Senior Policy Advisor

6 days ago


London, United Kingdom Murray McIntosh Full time

**Category**:
N/A

**Location**:
London

**Salary**:
**Contract Type**:
permanent

Murray McIntosh are proud to have partnered with a highly regarded Trade & Membership body, representing a key segment of the UK economy, to support the hire of a Senior Policy Advisor.

This role will look after the interests of small business from a national and regional perspective. This will require you to research, develop and communicate the organisation's policy work and ensure member interests are represented to the UK Government and other relevant stakeholders. You will develop policy positions on a range of complex and high profile issues including:

- Business rates
- Local devolution
- UK Share Prosperity Fund
- Procurement
- Social Value

In this role, you will have a number of responsibilities which include by are not limited to:

- Being the lead point of contact for policy work relating to local government and procurement matters and related issues across relevant government departments
- Advocating well-developed policy positions on behalf of members.
- Identifying key, emerging policy issues potentially facing members and carry out rigorous research and analysis, including in-depth surveys and qualitative case studies and policy reports.
- Managing relationships with key decision-makers in Government and forming effective stakeholder relations with executive agencies, such as the Crown Commercial Service.
- Providing policy support, information and guidance to senior staff and members
- Promoting policy positions both to members and to external stakeholders through a variety of channels, including at meetings with civil servants and MPs, and making presentations to internal and external bodies.
- Working closely with regional offices to ensure good line of sight between regional, devolved and UK-wide policy positions.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Proven policy experience gained from employment in UK Civil Service or related agency such as a non-departmental public body; trade association; or similar organisation.
- Excellent numerical a skills
- Strong experience collaborating with public affairs and/or regional teams
- Knowledge of business issues such as small business, business rates, commercial real estate etc.
- Knowledge of Local Government and procurement, which is highly desirable

In return for your hard work, you will receive a salary in the range of £40,000-£45,000pa, and a range of superb well-being benefits including:

- "flexi-pot" benefits valued over £700 annually which you can utilise to buy additional benefits including extra holiday
- A health cash plan to reimburse you on any medical or health related need such as glasses, dental treatment, sport massage or physio
- Critical health insurance
- Season ticket loans

.and more

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

**Anna Kelly**:
**Senior Consultant - Policy Public Affairs & Comms**:
**0118 438 1007**:



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