Senior Policy Officer
Posted 2 days ago by Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru | Ambition North Wales
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Llandudno Junction, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Policy Officer plays a crucial role in providing policy expertise to Ambition North Wales and its senior management team, focusing on policy analysis, development, and stakeholder engagement. This position involves leading the design and deployment of policies, conducting research, and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. The officer will also coordinate reporting on legislation and policy initiatives while acting as an ambassador for the organization in various networks. Additionally, the role includes horizon scanning for best practices and ensuring knowledge sharing across relevant communities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide policy expertise to Ambition North Wales and senior management.
- Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of policies.
- Conduct research and analysis of policies related to Ambition North Wales’s strategy.
- Engage with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate reporting and updates on legislation and new policy initiatives.
- Act as an ambassador for Ambition North Wales in various networks.
- Lead horizon scanning of regional and national policy best practices.
- Establish and engage with communities of interest in the policy domain.
- Ensure operational teams are briefed on policy impacts.
- Establish shared learning resources related to policy.
- Undertake additional duties to support organizational priorities.
Key Skills:
- Expertise in policy analysis and development.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
- Ability to coordinate reporting and updates effectively.
- Strong communication and ambassadorial skills.
- Knowledge of regional and national policy best practices.
- Experience in establishing communities of interest.
- Ability to brief operational teams on policy impacts.
- Capability to create shared learning resources.
- Flexibility to undertake additional duties as required.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Llandudno Junction
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
The Senior Policy Officer is responsible for providing policy expertise to Ambition North Wales (North Wales Corporate Joint Committee) and senior management team driving forward all areas of policy analysis, development, and engagement across a wide range of stakeholders. Lead the design, development, testing and deployment of Ambition North Wales’s policies including its policy framework Lead research and analysis of policy as they relate to Ambition North Wales’s strategy, operations and delivery Lead engagement with key internal and external stakeholder policy relationships (e.g. Welsh Government, Commissioners, WLGA, other CJCs, Local Authorities) Coordinate regular reporting, updates and awareness to Ambition North Wales leadership team and key governance groups on plans for relevant legislation, regulation and new policy initiatives Act as an ambassador for Ambition North Wales for local, regional, national networks and events in policy, understanding, communicating and implementing, as appropriate, best-in-class approaches Lead horizon scanning of regional policy and best practices, nationaly and internationaly, in the key policy areas e.g. economic we lbeing, inclusivity and sustainability Establish and/or engages with communities of interest in the policy domain to ensure knowledge sharing across North Wales Local Authorities, CJCs or other appropriate organisations. Ensuring operational and programme/project specific teams are briefed on relevant areas and understand potential impact of changes in policy, legislation and best practice. Establish and own shared learning resources, as it relates to policy. Undertake any required duties in line with the level of the role to support the delivery of organisational priorities.