Senior Policy Advisor

at  Action for Children

SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR – CHILDREN IN CARE.

Salary: c£45,000 per annum.
Location: Remote with frequent travel to London.
Contract: 12 Months Fixed Term Contract covering Maternity Leave, 35 hours per week.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU

• Experience in designing and delivering quantitative and qualitative research projects and/or developing policy recommendations.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret complex information and data, including from Action for Children’s Services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively within a team, across departments and with other organisations, and the ability to work with all kinds of people, including people affected by the issues we influence to change.
• Good organisation skills to respond quickly to the demands of the fast moving and complex policy and media agendas.
• Good influencing skills and the ability to identify and develop relationships with policy stakeholders who can drive change.
• Excellent research and intelligence gathering skills and ability to understand and apply information to specific audiences.
  Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
  Contact: David Simpson on 01923361732 or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10665.

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Closing Date: Tuesday 28 th January 2025.
Interviews will be week commencing 3 rd February 2025.

JOB DESCRIPTION

See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
AfC Commitment Statement

A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Head of Policy and Research, you will design and deliver high quality research and policy outputs in support of Action for Children’s work to influence and change UK Government policy around children in care and deliver lasting change in children’s lives.
You’ll work closely with our Influencing and Media teams and Services colleagues to ensure Action for Children is at the forefront of the policy debate and has maximum impact with key national and local stakeholders.
You’ll develop and apply research and policy strategies that incorporate the views of children, parents, and our services staff to ensure that their voices are at the heart of Action of Children’s policy and research. This is an exciting time to join Action for Children as it works to influence a range of policy agendas.

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.

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