Policy Manager

Hours: Full time (1.0 FTE); a job-share equivalent to 1.0 FTE can be considered

Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire 

Positions Available: 1.0

This role forms a key part of BBSRC’s central Policy team, which sits within BBSRC’s Strategic Planning, Evidence & Evaluation (SPEE) domain. This domain encompasses BBSRC-wide strategic planning, including oversight for developing BBSRC’s Delivery Plan and input into Government Spending Reviews; analysing, evaluating and providing evidence of the impact arising from BBSRC’s portfolio of investments; non-operational policy related to bioscience; parliamentary business; leading on strategic engagement with BBSRC’s broad range of stakeholders (research organisations, government, businesses and the public) including a cohort of strategic partner universities. 

Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Policy, you will support the day-to-day functions of the Policy team, providing intelligence, analysis, advice and assistance, including support for cross-cutting bioscience-relevant policies managed by the team. 

This role includes the business-critical function of coordinating inputs for external consultations and parliamentary Select Committee Inquiries, as well as various other information and briefing requests to BBSRC, and analysing outcomes from such activities, as well as the wider policy environment in which BBSRC operates. You will also undertake other domain and office-wide responsibilities as required. This role will involve some UK travel, including very occasional overnight absences. 

Main outputs and activities

Day-to-day monitoring of external consultations and Inquiries relevant to BBSRC, progressing actions and inputs as required, working with colleagues across BBSRC and UKRI’s Consultations & Inquiries Network:

Person specification

• Educated to Bachelor degree level in a biological science or related subject, and/or equivalent relevant science-related experience
• Good organisational skills: able to plan and prioritise a varied workload and ensure that work meets deadlines, whilst remaining flexible and adaptable
• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills and effective team worker.
• Genuine interest in the aims and objectives of BBSRC
• Competent in using standard Microsoft Office applications 

Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package! We’re committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning!

• An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme
• 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent)
• Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities
• Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice
• Flexible working options

Plus, many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!

For a full list of out benefits please go to https://www.discover.ukri.org/benefits-of-working-at-ukri/index.html

UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer.

How to apply:

For full details, please visit our careers site. Please submit an application including your CV and a Cover Letter that showcases how your skills and experience align to the requirements of the role. 

A well thought through application providing evidence and examples of how you meet the advertised essential and desirable criteria for the post will be considered far more favourably than a generic covering letter and CV.

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