Policy Manager

Permanent
Full time - flexible working may be considered
35 hours per week
c.£56,000 per annum
London - Old Broad Street
What’s in it for you

• Play a key role in modernising the regulation of the legal market
• Develop policy that helps to make quality and good value legal services as widely available as possible
• Lead major policy projects from design to implementation
• Gain exposure to high profile stakeholders
• Enjoy an environment that values equality, diversity and inclusion

The role

In the role of Policy Manager you will lead key elements of the development of the SRA's policy, and/or education and training agenda playing a critical role in delivering our reform programme. You will be responsible for leading the development, delivery and implementation of key policies likely to improve the legal services market in England and Wales.

You will be expected to apply robust project management skills and have a clear understanding of the range of available regulatory tools, the importance of an evidence base and the values of equality, diversity and inclusion to deliver effective policy outcomes.

Working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, you will be confident in establishing influential relationships and will have the credibility to contribute effectively in external debate.

You will produce and present well-written reports, consultation papers, policy documents, committee and board papers and provide specialist advice, support and briefings on complex policy issues within the SRA and externally.

What we are looking for

• Experience of leading high profile policy projects
• Experience of communicating with and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills and a sound, strong decision maker
• Excellent report writing skills, giving specialist advice and support

The role holder may be based either in London or in Birmingham and will be expected to travel regularly between the two locations.

Please submit your application according to which location you would wish to be based from.

Essential

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Degree or equivalent experience

Background in one or more of: regulation, consumer policy, economics, legal services market, education and training

Experience of policy development work in similar or related environment

Experience of leading project teams and of using robust project management techniques to deliver and implement policy

Strong decision maker, able to think independently and to produce practical and clear conclusions to complex issues

Interpersonal skills needed to build influential relations across a wide range of senior-level internal and external stakeholders

Confident communicator, able to engage effectively both internally and externally and to present information to a wide range of audiences

Previous experience of producing well written documents eg. complex reports, consultation papers, policy documents, committee and board papers.

Good IT skills, including the use of MS Office suite of programmes

Strong commitment to equality and diversity both as a colleague and regulator

Desirable

Demonstrable ability to apply regulation to the legal services market and/or to professional legal education
The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
Vacancy closing date: 06/01/2016, 23:55

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.

 We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.