactive approach to working and an ability to direct your own work
• An understanding of how Whitehall and Westminster work
• Line management experience (desirable)

Job Offer

£37,000k

Policy Officer

Salary: Between £31,370-£35,850 per annum depending on location

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are not for profit social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. Housing associations build around a quarter of new homes every year, including almost all new social housing.

We are recruiting two new policy officers to our 11-strong policy team.

In these role you will help policy development and influencing across our broad range of policy priorities. You will work closely with our members - drawing on their frontline expertise and experience - to shape and respond to government policy. You will build relationships with members, external stakeholders and government officials on behalf of the NHF.

You will not necessarily be a policy expert in housing yet, but you will be passionate about social housing and the role of housing associations in helping solve the housing crisis. You will have some experience of policy analysis and development, or be able to demonstrate the skills necessary to deliver this. You will be comfortable representing the NHF to stakeholders in Government, our members and elsewhere. You will be a strong collaborator, able to work with colleagues across the organization to deliver on our policy priorities.

Policy officers are flexible and can be required to work across a range of policy areas, but we are particularly looking for people with a strong interest in one or more of the following areas:

The sustainability and safety of new and existing homes
The financial and funding environment for housing associations
Resident involvement, housing management and support for tenants
Please indicate in your cover letter if you have an interest or experience in these areas.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff​​​​ . We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 31 January 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date 

About GiveDirectly 

GiveDirectly aims to reshape international giving -  and millions of lives - by enabling donors to provide capital grants directly to some of the world’s poorest people. GiveDirectly’s cash transfers stand on the shoulders of giants, backed by hundreds of high quality research studies that have documented the myriad positive impacts of cash on peoples’ lives. 

GiveDirectly has been at the forefront of this evidence generation effort since we launched a decade ago. Fifteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of GiveDirectly’s programs are either ongoing or completed. These have covered diverse, cutting edge research questions including: the macro impact of transfers on local economies, the impact of a universal basic income, and establishing cash as a benchmark that traditional, ‘in kind’ aid interventions should beat in order to be considered cost-effective. We are increasingly seeking to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches within individual studies to better understand how and why change happens.

These studies do not just sit on dusty shelves -- since 2018, GiveDirectly RCTs have been covered in top media outlets including: Washington Post (twice), New York Times, The Economist, Vox (several times over), Quartz,  NPR (twice), DevEx, Fast Company, Axios and Wired. Delivering and disseminating research studies have become a core part of GiveDirectly’s value proposition to donors, and central to our ability to raise the revenue that enables people living in poverty to transform their own lives.

Cash transfers are at a potential inflection point: COVID-19 has amplified the challenges of bulkier in-kind aid models, and governments are deploying cash as their most common tool of assistance to vulnerable populations. This brings new research challenges and opportunities. How do we combine existing research knowledge with recent data to design high-impact programs in a new humanitarian context? How do we evaluate the impact of those programs when in-person data collection is not possible? 

GiveDirectly currently operates in multiple African countries: DRC, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Morocco, Rwanda, Togo and Uganda. We have also delivered disaster response programs in the United States and the Bahamas.

About the role

We are seeking a versatile individual who can lead our research function through our next phase of growth: overseeing high quality academic research studies (e.g. managing 11 ongoing RCTs), equipping our team to design evidence-informed programs (e.g. synthesizing existing research on nutrition impacts of different cash designs), and setting the research agenda for the coming years (e.g. what are the highest priority questions to answer?). 

This role requires a dynamic leader, who is animated by both the practical problem-solving needed to drive research excellence (e.g. how do we deliver robust impact research at high speed in a humanitarian setting?), and the research uptake challenge of leveraging the evidence base to maximize program impact and grow the global cash movement. 

Our team is passionate about shifting the status quo with respect to how and by whom decisions are made in the aid space. We believe elevating recipient choice is critical, as are demonstrably committing to transparency around metrics and evidence. We are looking for applicants who are deeply aligned with these objectives, and energized by the prospect of building an organization that advances them.

Reports to: Managing Director

Responsibilities:

• Research oversight

• Ensure excellence across all external GD research studies (most of which are RCTs) through proactive project and stakeholder management across academics, research delivery partners, GD Field Operations, Field Technology and Revenue teams and funding partners.

• Support the GD Field Operations teams to design and deliver robust internal (non-experimental) monitoring and evaluation of a wide range of projects, leveraging GD’s extensive routine data collection through SMS, USSD and phone surveys.

• Program and research design

• • Drive evidence-informed program design within GD by synthesizing existing data and evidence in accessible formats and championing research uptake during the program design process

  • Partner with Revenue and Field teams to design programs that are operationally feasible, evidence-driven and meet donor requirements, thoughtfully assessing the trade-offs required

  • Design new research studies -- always in partnership with GD teams, and often in partnership with external academics

  • Develop a deep understanding of the impact of research design choices on the work of GD Field Operations and Field Technology teams, and use that knowledge to design research studies that thoughtfully negotiate the trade-offs between multiple priorities.

• Fundraising

  • Equip GD’s Revenue teams (e.g. Partnerships, Communications, Growth) with high-quality, accessible tools (e.g. cash evidence summaries by topic / domain) that enable them to:

    • Communicate clearly with external audiences about the prevalence of cash programs and the impact of cash transfers, ensuring GD’s reputation for honest communication about evidence is maintained

    • Write funding bids that are informed by the latest evidence about cash transfers without needing to seek bespoke advice

    • Maximize the reach and impact of GD research publications by communicating externally about results, and synthesizing findings so others on the team can do so (e.g. summary notes, slide decks)

  • Enable high-quality donor reporting by providing timely progress updates on research studies 

• Research strategy

• Develop GiveDirectly’s research strategy for the next 3 years. Establish the high priority research questions GD studies should seek to answer, integrating the perspectives of GD Field Operations and Revenue teams, and looking for new ways to advance our understanding of recipient perspectives (e.g. priorities and preferences)

• Develop guidelines for how to assemble study teams that reflect a diversity of characteristics, perspectives and expertise

Core competencies and experiences

• Understanding of the lives of people living in poverty - learned or lived experience of the reality of poverty -- this could be extreme absolute poverty or relative poverty in a higher income country

• Communication - be equally comfortable having a technical conversation with an academic as you are describing a study in straightforward terms to a donor who has zero context. Expertise in communicating about research in a clear and compelling manner with a range of internal and external audiences -- both verbally and in writing -- is crucial in this role.

• Quantitative research expertise - 3+ years experience of designing, undertaking or overseeing experimental / quasi-experimental research studies (e.g. RCT, RDD, PSM designs) is essential; experience of cognitive testing survey questions, survey design and analysis, developing power calculations, and quality-assuring quantitative research designs would all be helpful

• Qualitative research expertise - experience of qualitative research design (e.g. sampling), interview guide development, undertaking interviews / FGDs, qualitative analysis, integration of qual and quant in design and analysis

• Research stakeholder management - speak the language of external researchers (primarily academic economists), understand the norms and incentives of academic researchers, experience of influencing research decisions that are made by consensus rather than contract, experience of project managing organizations / individuals to deliver research on time and to budget, experience of overcoming unexpected roadblocks that derail research projects

• Project management - experience of keeping multiple large-scale projects on track, proactively managing risks and stakeholder communications, maintaining project tracking systems 

• Strategic planning and strong execution - ability to seamlessly navigate between big-picture strategy and day-to-day operational decisions, ability to navigate through ambiguity

• Alignment with GiveDirectly Values:

• Recipients first.

We prioritize recipient preferences over those of donors or ourselves.

We do not impose our preferences, or judgments, on the beneficiaries; instead we respect and empower them to make their own choices, elevating their voices in the global aid debate. This value is core to GiveDirectly’s identity as the first organization exclusively devoted to putting the poor in control of how aid money is spent. It comes at a potential cost, as it means that neither we nor donors get to set priorities (and we may even lose some “efficiency” in providing this option).

• Team next.

We do what’s best for organizational - not individual - success.

This is a team sport, where we will succeed (or fail) together. The best players are not those with the best individual statistics, but those with biggest impact on our overall performance. We avoid territoriality, self-promotion, and I’m above this attitudes.

• Be proactively candid.

We say what we believe, and are honest in sharing information.

Having confidence that other people are telling us what they truly believe, without gloss or omission, is critical to effective communication and to our ability to learn and grow from feedback. We owe it to each other - and our donors - to instill this confidence even though giving and receiving information candidly are unusual in both professional and social life, and can be very uncomfortable.

• Create positive energy

We strive to be a source - not drain - of energy for our colleagues.

Our work is hard, practically and emotionally, and we cannot overemphasize the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, enjoying the company of our colleagues, and not taking ourselves too seriously.  In doing so, we aspire to generate energy and excitement amongst our colleagues in pursuing our mission. This should not preclude candor, and we aspire to achieve both.

• Think rigorously; act quickly.

We are intellectually rigorous with a drive towards action - not debate.

We reason from first principles, grounding our decisions in objective claims about the world, rather than hard-to-disprove assertions or hierarchy. We aim to brainstorm inclusively and respectfully, but critically self-vet ideas we put forward, so as to ensure productive and prudent decision making.

Demanding this level of rigor forces us to think harder about decisions and our assumptions than we otherwise might. This is a real cost. It can be taken too far: it is possible to overthink decisions, and we avoid debate for the sake of debate.  We are not here to philosophize or ensure consensus. We decide and act quickly, avoiding getting bogged down in debates.

• Accept reality. Propose solutions.

We do not dwell on problems. We work actively to create solutions.

There will always be an endless list of things to improve. We focus on the things that can be changed; find the most important of those things, and propose actionable answers. We do not allow “problems” to weigh us down and be a source of negativity.  We are forward looking, which we believe not only leads to better team outcomes, but also creates a more enjoyable, energizing environment for all.

• Be productively ambitious.

We take the risks to pursue industry-changing success, not incremental progress.

We seek step-change improvements at all levels, and are willing to make big-bets; we do not accept complacency nor do we simply optimize existing processes. In doing so, we allow ourselves to dream big with a belief that perceived constraints are merely opportunities for creativity.

Such ambition not only requires hard work (i.e., this is not a 9-5 job), but also a willingness to accept and learn from temporary setbacks and failures.  In accepting these failures, we’re conscious to not point fingers, nor obsess over “mistakes” made.

• Know yourself and grow.

We recognize and accept our imperfections with a focus on growth.

We are an organization of exceptional people and trust in each other’s abilities, yet we recognize that none of us is perfect. We strive to maintain an accurate understanding of our individual and institutional strengths and weaknesses, in order to position ourselves to maximize our chances of success.

At the same time, we seek personal growth for ourselves and our teammates. Feedback is given with a spirit of helpfulness; and sought out with a desire to learn.

**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all.  GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Resource Hub at Unicef UK empowers colleagues to deliver best in class relationship management, by providing sector-leading professional services such as prospect research, risk screening and strategic writing for our Partnerships and Philanthropy teams. As a result of growth, we are currently recruiting for an additional Prospect Research Manager to join the team.

The new Prospect Research Manager will work alongside one other Prospect Research Manager to provide high quality research, scoping projects, mapped networks and biographies for Relationship Managers across our Partnerships and Philanthropy fundraising teams, on both existing and potential supporters.

To succeed in this role, you will have experience of high-value prospect research, and its application in high-level fundraising best practice within a charity or other non-profit organisation.  You should have demonstrable experience in supporting fundraising teams to manage relationships and a high value prospect pipeline.  Knowledge of GDPR is also essential.

This is a great opportunity to use your prospect research skills to help us to raise more funds so that we can deliver more for the world’s children. 

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 28 January 2021.

First Interview date: Tuesday, 9 February and Wednesday, 10 February 2021 via video conferencing.

We are normally based in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

Unicef UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Policy Manager – Physical Activity

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Policy Manager – Physical Activity Responsibilities:

Alzheimer’s Society, in partnership with Sport England, is looking for an experienced Physical Activity manager to lead, manage and develop our approach to enabling people with dementia to use physical activity as an effective management tool, in addition to other forms of day to day support.

This exciting, new national level role will focus on the strategic development of Alzheimer’s Society’s physical activity programme of work and the creation of a Physical Activity Strategy.
This will include working closely with people affected by dementia, senior developmental conversations internally to lead the agenda, engagement with a range of key external stakeholders including across policy, research, health and the sport and physical activity sector, and delivering against a complex insight programme, which has been highlighted as the key starting point for the programme of work.

Working within Alzheimer’s Society’s Policy Team, this role will lead a two-year strategic partnership and programme of work, supported by Sport England with funding from the National Lottery, to:
• Oversee a strategic insight gathering programme to build a strong evidence base to build the foundations of future work in developing a physical activity strategy for the organisation
• Develop strategic plans based on the insight and innovation activities, working in conjunction with the Head of Policy, Head of Research, Development and Evaluation and Sport England
• Act as the strategic liaison with colleagues at all levels across the Society to improve understanding of the internal and external physical activity landscape for people affected by dementia; including Innovation, Dementia Voice, Policy and Campaigns, Operations, Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships
• Oversee the delivery of research innovations and accelerator projects to develop solutions to engage more people with dementia in physical activity

Policy Manager – Physical Activity Requirements:

We are looking for someone to lead this exciting two-year project, building the insight and evidence for physical activity for people with dementia and embarking on the delivery of campaign outputs and solutions through effective strategic partnership working and influencing.
You will be an experienced manager, a clear communicator with strategic leadership and strong relationship management skills across all levels of an organisation, particularly with senior leaders; developing communication plans to gather and share learnings across the duration of the project a specialist, chairing and leading internal steering groups and external expert groups.
You will also have experience in influencing sectors, people and systems to help shape and drive the ambitious plans and, in conjunction with knowledge of physical activity, an understanding of dementia and/or other long terms conditions, and how they and their current systems of support can create barriers to being active.
The role also requires a high level of attention to detail, excellent project management and interpersonal, presentation and communication skills, across a diverse range of key contacts and subjects.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

Position: Policy Manager – Physical Activity
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Contract type: Fixed Term – 2 year contract
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £41,585 - £46,725 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing Date: 04 February 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Policy Manager, Policy Specialist, Programme Manager, Project Manager, Project Management, Policy Advisor, Policy Officer, Dementia, Charity, etc

A leading charity with a worldwide membership is seeking a Policy Manager: the role is based within the organisation's Policy and Public Affairs Team. The Policy Manager will be charged with producing high-quality policy reports and other materials to support the wider team's policy insight and influencing strategy aimed at key decision-makers across the world.

Key responsibilities:
- Support the development and delivery of policy content to reinforce the charity's influencing strategy
- Produce reports, policy statements and responses to government consultations and select committee inquiries.
- Analyse political, economic and industry developments to ensure that policy projects address the most important issues
- Lead the development of policy across multiple programmes and projects and present policy positions to wider audiences
- Enable knowledge transfer from the charity to key policymakers and industry leaders by producing briefings

The successful applicant will join an ambitious team and have a broad remit to support the development of policy content to achieve the team's outcomes.

The role would ideally suit a strong researcher and compelling writer who is capable of breaking down complex topics into clear narratives in order to effect policy change.

The successful applicant will be familiar with and comfortable working with senior figures in politics, the civil service and industry. They will have experience of carrying out research, report drafting, responding to government consultations, as well as a thorough understanding of the public policymaking processes.

State of the Nations Programme: Research and Policy Manager
Salary: £31,578 - £35,086 pa (negotiable) plus London Allowance of £3,500 where applicable
Hours: 35 hours per week. Job Share and Flexible hours will be considered
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Vauxhall, London (remote working currently). We are open to candidates who are based in other locations.
Closing date: 8th February 2021
Interview date: TBC

About the role:

For over 70 years Marie Curie has worked to deliver a better end of life experience for everyone. A key part of that mission means lobbying for the changes needed from national and local decisionmakers in order to improve those experiences. Our major new "State of the Nations" programme is working in partnership with researchers at the Cicely Saunders Institute at King's College London to explore the state of death and dying across the UK.

Our new "State of the Nations Research and Policy Manager" role will be Marie Curie's lead for the programme - working closely with the KCL research team to ensure all outputs are delivered on schedule, that it is used to produce robust and impactful policy recommendations, and that audiences both within and beyond Marie Curie are engaged with the programme.

The post holder will be based in the Policy and Research team at Marie Curie and work closely with the Research team at King's College London, colleagues across Marie Curie, and other partners.

We know that the UK has profound inequalities in end of life care and experience. We work to challenge this, and to do that as effectively as we can, we need a diverse team. We are inclusive and welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, sexuality, race, class, religion, disability, nationality, or political affiliation.

What we are looking for:
· A knowledge of health and social care policy issues across the UK nations, or ability to learn
· Self starter who is results driven
· Solid experience in a similar role
· The ability to analyse complex and varied data
· Superb stakeholder management
· A talent for forging and nurturing working relationships

If you believe you would excel in this role - apply today.

What's in it for you:
· Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
· Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
· Season ticket loan
· Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
· Continuous development
· Industry leading training programmes
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Flexible Working

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

For further information or an informal chat about the role, please email in the first instance.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Research and Evaluation Officer to join our friendly and ambitious team to support our diverse suite of projects.

About Us

Youth Access is the national membership organisation championing young people's right to access local, high quality, evidence-informed advice, counselling and support services. We work in partnership with members to promote free, young person-centred services, offering support with issues as diverse as sexual health, mental health, relationships, homelessness and benefits.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and skilled Research and Evaluation Officer to join our team to shape and inform the organisation's evaluation work, with a specific focus on:

• Leading on the development of independent project evaluations, as well as supporting the organisation more widely to shape, maximise and measure our impact.
• Driving the development of a robust evidence-base for the Youth Access ‘Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services’ (YIACS) model.

The ideal candidate will have experience of qualitative research, in a social setting, and the ability to build a rapport with numerous stakeholders, including young people. Like us, you will be dedicated to addressing the inequalities and injustices faced by young people through a rights-based approach.

If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, we'd love to hear more! 

How to Apply:

If you wish to apply for the post, you will need to:

• Submit a recent CV
• Provide a supporting statement explaining your interest in the role and how you meet each of the essential requirements listed in the person specification (no more than 2 A4 pages) 

Key dates:

• Closing date for applications: Midnight, 14th February 2021
• Shortlisted applicants notified by: Friday 19th February 2021
• Interviews: Week commencing 1st March 2021

We regret that we are unable to respond individually to unsuccessful applicants and will be unable to consider applications submitted after the deadline.

We do recognise the time and energy it takes to apply for jobs, so please accept our thanks for your interest and the time you have taken to make this application.

Policy Leader

Salary: London - Between £42,00 - £46,100 + Excellent Benefits, National - per annum + Excellent Benefits

Location: London, Bristol and Manchester

Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 

Housing associations are not for profit social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. Housing associations build around a quarter of new homes every year, including almost all new social housing.

In this role you will shape and lead a long term programme of policy work on the supply of new homes, particularly social homes across England. You will work closely with our members – the nation’s largest developers of social housing – drawing on their frontline expertise and experience to shape and respond to government policy. 

You will help our members secure the public investment, private finance, land and planning permission they need to build new homes. And you will hold our relationships with high profile external stakeholders including senior Government officials. There is also the possibility of line management responsibility for one or more policy officers / assistants, and a chance to lead work across other policy areas as required. 

You will not necessarily be a policy expert in all areas of housing supply yet, but you will be passionate about social housing and the role of housing assocations in helping solve the housing crisis. You will have experience of shaping and leading a strategic and successful programme of policy work. You will be comfortable representing the NHF to senior stakeholders in Government, our members and elsewhere with credibility, expertise and political judgement. And you will be a strong collaborator, able to lead colleagues across the organization to deliver on our policy priorities. 

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background. 

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 3 February 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

Adviser to the Chief Executive
Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London
Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford. 

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve. 
We’re looking for an adviser who will work directly to the chief executive and support the smooth running, intelligence sharing and decision making across the NHF. You will have both confident verbal communication skills and excellent written skills, with the opportunity to craft speeches and draft briefings for the chief executive on our vital work, ranging from ending homelessness to decarbonising the nation’s homes. By working with colleagues across the organisation you will ensure the chief executive is well briefed ahead of meetings with government, officials, stakeholders and members. 

Excellent organisational and project management skills and abilities are also essential as you will be responsible for coordinating the business planning process and supporting the chief executive and Leadership Team in reporting our progress within the organisation and to members. Our members, housing associations, provide homes for around six million people. You will be required to put these members at the heart of the work you do, and support our ambitious vision – for a country where everyone can live in a quality home they can afford. 

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background. 
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 25 January 2021
Interview date: 5 February 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

We are looking for a Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer who will contribute to the development of the College’s policy positions and guidance, and provide expert policy input to our projects and initiatives. You will engage with our members, external stakeholders and experts to achieve consensus on key subjects. You will also develop and deliver influencing activities to help achieve our strategic goals.

As our Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, you will be responsible for gathering and analysing a range of evidence and intelligence relating to optometry and eye care. You will translate that into policies and resources that will specifically support our new work to maximise the optometric workforce so they can contribute to optimising care for patients.

As part of a small, proactive team you will play an active role in shaping and delivering effective policies, campaigns and influencing programmes around key issues for members and their patients, working creatively and collaboratively with others to deliver agreed outcomes.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in health policy and influencing, and a good knowledge of the policy making processes related to healthcare across the UK. You will have a meticulous eye for detail and be an efficient time and project manager. Your communication skills will enable you to deliver clear policy positions, work with a range of stakeholders, and plan and implement effective influencing activities. 

You can be based at home or work in the College’s central London office, or a combination of home and office.  You will need to be able to travel to London regularly, and other parts of the UK on occasion, to attend meetings.

About us

The College of Optometrists is the professional body for optometry. It qualifies the profession and delivers the guidance and development to ensure optometrists provide the best possible care. We promote excellence through the College’s affixes, by building the evidence base for optometry, and raising awareness of the profession with the public, commissioners, and health care professionals.

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button to download the full Job Description and Person Specification.

• Closing date: 5pm Monday 1 February.
• First interview date: Thursday 11 February.
• Second interview date: Friday 19 February.

Please note that if you have not been contacted by these dates then your application has been unsuccessful.

No agencies or other recruitment services, please.

Full-time, one year with possibility for extension; 6 months probation period

Salary: £33,000 - 38,000 depending on experience.

Application closes at 23:59 on 7 February 2021

Interview dates: 10-11 February 2021

Immediate start preferable

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK.

In the first instance, the role will be remote due to COVID-19. Circumstances allowing, there will be the opportunity to be based in an office.

About BASIC

BASIC promotes meaningful dialogue amongst governments and experts in order to build international trust, reduce nuclear risks, and advance disarmament. We envision a world that uses cooperative measures, rather than the threat or use of force, to achieve peace and security. This world will be achieved by taking steps that promote mutual security at the international, regional, national, and individual levels, and sustained through resilient international norms and law.

Role Description

We are seeking a Policy Fellow to become an important member of a vibrant and growing think tank team. The successful candidate will manage BASIC’s Emerging Technologies portfolio with some project delivery as well as contribute to the development of new projects, including idea development and fundraising. The candidate will have funded work from Day 1.

In terms of technical knowledge and skills, we expect:

• A strong general knowledge of global security and conflict resolution, with a specialisation in the impact of technologies on security

• Specific knowledge of nuclear weapons policy preferred

Demonstrable ability to design and carry out project management and research to a high standard

Please take the time to ensure that you meet the role requirements before making an application.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Work with the Co-Directors, Policy Fellows and Consultants to deliver project work to a high standard. 

• Ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and to budget

• Organise international roundtables and other events with track 1 and 2 participants

• Write high-quality, policy-relevant research reports, op-eds and briefings

• Manage relationships with stakeholders and build BASIC’s network and reputation

IChemE has an exciting vacancy for a Technical Knowledge and Policy Officer.

Reporting to the Learned Society and Policy Manager, you will work closely with the Learned Society team and liaise with scientists and engineers, academics and industrialists, government and other institutions on a broad range of topics related to chemical and process engineering.

You will work directly with our network of expert members to develop tools to disseminate knowledge and good practice both to members and non-members.

You will have a degree in chemical engineering or a relevant science or engineering discipline with interest and/or some experience in the chemical process industries and policy. You will be comfortable working with volunteers to develop output and have a desire to really make a difference.

Key responsibilities of the Technical Knowledge and Policy Officer role include:

• Support the Learned Society Committee and the development and delivery of projects carried out by the learned society. This includes the development of relevant resources for other members and external customers that are aligned with IChemE’s strategy and priority topics.

• Support the newly formed Research and Innovation Community of Practice

• Work with the learned society team and members to develop clear and compelling evidence-based policy positions, help respond to inquiries, consultations and requests for evidence

• Build relationships, including with members from across IChemE’s international membership and with external partners and stakeholders

• Provide technical guidance for external enquiries and to support internal enquiries from colleagues

• Act as a key contact and team champion in internal communications and business architecture developments.

Due to IChemE’s international nature, this position requires a willingness to work flexibly and to engage in business discussions outside of normal working hours. The position can be based at either our Rugby or London office and will require some travel between the two locations. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic our employees have all transitioned to remote working. Therefore, initially the role will be a home working role with occasional requirements to attend our offices. This will be reviewed again in-line with government and local advice.

Only applicants eligible to work in the UK will be considered.

This is a full-time role based on 37.5 hours per week, working Monday through to Friday.

Starting salary will be circa £25,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus benefits which includes an excellent pension scheme. London weighting will be applied should the successful candidate be based in London.

To apply; please provide a CV and a cover letter highlighting your experience against the areas listed above and why you think you are the ideal candidate for the role. To request a copy of the full job description or to formally apply for the position, please email our HR team.

Please note that applications sent without a cover letter will not be reviewed.

The closing date for all applications is close of business Monday 1 February 2021 however IChemE reserves the right to interview exceptional candidates and make an offer of employment before the closing date should we wish.

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 8 and 15 February 2021.

For more details about this and other vacancies at IChemE please visit our website.