Policy Officer - Bloomberg LSE Mayoral Strategic Authorities Programme

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Salary from £43,277 to £51,714 pa with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance.

Funding is available to support this position until 31 December 2028.

LSE Cities and the School of Public Policy are preparing to launch a new training and capacity building initiative to help metro mayors and their Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) accelerate progress and turn newly devolved and broader powers into tangible results for residents. The initiative sits within a wider programme supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, designed to strengthen institutional capability of Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) in the context of the UK’s wider devolution agenda. As a relatively new and expanding model of sub-national government, many MSAs are in the process of establishing their structures and expertise. This three-year programme responds directly to that need, offering a tailored executive education, coaching and consultancy for Mayors and senior officers, complemented by action-oriented research and guidance. 

Delivered collaboratively by LSE Cities and the School of Public Policy, and in partnership with universities across England, the programme will be hosted both in London and within participating MSAs. In doing so, it will extend and complement the Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative while grounding learning in local context and practice.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Ability to develop and lead, on a day-to-day basis, practical policy research projects, delivering outputs on time and on budget
• Understanding of UK regional and local government and policy and challenges and opportunities facing MSAs
• Ability to develop relations and work with a range of partners, clients and other stakeholders, including public sector policymakers and leaders
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate with internal colleagues, external research partners, companies and investors.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

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The closing date for receipt of applications is 31 May 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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