Charities Legislation Adviser

2 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Department for Culture, Media and Sport Full time

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

- 344786**Salary**:

- £33,095 - £45,217- HEO: £33,095 min - £37,026 max. SEO: £37,670 min - £45,217 max + benefits.- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer
- Senior Executive Officer-
**Contract type**:

- Fixed term
- Loan
- Secondment**Length of employment**:

- 2 Years**Business area**:

- DCMS - Civil Society and Youth**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Our aim is to support a thriving VCSE and youth sector, which is financially sustainable and a respected partner with government in achieving shared objectives.

The Civil Society Strategy and Delivery team is a central team which helps to deliver this aim, by working with partners across government and the sector to: build insight through engagement, research and data; provide in-depth thought leadership on key cross-cutting issues; and deliver strategic leadership and coordination across the Directorate. The team is a driven, friendly unit with a commitment to ensuring that the work we lead has a positive impact on our sector.

Charity legislation is a core function within the wider Civil Society Strategy and Delivery team.

We are firmly committed to our people, and this is reflected in our values. We work hard to build an environment that is diverse and inclusive, as well as warm, friendly and collaborative; where each member of staff can flourish, feel comfortable being themselves at work, develop their skills and move their career forward.

The Team is recruiting a policy adviser at Band B (HEO/SEO) to deliver work on charities legislation and regulation. This is an important role in a busy team with a programme of high profile, interesting and varied work. You will be part of a small team, which sits in the Civil Society and Youth Directorate in DCMS, advising on and delivering legislation, ensuring that charities can make the most of the benefits the legal framework provides.

**Job description**:
Responsibilities of the role include:

- Supporting the development of plans for a Post Implementation Review of the Charities Act 2022.
- Supporting the completion of a review of financial thresholds in charities legislation, including public consultation with a view to increasing thresholds in line with inflation.
- Delivering the team’s work on accounting and reporting by charities. This will principally be the development of Secondary legislation that aligns legal requirements with forthcoming changes to the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
- Advising other government departments on charity legislation and regulation or on OGD legislative plans which will impact on charities.
- Providing written and oral briefing on the development of legislative plans and ahead of parliamentary debates, Private Bills and debates on charities legislation and regulation.
- Supporting across the team the delivery of an effective legal and regulatory framework for charities, and other measures to support and sustain the charity sector.
- Engaging stakeholders in key ALBs (Charity Commission) and key sector bodies (Fundraising Regulator, Charity Finance Group, NCVO) to gather intelligence to feed into the development of future reforms.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Requirements**:

- An interest in policy and charity regulation particularly as it relates to DCMS sectors.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to research and analyse information and data to make sound recommendations and decisions.
- The ability to work at pace on a number of complex issues, prioritising effectively and delivering timely, quality outcomes.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with the confidence to deliver complex and difficult messages to a variety of senior audiences.

**Desirable Skills**:

- Calmness under pressure, with the ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines to deliver results at speed.
- Experience and knowledge of working with or developing and delivering legislation is desirable for this role.
- Some experience of regulatory practice and/or experience working with the charity sector is desirable for this role.

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. this will be hosted by Vicky Westhorp, and will take place on: 16:00, Tuesday 19 March 2024.

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.

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