Policy Officer - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

JOB DESCRIPTION

***Internal Applicants Only***

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: £47,532 - £50,574 (PO4)

Contract Type: Full-time

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 6th of December 2024

Proposed Interview Date(s): w/c 9th of December

Reference:1543

About Us:

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.

About the role:

As a Policy Officer you will play a key role in the development and delivery of the Council's ambitions, working closely with senior officers and elected members. You will get to work on the organisation's priorities, providing high quality policy advice, helping to develop new and exciting approaches to support the Council in tackling cross-cutting challenges, and delivering a wide range of projects.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to work on high-profile pieces of work. Current priorities which you can expect to be working on as part of this role are:

• Implementing Mission Waltham Forest, the Council's corporate strategy which sets out the Council's plan for a more equal borough by 2030.
• Supporting a transformation programme aimed at tackling the financial challenge and improving residents' experience.

Mission Waltham Forest sets out the Council's plan for more equal borough by 2030. It is our commitment to all our residents to tackle the fundamental challenges facing them and drive the change within the Council that is needed to achieve this.

This is a fast-paced role working across council services and our partners in a dynamic and influential team. The successful applicant will have a positive, can-do approach to supporting the council in delivering our missions for Waltham Forest.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality policy advice, support and guidance to senior officers, Cabinet, and council members
• Monitor wider policy developments of relevance to the council and identify their implications and our responses
• Support the development of cross-cutting strategy, policy and transformation programmes through pro-active research, consultation and analysis
• Use diverse participatory methods to involve a range of stakeholders in the development of strategies and policies
• Support the implementation and delivery of projects, programmes and strategies
• Actively contribute to the successful delivery of the vision for the Strategy & Change team and the wider Chief Executive Directorate and the wider organisation, working collaboratively with colleagues to continuously innovate the service

Qualifications and Requirements:

Educated to degree standard or equivalent in-work experience

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

Satisfactory declaration of interest

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Sophie Lantreibecq, Strategy & Policy Manager at sophie.lantreibecq@walthamforest.gov.uk

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.

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