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Social Impact Investment, Senior Policy Advisor
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Mai 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | £49,839 i £55,531 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Mai 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 352848 |
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Responsibilities will likely include:
Providing strategic leadership for social investment policy development, applying judgement and communication to develop and complete large projects within set budgets and timelines. Including leading the development of spending review proposals and drafting business cases.
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.
Delivering the flagship partnership with the Impact Investing Institute, the market builder and thought leader for impact investing in the UK, with the aim of directing millions of pounds of private funding towards social and environmental goals.
Supporting cross-government engagement to ensure social impact investment policy plans meet wider government priorities, and can support government to achieve its objectives.
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 cross-government commissions, writing briefings and submissions for ministers on wide-ranging topic areas.
Person specification
The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience:
Essential requirements:
Making Effective Decisions: Excellent policy judgement, able to take account of wider strategic priorities and bring together diverse perspectives. Previous policy experience, including policy design and delivery, is essential.
Working Together: A collaborative approach, able to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, build strong interpersonal relationships and show genuine care for colleagues.
Communicating and Influencing: a confident, persuasive communicator with the ability to set out complex ideas with clarity, and be able to convey these through excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Delivering at Pace: The ability to work at pace on a number of complex issues, prioritising effectively and delivering timely, quality outcomes. You may also be asked to pick up new work with little warning so being able to work flexibly while maintaining high standards and team morale is essential.
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.
Experience of programme delivery and grant management; managing suppliers and monitoring the delivery of outcomes by recipients of government funding.
We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Aimee Hardy, and will take place on:
Thursday 16th May, 11:00-12:00
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation.
Providing strategic leadership for social investment policy development, applying judgement and communication to develop and complete large projects within set budgets and timelines. Including leading the development of spending review proposals and drafting business cases.
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.
Delivering the flagship partnership with the Impact Investing Institute, the market builder and thought leader for impact investing in the UK, with the aim of directing millions of pounds of private funding towards social and environmental goals.
Supporting cross-government engagement to ensure social impact investment policy plans meet wider government priorities, and can support government to achieve its objectives.
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 cross-government commissions, writing briefings and submissions for ministers on wide-ranging topic areas.
Person specification
The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience:
Essential requirements:
Making Effective Decisions: Excellent policy judgement, able to take account of wider strategic priorities and bring together diverse perspectives. Previous policy experience, including policy design and delivery, is essential.
Working Together: A collaborative approach, able to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, build strong interpersonal relationships and show genuine care for colleagues.
Communicating and Influencing: a confident, persuasive communicator with the ability to set out complex ideas with clarity, and be able to convey these through excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Delivering at Pace: The ability to work at pace on a number of complex issues, prioritising effectively and delivering timely, quality outcomes. You may also be asked to pick up new work with little warning so being able to work flexibly while maintaining high standards and team morale is essential.
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.
Experience of programme delivery and grant management; managing suppliers and monitoring the delivery of outcomes by recipients of government funding.
We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Aimee Hardy, and will take place on:
Thursday 16th May, 11:00-12:00
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation.