Policy Advisor - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - DiverseJobsMatter

Description

We champion historic places, helping people understand, value, and care for them.We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Senior Policy Adviser as part of our Environmental Management Team, within our wider Policy Development Team, advising government on the development of national legislation, policy, and guidance.In this role you will be managed by the Head of Climate Change, and although the role will primarily be focused on policy associated with adapting historic buildings for Net Zero and climate resilience, there may also be a need to work on other policy areas depending on priorities across the Environmental Management Team and wider Policy Development Team.The location of this role is National where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth, and Cambridge.Responsibilities:

• Assist the Head of Climate Change to lead and coordinate our advice and engagement with government on adapting historic buildings for energy and carbon efficiency, keeping buildings cool, and flood resilience, including consideration of their immediate landscape context.
• Influence government legislation, policy, and guidance.
• Build, maintain, and manage good relationships with relevant government departments and their teams.
• Coordinate input from other teams across our organization to ensure our strategic advice to government is underpinned by evidence-based technical advice and guidance.
• Horizon scan to identify emerging national legislation, policy, and guidance, consultations, and calls for evidence that our organization may wish to engage with or reply to in relation to adapting existing buildings for energy and carbon efficiency, keeping buildings cool, and flood resilience, including consideration of their immediate landscape context.
• Lead and coordinate our responses to relevant consultations and calls for evidence, working with and drawing in expertise from relevant teams across our organization.
• Develop and deliver a strategic Policy Engagement Plan.

Important Qualifications:

• Significant experience developing or implementing national legislation or policy, preferably in a heritage, built environment, or terrestrial planning context.