Policy Director

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Make UK Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Policy Director to join our team at Make UK. As a key member of our Operations Directorate, you will be responsible for managing and delivering our policy work programme in line with our strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, manage, and implement Make UK's policy work programme, ensuring alignment with team objectives, activities, and measurements of success.
  • Report and evaluate the policy work programme to the Senior Management Team, members, and wider stakeholders.
  • Deliver Make UK's policy responses to consultations and inquiries, shaping outcomes for the benefit of our members and presenting Make UK as a thought leader.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key policy and political stakeholders to maintain Make UK's reputation, profile, and influence across Whitehall and Westminster.
  • Identify, plan, and manage research projects to shape Make UK's policy and public affairs objectives, in collaboration with the Director of Policy.
  • Represent Make UK at external policy committees and groups, ensuring members' needs are effectively represented to policymakers and other external stakeholders.
  • Support the policy team in managing member policy groups to support policy development and provide Make UK with a strong member mandate.
  • Apply strong project management skills to deliver all tasks on time and to budget.
Requirements
  • Demonstrable experience in a policy role, with a comprehensive knowledge and experience of the policy-making process in the UK.
  • Proven ability to design, manage, and deliver policy projects, often at pace.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including senior civil servants and politicians.
  • Self-starter and results-oriented, with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and deliver to deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to speak confidently and authoritatively in front of an audience.
  • Line management experience is necessary.
Desirable
  • Previous experience of providing policy and public affairs functions for a membership organisation.
  • Budget management experience.
About Make UK

Make UK is a leading provider of essential business support and a champion for manufacturing industry in the UK. With over 125 years of experience, we have the close ear of Government and are a trusted provider of essential services for world-leading manufacturing companies across the country. Our values include Inclusivity & Diversity, Integrity, Innovation, and Collaboration.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including free parking, meal service on site, flexible hours, health cover, matched pension contributions up to 8%, and life assurance. We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and have pledged to support this by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant.

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