Senior Policy and Strategy Officer

3 weeks ago


Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire County Council Full time

About the role
Are you looking for a position where you can make a real difference locally within Cambridgeshire?

Are you passionate about improving local services and improving policy at Cambridgeshire County Council?

We are looking to recruit a Senior Policy and Strategy Officer that has knowledge and experience of evidence-led policy making, in particular; interpreting national policy, engagement and participation strategies and evaluation practices.

The role will sit within Cambridgeshire County Council’s Policy & Insight Team. A team of 40-50 individuals who provide data, analysis insight and policy expertise to support the operational management and strategic planning of services.

We are a family-friendly employer and will be happy to negotiate on working arrangements to achieve a good work / life balance. The role is currently available on a permanent basis with the option of flexibility from full-time to a minimum 26 hours per week, with a provision for home working.
- Please note: we expect to hold interviews the week commencing Tuesday 29th August 2023._

What will you be doing?
The Senior Policy and Strategy Officers will work across the four portfolios in the team:

- People (Adults, children’s, education operations, commissioning and policy, statutory returns, inspection)
- Place (Information development, demography and forecasting, Climate and environment, transport, Housing)
- Partnerships (Communities and libraries, community safety, skills and economy, Cambs Insight)
- Strategy (corporate strategy, business planning, consultation and engagement, emergency response co-ordination)

The role heavily works to support strategic decision-making and horizon scanning across national policy change. There is an element of supporting services with local policy and strategy. The will be support for business planning and other corporate functions.

About you

Good communication skills, both oral and written, are essential for this role, as the postholder will be required to present complex and sometimes technical information in appropriate forms for a wide range of internal and external audiences.

About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

- **Opportunity to work towards a Level 4 Apprenticeship qualification**:

- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme



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