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    Poverty, Income and Work Policy Manager - London, United Kingdom - Age UK Group

    Age UK Group
    Age UK Group London, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Description
    Age UK is currently looking to hire a

    Poverty, Income and Work Policy Manager

    within our Influencing division on a permanent basis.

    If you are seeking a rewarding role and have a passion for policy, then this may be the opportunity for you.

    This role has responsibility for developing Age UK's work in a variety of domains focussed on reducing poverty in later life for older people.

    A

    particular focus will be State Pensions, Social Security Benefits and the UK labour market for older people.

    As a Policy Manager you will analyse public policy to make recommendations to central government, regulators and professional bodies whilst collaborating with our wider influencing teams to ensure we help older people become more financially secure in future.

    This exciting opportunity would suit someone with a good understanding of the policy making system and strong proficiency in verbal and written communication.

    This position offers hybrid working between home and our central London office. Currently our Policy team attend the office weekly on Wednesday's.
    Internal job grade - 5L

    Must haves:

    • Excellent skills in policy analysis with a focus on robust evidence, understanding political and policy contexts, and finding solutions.
    • Good numeracy skills, in particular analysing data to create and reinforce arguments for change.
    • Excellent written communication skills with the ability to present complex issues in a persuasive accessible style to a range of different audiences.
    • Good oral advocacy skills and ability to build influential relationships.
    • A proactive and flexible approach, identifying and taking forward opportunities, shaping ideas, and developing partnerships.
    • The ability to project manage complex influencing activities alone or with colleagues, and to manage a complex workload, set priorities and meet tight deadlines.
    • The ability to assimilate new policy issues/ areas quickly, make connections between different policy areas, and initiate and frame new policy agendas.
    • The skills to support and challenge internal colleagues, with self-confidence and a commitment to helping others meet shared goals

    Great to Haves:

    • Experience of the subject area and/or older people's issues.
    • Stakeholder management.
    • Advocating for policy solutions to either politicians, civil servants, regulators.
    • Talking to the media and/or public speaking
    What we offer in return
    Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
    Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
    Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
    Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
    Blue Light Card Scheme
    You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £
    Additional Information
    The job is flexible, although the post holder will be expected to come to the London office at least once a week, usually on a Wednesday, and have the flexibility to attend key meetings and events in London at other times (and occasionally travel in the

    UK).

    Occasional line management, on a temporary or permanent basis of other Policy team members as required by the Head of Policy.

    For a full list of benefits please click here https://about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/
    All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection


    process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this.

    All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel.

    Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
    Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership

    status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit


    the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

    Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

    Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

    Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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