Policy Advisors - Manchester, United Kingdom - Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £31,884 - £39,587

National: £31,884 £36,024 London: £35,038 £39,587
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer

Senior Executive Officer

Band B
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment:
2 Years
Business area:
DCMS
Civil Society and Youth
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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Job summary:

We are recruiting two policy roles within the Youth team.

The Youth team is an innovative team, within the high profile Civil Society and Youth Directorate, that has responsibility for a range of cross cutting and high profile policy areas, including delivering the National Youth Guarantee (by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer), supporting youth sector workforce, engaging with the youth sector, and ensuring the impactful delivery of the National Citizen Service (NCS).

The Youth team is a driven, friendly unit with a vision to ensure the programmes we deliver and the engagements we lead have the greatest impact for young people and their communities.

We are firmly committed to our people, and this is reflected in our values.

We work hard to build an environment that is diverse and inclusive, as well as warm, friendly and collaborative; where each member of staff can flourish, feel comfortable being themselves at work, develop their skills and move their career forward.

Job description:

1) Youth stakeholders & International

This is an exciting role which will give the postholder the opportunity to work on an area of ministerial priority; helping to shape and lead delivery - working closely with colleagues across a range of government departments - of the new cross-government Youth Forum.

This is a joint-ministerial group bringing together policies to support young people and delivering a youth sector engagement strategy.

This role will also include some engagement with international bodies such as the UN, Commonwealth and EU, as well as the four nations across the UK.

Coordinating key Government engagement with senior stakeholders within youth sector
Engaging across other government departments on youth policy and supporting the new crossgovernment Youth Forum
Providing a secretariat function to the forum, working closely with ministers
Leading on youthfocused international engagements and the Devolved Administrations
Keeping up to date on developments in the youth sector and provide updates to the wider youth team
Drafting briefings, answers to parliamentary questions, correspondence and other parliamentary business
The opportunity to develop grant management skills across a range of youth funding.

2) Policy Advisor - Youth Workforce and Policy

This is a high-profile policy area in which the successful postholder will help shape policy across the youth work sector, focussing particularly on supporting the employment market, workforce, qualifications and safeguarding.

The sector is vital in providing support to young people across England, helping them to develop and reach their full potential.

The post will work closely with the National Youth Agency as well as other stakeholders in the sector. The post holder will also be responsible for assisting the management of over £2 million of spend per year.

Policy sponsorship of the department's relationship with the National Youth Agency
Supporting the development of grants and programme management of funds to support young people in England
Researching and developing policy proposals to support the youth workforce
Keeping up to date on developments in the youth sector and provide updates to the wider youth team
Drafting briefings, answers to parliamentary questions, correspondence and other parliamentary business
The opportunity to develop grant management skills across a range of youth funding.

Person specification:

Essential Requirements:

Effective stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate with internal and external partners
Great written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to deliver complex and/or difficult messages to a variety of audiences
Confidence working at pace as part of a team, with strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines to deliver results at speed

Desirable Skills:

Experience of working in or with the youth sector
Experience of strategy and policy development, particularly as it relates to youth policy
An interest in youth policy, particularly as it relates to the civil society and youth sectors
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