Policy Adviser – FE, Skills, Apprenticeships
Remote working with some travel
up to £30,000 per annum
Full time, permanent
Closing date: As soon as possible
up to £30,000 per annum
Full time, permanent
Closing date: As soon as possible
Organisation:
Higher education and skills organisation
Higher education and skills organisation
Role:
In this role you will:
In this role you will:
- Develop a deep understanding of the FE, skills and apprenticeships landscape, providing high quality and timely internal briefings on developments
- Support the development of the organisations’ position and public narrative regarding FE, skills and apprenticeships through relevant outputs
- Highlight, understand, and support mitigations against any reputational risks in relation to FE, skills and apprenticeships
- Support the development of a stakeholder engagement plan, and own stakeholders’ relationships at an appropriate level
- Support both the public affairs and strategy leads to deliver effectively on their responsibilities
- Deputise for the Senior Policy Manager as required.
Candidate:
- Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience working in a policy function either within third sector or government
- Experience of supporting the production of high-quality policy and research outputs
- Understanding of the FE and Skills sector, with an appreciation of the pertinent policy issues that impact on this sector
- Experience and confidence in independently engaging external and internal stakeholders
- Knowledge of how to influence and deliver national policy change.
To be considered for this role, please email your CV to tim@whitonmaynard.com