Permanent Senior policy advisor Jobs in London, england, united kingdom

Senior Policy Adviser

Are you passionate about creating real change for children and families? Join the team as a Senior Policy Adviser and lead the charge in shaping impactful policies.

If you want to join an impact driven organisation, improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families… then apply today!

Position : Senior Policy Adviser

Location : London / hybrid

Hours : Full time 35 hours per week (flexible working available)

Salary : £52,000 plus generous benefits

Contract : Permanent

Closing Date : Sunday 30 March 2025 at 11 : 59pm

Interviews : Week commencing 14 April 2025 (virtual or in person)

The Role

As Senior Policy Adviser, you'll develop and deliver national influencing strategies, build crucial relationships with government and key organisations, and ensure research is relevant and influential.

As a policy expert, you'll provide guidance, produce concise reports and briefings and represent the organisation at high-level events. Your work will be integral in improving early intervention and children's social care services.

The focus is on generating and championing high quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders to provide practical solutions and encourage change. The organisation has ambitious aims and people are essential to this success.

If you're ready to make a significant impact and value social justice, this is the role for you.

About You

You will have experience in policy and public affairs roles, with a track record of delivering strategic policy, public affairs activity and of developing and managing relationships with senior and sensitive stakeholders

You will also have a personal commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people, and their families.

The Organisation

This is a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together everyone can achieve impact that makes a real difference for vulnerable children and families. Focussing on using and championing high-quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders, the team provide practical solutions and encourage change. This is an organisation with ambitious aims and people are essential to its success.

Some of the great benefits include :

• 30 days annual leave, plus one extra day off for your birthday
• Paid bank holidays, up to 3 can be switched for religious observance
• Up to five days carers’ leave, in a 12-month period, three days paid
• Paid compassionate leave
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• 6% employer and 3% employee contribution. No limit on any additional employee contributions made via auto enrolment.
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24 / 7 counselling, legal & information line
• Unlimited access to 24 / 7 GP
• Mental health support
• Life cover at 4 x annual salary
• Bike to work scheme

The organisations values and celebrates diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. People are at the heart of what it does, and it’s vital that the workforce reflects the diversity of stakeholders and the wider society in the UK. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities and offer excellent salaries, learning and development opportunities and a great office location situated in the heart of St James’. The team work in a hybrid and flexible way and recognises the importance of a good work-life balance.

You may have experience in other areas such Policy, Public Affairs, Policy Adviser, Public Affairs, Senior Policy Adviser, Senior Public Affairs, Policy and Public Affairs Advisor.

You will have experience in policy and public affairs roles, with a track-record of delivering strategic policy, public affairs activity and of developing and managing relationships with senior and sensitive stakeholders

PLEASE NOTE : This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.