Strategy & Policy Lead
Tower Hamlets
Up to £41.00 Hourly Inside IR35
Contract

I am looking for a experienced strategy lead to oversee the provision of Strategy, Improvement, and Transformation (SIT) services ensuring the success of relevant services and a positive contribution to the organisation’s strategic goals.

Responsibilities

* Responsible for the development of high-quality strategies, policies and plans and drawing on robust evidence and research. This will mean close liaison with senior officers across the organisation and integrating the output of services to produce high-quality strategies and plans.
* The post holder will be responsible for offering a senior leadership and liaison role for external partnerships and regulators, ensuring a shared focus on priority outcomes for all stakeholders.
* You will be expected to build and maintain extensive networks across local, regional and national organisations ensuring that innovation and learning is shared internally and externally.
* Taking responsibility for leading a policy horizon-scanning function that predicts and analyses changes in the council’s external policy and regulatory environment and provides briefings to senior stakeholders.
* The post-holder will be expected to maintain an expert understanding of the policy, subject matter and regulatory contexts.
* To lead on development and implementation of corporate grant programmes and commissioning which contributes to organisation’s strategic outcomes.
* As required lead services in their preparation and participation in inspection or emerging regulatory frameworks and improvement activity which arise.

To apply for this position, you will need a demonstrable expert understanding of the national and local social and economic context for, and operations of social and public policy related to VCS/Cohesion/Engagement/Consultation. Expert knowledge in more than one key social and public policy areas including cohesion and integration, equality and inclusion, engagement and consultation, community, and voluntary sector. You must have the relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience leading the coordination of functions in the corporate centre or directorates.

If interested, please contact Mark on 0161 667 0022 or email to discuss.