Senior Strategy and Policy Officer

Job Title: Senior Strategy and Policy Officer - Maternity Cover - London Borough Council

Location: East London

Rate: £30.22 p/h PAYE - £38.98 p/h Umbrella (Circa £70,9 K per annum)

Term: Maternity Cover until 26/09/2025

Are you a passionate and skilled strategist with a keen interest in policy development? Our client, a leading organisation in the public sector, is seeking a Senior Strategy and Policy Officer to join their dynamic team. This is a key strategic role that involves leading on the development and implementation of their Strategic Plan. As the liaison between the Mayor's Office, you will play a vital role in coordinating and delivering a robust and effective work programme.

As the Senior Strategy and Policy Officer, you will have opportunities to:

· Develop high-quality strategies, policies, and plans based on robust evidence and research.

· Manage cross-disciplinary teams to collate multiple sources of evidence and draught strategies and policies.

· Contribute to the selection of priority outcomes for the organisation's strategic plans.

· Ensure high-quality risk and opportunity management within key policy, strategy, and delivery priorities.

· Lead the development and implementation of a wide range of strategies and plans.

· Provide expert advice to the Mayor and Cabinet on priority outcomes and strategic risks and opportunities.

· Proactively respond to changes in the external policy and regulatory environment.

To thrive in this role, you will need:

· A strong background in strategy and policy development.

· Excellent leadership and coordination skills.

· The ability to build and maintain extensive networks within the industry.

· Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.

· A track record of delivering high-quality outcomes.

Duties of the role:

• Oversee the development and implementation of the Strategic Plan, working with the Senior Policy Adviser; colleagues across Strategy, Policy and Improvement (SPI) and Strategy, Improvement and Transformation (SIT).
• Lead on the development of high quality strategies, policies and plans drawing on robust evidence and research, working with Colleagues across the borough. This will require the postholder to matrix manage cross disciplinary teams as appropriate in collating multiple sources of evidence, liaising with specialists within and outside the organization and partnership and undertake drafting of strategies; policies and plans as required.
• The post holder will be required to play a leading role in the selection of priority outcomes for the delivery and monitoring of the Council's Strategic Plan 2022-2026 and the annual delivery plan.
• The post holder will also be expected to play a leading role in ensuring high quality risk and opportunity management within key policy, strategy and delivery priorities
• Directing research in liaison with colleagues in Data and Performance and the SIT team to ensure objectives are being met; monitored; and key performance targets are reached.
• The post holder will lead on development and implementation of a wide range of strategies and plans using a programme management approach.
• Identifying priority outcomes for services in specialist areas and for the Council as a whole
• Oversee work on the strategic plan for the Mayor's Office, advising on progress, delays and challenges, as well as solutions.
• Providing expert advice to the Mayor and Cabinet as appropriate on the development of priority outcomes and identification of strategic risks and opportunities. This will include regular attendance at department meetings as well as corporate management meetings as appropriate to present reports and briefings.
• Working with the Senior Policy Adviser, provide the interface between the Mayor and SIT on a range of subject matters including public and social policy.
• Oversee the prediction of and proactive response to changes in the Council's external policy and regulatory environment.
• Post holder will be responsible for maintaining a "horizion-scanning function" and briefing the Mayor and Cabinet Members in forthcoming changes to the policy environment. Duties will include managing the response to external changes/ consultations and ensuring the Council is fully compliant with good practice in the field.
• Oversee the development of briefings and reports for the Mayor and elected members with the focus on the implementation of priorities set out in the Strategic Plan.
• To maintain extensive external networks and share thought leadership with regard to policy and delivery, innovative practice and new opportunities to ensure the Council and Stakeholders benefit from learning gathered by the post holder.

Join our client's team and contribute to making a positive impact on their strategic and policy ambitions. Apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity.

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