Home Office Policy Unit

3 months ago

London, United Kingdom Home Office Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 290560**Salary**:

- £43,000 - £47,300**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term**Length of employment**:

- 12 months**Business area**:

- HO - Capabilities and Resources Group - HO - Strategy Directorate**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- London 2 Marsham Street (2MS)About the job

**Job summary**:
The Home Office Policy Unit is a dynamic, highly motivated, and high-performing team of Policy Advisers that sits at the centre of the Home Office. Reporting to the Director of Private Office, Strategy and Policy Delivery, the Unit is charged with driving forward innovative policy, horizon scanning for challenges and ensuring the implementation of the Home Secretary’s priorities. The Unit works hand in glove with the Home Office Delivery Unit, Strategy Unit, Private Offices and the Department’s Missions, ensuring a joined-up approach and a collaborative delivery and implementation system.

The SEO Policy Adviser is responsible for leading projects to improve, review and progress the Department’s policies. Working within the Policy Unit, the post holder will work closely with Ministers, the Permanent Secretary, Special Advisers, ministerial Private Offices, and the Department’s policy teams to drive and develop priority policy.

**Job description**:
We are recruiting for an SEO Policy Adviser to join us in the Home Office Policy Unit. The post holder will have a unique position right at the centre of the Department, offering an invaluable opportunity to gain insight into the functioning of government, shape priority policy, engage senior stakeholders and develop exceptional leadership skills.

This post is being offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis in order to help with a temporary increase in work.

Please note, this vacancy is full time only due to the nature of the role.

Hybrid working

Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home. A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.

**Person specification**:
Key responsibilities will include:

- Supporting deep dive projects related to the development, assessment, improvement, and implementation of priority policies.
- Working with the Department to develop robust, novel and innovative solutions to policy and operational issues.
- Providing policy advice to Ministers, Special Advisers, and senior leaders across the Home Office, utilising experience to bring a unique and innovative perspective.
- Horizon scanning to identify risks across their portfolio.
- Working with the Department and colleagues in the Delivery Unit, Strategy Unit and Private Offices to challenge the robustness of policy development, implementation and delivery.
- Working collaboratively within the Unit and more broadly across the Home Office and Whitehall to ensure the work of the Unit reflects diverse interests and perspectives.

You may also be asked to take on additional responsibilities for other relevant parts of the Policy Unit’s work, which may include ad hoc support to the wider Private Office group, including for the group Director.

**Essential Criteria**

You will have the following skills and experience:

- Demonstrable policy experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management abilities.
- Good organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work effectively at pace and under pressure across a range of tasks.
- Strong political judgement with the ability to understand how the wider picture influences the Policy Unit’s work.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to confidently communicate complex issues clearly, both verbally and in writing, to a wide variety of audiences.
- Creativity and perspective to challenge existing practice and policy looking widely across factors influencing outcomes.
- Excellent strategic thinking, being able to see the bigger picture to develop robust policy and identify cross-cutting issues.

**Desirable Criteria**

Ideally you will have:

- Experience working in, or with Government, preferably on Home Office policy.
- Project Management skills would be beneficial.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and

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