Head of Strategy - London, United Kingdom - London Gov

London Gov London, United Kingdom

4 days ago

Description

Communities and Skills

The Communities and Skills directorate work with and through partners to ensure Londoners can shape healthy, empowered and productive lives.

Within the directorate sits the Skills & Employment unit which is responsible for delivering the Mayor's vision for skills and employment support to help Londoners and the capital's communities and businesses to thrive.

Our skills system is the highest performing in the country and the Mayor of London has recently reached the important milestone of having supported the participation of over 1 million learners through his adult education programmes, since taking control of London's Adult Education Budget (AEB) in 2019.

The strategy, policy and relationships team is warm and inclusive and our work includes writing the strategies and developing new thinking that brings to life the Mayor's vision for skills and employment.

We also lead public affairs, community engagement, and marketing campaigns, providing data, evidence and analysis, to make sure we are responding to London's needs.

Are you passionate about helping Londoners to access good jobs, further and higher education to lead happier and healthier lives? We are seeking a highly skilled and enthusiastic Strategy and Relationships Manager to join the Skills & Employment Unit.

Leading and motivating a team of around 8 policy, strategy, and communications specialists, you will support Londoners and London's businesses to get the skills they need to succeed.

This role forms part of the Strategy and Relationships management team, and will work alongside the wider Unit, providing strategic direction and expert guidance on skills and employment policy, strategy and relationship matters.

You will need significant stakeholder management skills, working with the Mayor and Mayor's Office, the Further Education sector, regional, local and national government and business leaders of all sizes across the capital.

Leading strategy and policy development, and communications relating to the delegated £320m per annum Adult Education Budget (AEB) and wider post-16 skills.

Fulfil the Mayor's role to promote and deliver skills and employment policy and deliver the manifesto commitments on these policy areas.

Manage a team of officers to develop policy priorities that will help to ensure that London's skills and employment system is supporting Londoners to fulfil their potential and to succeed in work and society.

Lead the team to produce evidence and research to inform the development of skills and employment policy priorities that will contribute to supporting Londoners.

Work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders at senior level, both internal to the GLA and external, including national government, education providers, London's boroughs, employers and businesses and communities.

To provide policy advice, written and oral briefings, reports etc.

for the Mayor, Mayor's Office, Executive Directors and Assistant Director as appropriate; and respond to information requests from the Assembly, others in the GLA and GLA group, government departments, London based and national organisations as required.

To lead, manage and motivate the staff and resources allocated and other staff as required effectively and efficiently to ensure delivery of GLA objectives and policies.

Realise the benefits of London's diversity by promoting and enabling equality of opportunities and promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London's communities.

A successful track record of managing multiple projects and programmes including planning and monitoring delivery against plans, ensuring they are met and manging risk.

A substantial knowledge of economic development policy with a successful track record of leading the development of skills and employment policy and/ or strategy.

Experience of successfully operating at a senior level in a complex organisational or political environment.
Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. Equality, diversity and inclusion

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.

Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be

GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role.

As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.

We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days' annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.

Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.