Senior Policy Advisor, Emerging Skills

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

- 211077**Salary**:

- £49,960- National - £49,960. London - £53,682**Grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- IFA - Policy and New Concepts**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

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

- 2**Contents**:
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Location
- Bristol, South West (region), BS1 6EH : Coventry, West Midlands (region), CV1 2WT : Darlington, North East (region), DL1 5QE : Manchester, North West (region), M1 2WD : Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber (region), S1 2FJ : City of Westminster, London (region), SW1P 3BTAbout the job

**Summary**:

- The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is working to transform the skills landscape by improving access to high quality apprenticeships and technical education. You will be part of an organisation that works to help people of all ages and backgrounds can maximise their potential, contribute to improving social mobility and the UK’s productivity.
- We aim to create a great place to work by offering:
- An environment with flexible working options
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- An employer pension contribution of up to 27%
- A generous annual leave allowance up to 30 days after 5 years of service
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to a Wellbeing Network, BAME Network, and a Diversity and Inclusion Network.
- Our vision is for a world leading technical education and apprenticeships system, that equips people from all backgrounds for skilled occupations contributing to increased economic productivity.
- To do this we need to ensure that apprenticeships and technical qualifications are future proofed and forward-facing giving apprentices and technical education learners the skills they need now and in the future. This will ensure that the economy continues to meet its future skills requirements through the technical education system.
- You will be part of a newly formed team to deliver one of government’s key priorities. These exciting new roles sit within the Policy and New Concepts division which has a core role in delivering on the Institute’s strategic plan.**Job description**:

- We are looking to recruit two Senior Emerging Skills Policy Advisors.
- Each role will lead on specific aspects of the development of the Institute’s emerging skills policy and strategy. This will include but is not limited to:
- Working collaboratively with the DfE teams on emerging skills policy and building relationships across government to ensure wider government priorities are met.
- Building strong relationships and partnerships with officials and analysts both within the Institute and externally including with the Unit for Future skills, other government bodies and external foresighting organisations.
- Gather, analyse, and interpret data on emerging skills from a wide variety of internal and external sources, and present this in a clear and compelling way to a variety of audiences.
- Convene employer and other stakeholder groups to review and validate foresighting intelligence
- Lead the development and revision of Institute processes for emerging skills building strong relationships with operational teams ensuring any new policy or process considers their requirements up front.

**Responsibilities**:

- We are looking for someone with proven leadership skills, a self-starter who enjoys working collaboratively and experience of shaping and implementing policy. You should be able to engage and involve stakeholders through your strong interpersonal skills underpinned by a clearly presented evidence base.
- You will work closely with the other members of the Policy and New Concepts team and collaborate with the wider Institute teams responsible for the development and approval of technical education programmes to ensure occupational standards, and technical qualifications are meeting the future skills needs of employers.- Essential Criteria:_
- Proven track record of developing innovative policy solutions based on evidence and analysis with the ability to turn policy into efficient and customer-centric processes.
- Experience of building excellent relationships and networks with external organisations and agencies, including working with and on behalf of employers.
- Evidence of analysing large amounts of complex information, from internal and external sources, summarising and making recommendations to employers and senior leaders
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to translate complex and conceptual issues into clear, concise outcomes for different audiences/stakeholders
- Excellent negotiating, influencing and networking skills
- A skilled verbal communicator with good interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Desirable Criteria:_
- An understanding of the technical educatio