Policy and Government Relations Advisor
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Murray McIntosh is delighted to have partnered with the executive non-departmental public body, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) who are seeking a Policy and Government Relations Advisor to join their hard-working team in London, on the cusp of changes for vocational education.
This Policy and Government Relations
Advisor position will focus on Further Education (FE) policies, both
supporting and taking the lead on a broad range of issues, including
Level 2, Level 3 and T-Level qualification reviews and development,
and Traineeships. There will also be the chance to assist other areas
such as net zero, digitalisation and future skills, and devolution.
In your first few months in this Policy and Government
Relations Advisor role, you will have early ownership for as number of
briefs as well as building a consensus with stakeholders and putting
together agendas, reports and papers for a number of active
committees, working groups and APPGs. In addition, you will:
- Deliver the organisation's influencing objectives by influencing government policy to change to deliver objectives for the construction industry
- Share clear impact reporting on planned activity and lessons learned from this work to support continuous improvement
- Coordinate and support senior leadership team members as part of an integrated project-based approach with internal and external colleagues
- Raise awareness of the organisation with key influencers
To apply for this Policy and
Government Relations role, you will require the following:
- Strong policy understanding, both technically and operationally, along with a good understanding of the UK political system from working with MPs, ministers and civil servants
- Experience managing, implementing and evaluating proactive political engagement campaigns, including policy development
- An interest in education and/or construction
The CITB operates a hybrid working environment
from their office in the Department for Education, meeting as a team
when required with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.
This is a full-time, permanent position and
applicants must be eligible to work permanently in UK. Unfortunately,
sponsorship cannot be offered.
Murray
McIntosh are proud to be an equal opportunity agency on behalf of its
clients. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender
identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics,
disability or age.