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

Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £49,839 - £55,531
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:


  • Grade 7

  • Band A
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
  • Loan
    Length of employment:
  • 2 Years
    Business area:
  • DCMS
  • Civil Society and Youth
    Type of role:
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Job summary:


The Social Impact Investment Team within the Civil Society and Youth directorate is looking for a Policy Adviser to join an exciting and innovative team working at the forefront of impact investment policy.

Social impact investing considers impact on people and the planet alongside financial returns.

It is a vital source of investment for social enterprises and other businesses which are addressing social and environmental challenges.

The UK is recognised as a world leader for social impact investing, with the UK Government playing a critical role in catalysing and supporting the growth of the UK social impact investing market.


The Social Impact investment team leads on this policy area across HMG and has three key objectives: (1) facilitating access to investment finance for charities and social enterprises; (2) encouraging more mainstream (institutional) investors to engage with social impact investment; and (3) working across government to identify where social impact investment can address key policy priorities.


Job description:


  • Lead on managing strong, effective relationships in and out of government, including with leading social impact investment organisations, such as Big Society


  • Capital and Access

  • The Foundation for Social Investment, amongst many others.
  • Supporting crossgovernment engagement to ensure social impact investment policy plans meet wider government priorities, and can support government to achieve its objectives.
  • Where relevant, conduct independent policy research on social impact investment to develop policy proposals which look to improve the efficiency and scale of the market.
  • Act as a lead source of expertise on this policy area to Senior Officials and Ministers, as well as leading on drafting timely responses to crossgovernment commissions, writing briefings and submissions for ministers on wideranging topic areas.

Person specification:


Essential Requirements:

  • Working Together: Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
  • Communicating and Influencing: Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Take complex information and explain it a way that is easy to understand. Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others. The ability to build trust and work closely with senior stakeholders.

Desirable Skills:

  • Previous experience working in financial services, and in particular within social impact investment
  • Previous experience of working in/with the civil society sector, with some knowledge of charity and/or social enterprise policy
  • Understanding of policies related to investment and the social sector
  • Experience of working in partnership with public bodies and senior private sector leaders
  • Knowledge and experience of government funding programmes and delivery

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Working Together
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £49,839, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes £13,456 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We're committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department.

To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:


  • Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working
  • DCMS
staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home

  • 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years' service
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice
  • 3 days of paid volunteering leave
  • Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave
  • Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year
  • Occupational sick pay
  • Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such
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