243 Policy jobs in the United Kingdom

Join NPL as a policy officer to develop and deliver evidence-based advice on scientific and technological issues to policymakers .

NPL undertakes excellent science and engineering to deliver extraordinary impact for the UK and provide the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life. As a part of delivering this impact we work with governments and agencies to inform better policy development and delivery.

You will develop and provide evidence-based advice on scientific and technological issues to policymakers, undertake research and analysis to substantiate policy lines, and input into NPL`s strategic thinking. You will also work with teams across NPL to draft policy position papers and responses to external consultations in relevant policy areas

You will build and manage long term relationships with senior stakeholders within government and other agencies. monitor and track government announcements and maintain an understanding of the wider policy landscape, and produce briefings for senior colleagues and stakeholders.

Murray McIntosh is delighted to have partnered with Enginuity, the UK's leading skills charity for engineering and manufacturing, in their search for a Policy Officer.

Enginuity works at the intersection of data, policy, and skills development, investing over 2 million annually to tackle barriers to entry and progression in the sector - particularly for underrepresented and disadvantaged groups.

This Policy Officer appointment offers a rare opportunity to support an influential policy and public affairs function within a mission-driven organisation, helping to shape the future of the UK's industrial skills landscape.

The successful candidate will be joining a growing, forward-looking policy team at a formative moment, with the opportunity to help shape its direction and culture from the ground up.
A key focus for the team in the coming months will be the launch of Enginuity's National Policy Centre - a collaborative space for beneficiaries and stakeholders in the small and medium enterprise market. This high-profile project offers an exciting prospect for new postholders to play a meaningful role in its development and delivery.

The Role

Reporting to the Policy Manager - Four Nations, the Policy Officer will support Enginuity's growing public affairs and advocacy function, looking at skills across all the UK nations. The role will involve political monitoring, policy research, stakeholder mapping, and drafting briefings and updates that influence policy debates and enhance Enginuity's national profile.

Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring legislation, consultations, and parliamentary activity across the UK and devolved governments.
• Producing monthly policy updates and insight briefings for both internal teams and external partners.
• Supporting responses to key policy developments and government programmes relating to engineering, manufacturing, and skills.
• Conducting stakeholder mapping and relationship tracking, including parliamentarians and government officials.
• Assisting with external engagement, including APPGs, roundtables, conferences, and official meetings.
• Drafting policy materials, briefings, and communications for a range of audiences and channels.
• Providing logistical and secretariat support for internal and external policy-related meetings.
• Supporting delivery of projects and events, including international policy exchanges, campaigns, and research.

Candidate Profile

This role will suit a graduate or early-career professional looking to build experience in policy, advocacy, or public affairs within a high-impact and values-led organisation. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A degree in public policy, political science, economics, or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to grasp new topics quickly.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A collaborative mindset and confidence engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
• A passion for education, skills, and making a difference in UK industry.

Experience in policy monitoring, stakeholder engagement, or working within the skills, education, or industrial sectors is desirable but not essential.

Why Join Enginuity?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing policy team and contribute to meaningful change in the UK's engineering and manufacturing workforce. At Enginuity, you'll:

• Be part of a mission-led organisation making a national impact.
• Gain exposure to senior stakeholders and cross-sector policy engagement.
• Develop your career in public policy within a supportive and ambitious environment.
• Be part of a flexible, employee-centric culture, with strong commitment to an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace.

Application deadline:
Please apply with a copy of your CV and brief summary demonstrating your motivation and suitability for the role.

Full right to work in the UK is required. Unfortunately, sponsorship cannot be offered, and support for relocation isn't possible.

Enginuity operates on a remote basis, with whole team meetings arranged on a quarterly basis. There may be some additional UK wide travel for events and stakeholder engagement.

Murray McIntosh is proud to be an equal opportunities employer on behalf of their 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.

Murray McIntosh is a specialist Policy, Public Affairs, Strategic Communications and Economics recruitment consultancy, recruiting positions at all levels and across all sectors. Our team boasts over 20 years of experience in this space, with expertise spanning all manner of industry and subject.

Policy Officer – Suffolk Chamber of Commerce is seeking a Policy Officer to help shape and inform the political and policy agenda and drive economic growth on behalf of our membership and wider business community. 

Suffolk Chamber is a leading business organisation with a significant voice to those in power, with devolution, infrastructure, skills, climate adaptation, and promoting a strong economy all playing a vital role to our strategic aims. In this varied Policy Officer role, you will have the opportunity to work across several key work streams at a time of great potential change.

What You’ll Do:

• Work across the organisation and with a range of stakeholders and government departments to respond to Government consultations and identify current and emerging sector and place-specific issues
li>Monitor, research and respond to key Government publications including consultations, White Papers and relevant reports and legislation, pulling together complex information to provide timely advice and producing concise, impactful briefings
• Lead on a number of working groups on key topics such as devolution, infrastructure, skills, climate adaptation, and promoting a strong economy

What We’re Looking For:

< i>A keen interest in local and national current affairs
• Experience in researching and analysing complex legislation and information to make recommendations and provide policy advice
• The ability to identify and analyse emerging trends, risks, and opportunities to inform policy development
• Experience of building and managing senior level stakeholder relationships

At Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, we pride ourselves on building a culture that values both our staff and the organisations we serve. Our commitment is evident in our array of staff benefits, including health and wellness support, convenient office-based car parking, 23 days of annual leave (plus extra time off for the festive season), paid sick leave, and numerous flexible working opportunities from day one.

Please note that the role of Policy Officer will involve some independent travel across the region to participate in external meetings and events.

In this influential position, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of Suffolk’s leading business forum while thriving in a friendly, flexible, and supportive office environment. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and work with a team that shares your passion for business and community, we want to hear from you.

To apply for the Policy Officer position please send us your CV, including an opening paragraph outlining why you think you would be the right candidate for the role.

There is no closing date for applications and the listing will be closed as soon as sufficient applicants have been received so candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you require any reasonable adjustments such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Please check your email inbox and spam/junk mail folder for any email correspondence for this vacancy.

No recruitment agencies, please

Additional key words: Policy Officer, Regulatory Policy, Policy Analyst, Strategic, Public Affairs, Government, Policy Advisor, Governance, Research.

This vacancy is being advertised and handled through Spider, the region’s Online Job Advertiser on our behalf. We both take your privacy seriously. When you apply, your details are processed and available for us to directly review for this vacancy. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. For full Privacy Policy details please see email correspondences on receipt of your application.

Join NPL as a policy officer to develop and deliver evidence-based advice on scientific and technological issues to policymakers.

NPL undertakes excellent science and engineering to deliver extraordinary impact for the UK and provide the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life. As a part of delivering this impact we work with governments and agencies to inform better policy development and delivery.

You will develop and provide evidence-based advice on scientific and technological issues to policymakers, undertake research and analysis to substantiate policy lines, and input into NPL`s strategic thinking. You will also work with teams across NPL to draft policy position papers and responses to external consultations in relevant policy areas

You will build and manage long term relationships with senior stakeholders within government and other agencies. monitor and track government announcements and maintain an understanding of the wider policy landscape, and produce briefings for senior colleagues and stakeholders.

Murray McIntosh is delighted to have partnered with Enginuity, the UK's leading skills charity for engineering and manufacturing, in their search for a Policy Officer.

Enginuity works at the intersection of data, policy, and skills development, investing over 2 million annually to tackle barriers to entry and progression in the sector - particularly for underrepresented and disadvantaged groups.

This Policy Officer appointment offers a rare opportunity to support an influential policy and public affairs function within a mission-driven organisation, helping to shape the future of the UK's industrial skills landscape.

The successful candidate will be joining a growing, forward-looking policy team at a formative moment, with the opportunity to help shape its direction and culture from the ground up.
A key focus for the team in the coming months will be the launch of Enginuity's National Policy Centre - a collaborative space for beneficiaries and stakeholders in the small and medium enterprise market. This high-profile project offers an exciting prospect for new postholders to play a meaningful role in its development and delivery.

The Role

Reporting to the Policy Manager - Four Nations, the Policy Officer will support Enginuity's growing public affairs and advocacy function, looking at skills across all the UK nations. The role will involve political monitoring, policy research, stakeholder mapping, and drafting briefings and updates that influence policy debates and enhance Enginuity's national profile.

Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring legislation, consultations, and parliamentary activity across the UK and devolved governments.
• Producing monthly policy updates and insight briefings for both internal teams and external partners.
• Supporting responses to key policy developments and government programmes relating to engineering, manufacturing, and skills.
• Conducting stakeholder mapping and relationship tracking, including parliamentarians and government officials.
• Assisting with external engagement, including APPGs, roundtables, conferences, and official meetings.
• Drafting policy materials, briefings, and communications for a range of audiences and channels.
• Providing logistical and secretariat support for internal and external policy-related meetings.
• Supporting delivery of projects and events, including international policy exchanges, campaigns, and research.

Candidate Profile

This role will suit a graduate or early-career professional looking to build experience in policy, advocacy, or public affairs within a high-impact and values-led organisation. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A degree in public policy, political science, economics, or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to grasp new topics quickly.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A collaborative mindset and confidence engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
• A passion for education, skills, and making a difference in UK industry.

Experience in policy monitoring, stakeholder engagement, or working within the skills, education, or industrial sectors is desirable but not essential.

Why Join Enginuity?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing policy team and contribute to meaningful change in the UK's engineering and manufacturing workforce. At Enginuity, you'll:

• Be part of a mission-led organisation making a national impact.
• Gain exposure to senior stakeholders and cross-sector policy engagement.
• Develop your career in public policy within a supportive and ambitious environment.
• Be part of a flexible, employee-centric culture, with strong commitment to an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace.

Application deadline:
Please apply with a copy of your CV and brief summary demonstrating your motivation and suitability for the role.

Full right to work in the UK is required. Unfortunately, sponsorship cannot be offered, and support for relocation isn't possible.

Enginuity operates on a remote basis, with whole team meetings arranged on a quarterly basis. There may be some additional UK wide travel for events and stakeholder engagement.

Murray McIntosh is proud to be an equal opportunities employer on behalf of their 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.

Murray McIntosh is a specialist Policy, Public Affairs, Strategic Communications and Economics recruitment consultancy, recruiting positions at all levels and across all sectors. Our team boasts over 20 years of experience in this space, with expertise spanning all manner of industry and subject.

Policy Officer – Suffolk Chamber of Commerce is seeking a Policy Officer to help shape and inform the political and policy agenda and drive economic growth on behalf of our membership and wider business community. 

Suffolk Chamber is a leading business organisation with a significant voice to those in power, with devolution, infrastructure, skills, climate adaptation, and promoting a strong economy all playing a vital role to our strategic aims. In this varied Policy Officer role, you will have the opportunity to work across several key work streams at a time of great potential change.

What You’ll Do:

• Work across the organisation and with a range of stakeholders and government departments to respond to Government consultations and identify current and emerging sector and place-specific issues
li>Monitor, research and respond to key Government publications including consultations, White Papers and relevant reports and legislation, pulling together complex information to provide timely advice and producing concise, impactful briefings
• Lead on a number of working groups on key topics such as devolution, infrastructure, skills, climate adaptation, and promoting a strong economy

What We’re Looking For:

< i>A keen interest in local and national current affairs
• Experience in researching and analysing complex legislation and information to make recommendations and provide policy advice
• The ability to identify and analyse emerging trends, risks, and opportunities to inform policy development
• Experience of building and managing senior level stakeholder relationships

At Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, we pride ourselves on building a culture that values both our staff and the organisations we serve. Our commitment is evident in our array of staff benefits, including health and wellness support, convenient office-based car parking, 23 days of annual leave (plus extra time off for the festive season), paid sick leave, and numerous flexible working opportunities from day one.

Please note that the role of Policy Officer will involve some independent travel across the region to participate in external meetings and events.

In this influential position, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of Suffolk’s leading business forum while thriving in a friendly, flexible, and supportive office environment. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and work with a team that shares your passion for business and community, we want to hear from you.

To apply for the Policy Officer position please send us your CV, including an opening paragraph outlining why you think you would be the right candidate for the role.

There is no closing date for applications and the listing will be closed as soon as sufficient applicants have been received so candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you require any reasonable adjustments such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Please check your email inbox and spam/junk mail folder for any email correspondence for this vacancy.

No recruitment agencies, please

Additional key words: Policy Officer, Regulatory Policy, Policy Analyst, Strategic, Public Affairs, Government, Policy Advisor, Governance, Research.

This vacancy is being advertised and handled through Spider, the region’s Online Job Advertiser on our behalf. We both take your privacy seriously. When you apply, your details are processed and available for us to directly review for this vacancy. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. For full Privacy Policy details please see email correspondences on receipt of your application.

Join NPL as a policy officer to develop and deliver evidence-based advice on scientific and technological issues to policymakers.

NPL undertakes excellent science and engineering to deliver extraordinary impact for the UK and provide the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life. As a part of delivering this impact we work with governments and agencies to inform better policy development and delivery.

You will develop and provide evidence-based advice on scientific and technological issues to policymakers, undertake research and analysis to substantiate policy lines, and input into NPL`s strategic thinking. You will also work with teams across NPL to draft policy position papers and responses to external consultations in relevant policy areas

You will build and manage long term relationships with senior stakeholders within government and other agencies. monitor and track government announcements and maintain an understanding of the wider policy landscape, and produce briefings for senior colleagues and stakeholders.

Murray McIntosh is delighted to have partnered with Enginuity, the UK's leading skills charity for engineering and manufacturing, in their search for a Policy Officer.

Enginuity works at the intersection of data, policy, and skills development, investing over £2 million annually to tackle barriers to entry and progression in the sector - particularly for underrepresented and disadvantaged groups.

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Planning Policy Officer- Midlands
 
JOB REF - 60145
 
Carrington West are delighted to be assisting this Midlands based Local Authority client with their search for an experienced Planning Policy Officer.
 
This is an initial 4 initial contract position paying up to £40 per hour inside IR35.
 
They will need office presence of once every 2 to 3 weeks.
 
We are looking for experienced Planner's with a strong knowledge of national planning policy and who ideally come from a Local Authority background. The ideal candidates will be working towards tight deadlines with minimal supervision and will have the ability to prioritise daily work loads. You will be focussed on developing the broad content of the policies working toward the Local Plan.
 
You will also have a very strong knowledge of planning legislation and process and have excellent communication skills.
 
Rates are negotiable between £5 to 0 per hour
 
If you are keen to discuss this position in more detail please do not hesitate to call Liam Shea - Town Planning Recruitment Specialist on (phone number removed) or apply here.
 
If this role is too senior, too junior, or too far for you to travel but you are looking for your next role in Town Planning, please call our Town Planning team on (phone number removed), we are keen to discuss our non-advertised opportunities with you.