St. Helens RQ352693 Interim Policy Manager- Corporate Services
for up to 12 months - a Policy Manager to lead an integrated, effective response to the strategic demands of local, regional and national policy developments and ensure that St Helens is able to respond effectively. This includes liaison with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
To lead an integrated, effective response to the strategic demands of local, regional and national policy developments and ensure that St Helens is able to respond effectively. This includes liaison with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
Develop and secure approval for policies and strategies that reflect organisational priorities and demonstrate contribution to the delivery of these priorities
To lead an effective Corporate Policy function in support of the Council’s wider objectives of community leadership, wellbeing, excellence in service delivery and sustainable communities.
Specifics include:
- To provide expert analysis, guidance and advice on all areas of local government policy
- To brief elected members and senior officers on local, sub regional and regional policy matters
- Lead and manage successful multi partner projects and programmes from initiation to completion in support of Council priorities and transformational change programmes.
- To ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement with the Third Sector and to support the development of engaged and cohesive communities.
- To prepare and present clear and concise reports on complex issues, identifying options, implications and making recommendations to members, and senior officers.
- To lead and champion evidence based policy development utilizing research and data analysis skills to present information effectively to inform policy and programme delivery.
- To lead the development of new policies and strategies for implementation by the Council or on behalf of multi- agency partnerships.
- To facilitate collaborative working within the organisation to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
- To provide support for the Corporate Complaint Process by undertaking complaint investigations as required
- To commission and manage services, consultancy, research and analysis or other support as required, ensuring robust contract management and securing value for money
Pay Rate: £21.17 per hour PAYE
This is a temporary, but possibly long term role.
N.B. – Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Giving yourself the best chance of success:
- Your CV needs to be current with your latest/present role, noting that we won’t be able to submit it with any unexplained gaps in employment. It will save time and thus improve your chances of success if we can put your CV forward immediately and without having to ask you for a revised version.
- Your CV must cover the “Essential Requirements” (see below) of the role, ideally by way of bullet points that directly address the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please include any DBS details and other qualifications called for.
- Your CV should clearly state that you are available to start work either immediately, or at short notice. In general, our clients are unable to work with notice periods of more than 1 week from the point at which a role is offered, 2 weeks at the very most.
- We cannot put forward covering letters, so please ensure that your CV in isolation contains all relevant information being called for.
- We recommend that you consider sending us by email (see * below) a suitably ‘tailored’ CV for each role that you apply for, noting that job boards, sites and aggregators will generally store only one version of your CV, which can be a bit limiting...
“Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Your address (including post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent standard
- At least 3 years’ experience of policy and or research in central, local government, public body or think tank.
- Experience of working with politicians and senior stakeholders.
- Experience of collaborative policy development with, statutory partners, think tanks or campaigning organisations
- Experience of managing large complex projects and programmes
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for
Client Category: Local Authority
Division(s)/Disciplines involved: Corporate Services/Policy Management
Anticipated Length of Assignment: All of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. This opening assignment is for 3 months.
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
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- If you would prefer to send a CV straight to us rather than by way of an on-line application, you are very welcome to do so via jobs@tclrec.com but please quote both the job reference and job title exactly as they appear below:
Job Ref: St. Helens RQ352693
Interim Policy Manager- Corporate Services
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