Graduate Policy Officer
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, M275DA |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75718755 |
Summary
This is a fixed-term post for 1-year upon start-date.
About us
Salford is an innovative and well-connected global city with many strengths and significant opportunities to grow and thrive. With one of the fastest growing populations in the North of England, the city is well placed to exploit future growth opportunities and continue to deliver significant economic, social and environmental benefits for local people.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of a Graduate Policy Officer, working within the Policy and Performance Team, that will contribute to the delivery of a broad range of priorities detailed in the council’s Corporate Plan: This is Our Salford.
About the role
The Graduate Policy Officer role will contribute to the development of an evidence based policy function to support the decision making and priorities of the City Council and wider Salford Partnership. The role is a mix of supporting council policy and strategy development, contributing to the delivery of a broad range of projects relating to key council and partnership priorities and working.
The post-holder will be expected to work flexibly across the team in order to support the delivery of a joined-up, co-ordinated and evidence based policy function to the organisation.
About you
We're looking for someone who models and demonstrates our values and behaviours, with a strong passion for strategy and policy development. You will possess good communication skills, with a clear writing style to convey complex messages simply and for different purposes and channels, with a strong passion for social justice and the role of local government in tackling poverty and inequality.
If you have queries about the role, contact Peter Rogerson (Policy & Equality Officer) at Peter.Rogerson@salford.gov.uk
We will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship for this position.
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Find out about our city as a place to live, work & grow, and learn more about the amazing work we are doing. You’ll also find out about the wealth of benefits we have to offer you on our Salford pages!
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