Senior Policy Advisor - Leeds, United Kingdom - UKIB

UKIB
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Leeds, United Kingdom

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This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious individual to help shape the direction for the UK Infrastructure Bank, a new policy bank responsible for increasing infrastructure investment on two of the country's biggest priorities: climate change; and, regional and local economic growth.


The Senior Policy Advisor will manage a portfolio of work on discrete policy issues including digital infrastructure initially but with opportunities to cover other sectors, ensuring the Bank's transactions deliver on our strategic objectives, and be part of deal teams leading on policy due diligence on individual transactions.

They will own relationships with government departments and key partners in support of our pipeline of infrastructure deals.

The role will sit in the UK Infrastructure Bank's Policy and Strategy team.

It is a friendly, supportive and high performing team, responsible for ensuring the Bank's multi-billion-pound investments deliver on our strategic objectives and the Bank's first strategic plan which was published earlier this year.

We sit at the heart of the Bank and work with teams across it (including Impact and Banking), as well as engaging extensively with stakeholders in Whitehall, the financial sector and the nature, net zero and regional growth policy eco-systems.


This role is an opportunity to get stuck into turning policy theory into project reality and develop commercial and finance skills which are highly valued in the civil service.


The Postholder will:

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Leading on aspects of the Bank's strategic objectives, particularly supporting regional and local economic growth across the UK
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Leading on discrete cross-cutting policy issues as required, producing policy papers on emerging thinking and trends to support decision making by the Bank's Executive Committee and Board. Spot key issues, risks and opportunities relevant to these policy areas and work with other functions across the Bank to identify and recommend ways forward.
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Leading on the appraisal of individual investment proposals against the Bank's strategic objectives and supporting due diligence processes on transactions. Includes working closely with banking, local authority, impact, comms and risk functions, and leading the drafting of the policy section of investment committee papers.
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Owning relationships with key public sector stakeholders (including government departments and devolved administrations), ensuring the whole Bank is aware of the latest developments.
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Supporting wider work to establish an effective policy function which is well integrated and influential across the Bank. Being flexible and agile to evolving team needs; and, supporting
other colleagues in the team where needed.

The role reports to the Head of Regional and Local Economic Growth.

The role holder will initially have responsibility for the digital sector and relationships with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business and Trade.

However, given the breadth of the agenda the team work flexibly to ensure the UK Infrastructure Bank can deliver our strategic objectives.

There may therefore be both opportunity or a need to flex the responsibilities to reflect both business need and the skills and experiences of the successful individual.


Person specification

  • Experience of working on climate change or economic growth policy and/or experience of working on one or more of UKIB's priority sectors (clean energy, water, waste, digital, transport).
  • Ability to set the strategic direction on policy issues, taking account of wider objectives and stakeholder interests.
  • Ability to drive work forward, making effective decisions when faced with incomplete information, and overcome both policy and procedural barriers to progress.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of senior and external colleagues, influencing effectively and providing constructive challenge.
  • Be a skilled communicator, both in writing and in person, and passionate about contributing to the positive culture of the organisation.

Benefits
Terms and conditions

Staff would join the UK Infrastructure Bank on an 18 month to 2 year secondment, remaining on their current terms and conditions.

We will consider staff on temporary promotion, however any period of temporary promotion would end on your return to your home department and would not be recognised as substantive.

Leeds
The Bank is headquartered in Leeds, with a small satellite office in London.
When fully established, most of our employees will be Leeds based.

This secondment is Leeds based and you would be expected to travel to UKIB's office in Leeds city centre c.

2 days a week (travel and subsistence may be provided). The Bank operates hybrid working arrangement.

  • Flexible working arrangements:
  • The Bank is an institution designed to serve the whole of the UK and we will aim to reflect that in
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