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    Policy Manager - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Voluntary Action Sheffield

    Voluntary Action Sheffield
    Voluntary Action Sheffield Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Social Work England are the specialist regulator for social work in England, focused on enabling positive change in social work.

    Reporting to the assistant director for policy and strategy, we are growing our policy capacity, initially over a fixed term, to lead the organisation's response to policy priorities and reform agendas, such as children's social care.

    This is initially a fixed term contract to March 2025.

    Working with the assistant director for strategy and policy and the head of policy, you will hold responsibility for leading the policy priorities around key reform agendas, such as children's social care.

    Along with other members of the policy team, you will engage with key sector stakeholders and gather intelligence to make evidence-based recommendations.

    You will develop strong relationships with operational and senior leaders, exercising sound judgement based on an expert understanding of public policy to provide direction and specialist guidance to the team, executive leadership, board and external stakeholders.

    Alongside the head of policy, provide expert and strategic policy advice to the executive leadership team, policy committee, and board.

    Make effective decisions based on the best available information, with an astute understanding of when to escalate risks, consult with colleagues from across the organisation, and involve executive leaders.

    Lead and coordinate projects that support the organisation to assess the benefits and risks of proposals associated with the national social care reform agenda.

    Work effectively in matrix and project structures in a way that clarifies objectives, outputs and responsibilities for members, and contributes to clear, evidenced, legal, and strategically aligned organisational positions.

    Reflect and act on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusion, considering the potential for bias in our thinking or any unintended impact of our work and take active measures to address this.

    Work closely with key senior leaders and colleagues across the organisation to deliver well-considered proposals.

    Deputise for the head of policy where necessary, and act as an ambassador and advocate for our professional skills with internal stakeholders.

    Speak to the role of policy and undertake sound evaluative work to demonstrate our impact and performance
    Experience of leading high-quality policy advice and publications from conception to implementation, with demonstrable public impact.

    Ability to use project management approaches to plan and deliver projects at pace, lead matrix structures, and liaise confidently with senior leaders.

    Highly attuned to the public policy and regulatory environment with the initiative to spot links between public developments and our work, with an ability to direct team members to respond effectively and develop timely, expert advice.

    Exercise sound judgement to consider issues raised by colleagues and provide direction on how to support ideas, manage risks, and escalate them appropriately.

    A demonstrable commitment to inclusion, equality and diversity, working collaboratively across teams to assess the fairness of our work and advance our EDI commitments.

    Strong IT skills with good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Word.
    Fixed term to March 2025. Full time. We offer flexible working subject to business need.
    Sheffield/hybrid remote.
    Flexible working, contributory pension, life insurance and benefits portal.
    Type of Contract
    Contract
    Flexible working, contributory pension, life insurance and benefits portal.
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