Policy Advisor - Education and Skills

• Exciting opportunity to join a well known organisation as a Policy Advisor
• Undertake education and skills policy activity to support the strategic aims

About Our Client

My client is an organisation based in London

Job Description

Policy Advisor - Education and Skills

London

Role:

• Act as the Secretariat for the Education and Skills Committee
• Develop and own the policy brief on distinct areas in both engineering education and engineering workforce skills
• Work with other education and skills policy advisors across the science and engineering communities to ensure coherence on STEM education and engineering workforce policy
• Engage with stakeholders across governments, education, and private sector employers to bring knowledge, understanding and prospective partners and funders to the Academy
• Develop communication of policy output both internally and externally

The Successful Applicant

Policy Advisor - Education and Skills

London

Essential:

• Broad knowledge of public policy and the political system in UK
• Experience of evidence-based policy advice and communicating with impact
• Ability to deliver high quality work while managing competing priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate complex issues
• Excellent analytical skills - ideally good quantitative and data analysis skills
• Experience of managing policy or projects from development through to implementation
• Ability to establish and maintain stakeholder relationships, engaging with varying perspectives to facilitate discussions and achieve consensus

What's on Offer

Policy Advisor - Education and Skills

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