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• Job title: Policy Officer – Employment Bill
• Organisation: UK regulator
• Contract type: Interim
• Employment type: Full-time
• Anticipated start: ASAP
• Duration: 6 months
• Working hours: 35 hours per week
• IR35 status: Inside
• Rate: £166.64/day Premium PAYE
• Salary equivalent: £37,322
• Location: London
• Working environment: Hybrid, 3 days in per week

Overview

• Monitor and analyse the provisions of the Employment Bill and related secondary legislation, mapping them to existing policies and assessing implications by identifying gaps, overlaps, and areas requiring change.
• Draft, revise, and update People policies to ensure compliance with statutory requirements, best practice in governance, and organisational objectives.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across People and Culture, Legal, Governance, and senior leadership teams to ensure consistency and clarity in policy development.
• Engage with individuals with lived experience where relevant, incorporating their perspectives to enhance the relevance, accessibility, and impact of policies.
• Provide clear advice, briefings, and recommendations to senior leadership on policy changes required.
• Lead internal consultation and engagement processes, ensuring staff and stakeholders understand and adopt updated and new policies.
• Maintain an audit trail of changes to policies and contribute to effective policy governance and record-keeping.
• Undertake other duties within the scope of the role as may be reasonably required.

Skills and experience required

• Experience in policy analysis, development, and implementation.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and organisational policy frameworks.
• Proven ability to analyse complex legislation and translate it into clear, practical policies.
• Experience of engaging with stakeholders to inform and enhance policy development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare accurate and concise reports and policy documents.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and deliver to deadlines.
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively across teams at all levels.

• Previous experience working in a regulator or public body.
• Knowledge of governance and policy-making processes in a regulatory context.
• Experience using lived experience insights to inform policy.
• Experience of analysing the Employment Bill and translating it into clear, practical policies.

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