Head of Policy and Influence (TLAP)

SCIE Vision

We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.

At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:

·       Progressive – always learning and developing.

·       Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.

·       Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.

·       Transparent – open and honest.

The role:

A great opportunity for you to join our small impactful team and make a real difference to people’s lives by:

·       Be a member of the TLAP leadership team, taking specific responsibility for our policy and influencing work as a partnership and within the core team.

·       Co-Produce TLAP policy positions with NCAG, others with direct lived experience and TLAP partners.

·       Liaise with and seek views from a wide range of TLAP partners and key stakeholders as part of programme and product development.

·       Maintain TLAP at the forefront of influence and innovation, working with TLAP partners to improve personalisation nationally, regionally and locally

What we are looking for:

·       Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion and social justice.

·       Extensive strategic experience, gained at a senior level, of developing of policy and/or practice and of delivering complex work programmes in partnership with people who draw on care and support.

·       A thorough knowledge of personalisation and community-based support as defined in the Care Act and subsequent policy development 

·       A record of collaborative work within an organisation and across organisational and professional boundaries to achieve change

·       An understanding of partnership working, in particular the promotion of coproduction and inclusive approaches to policy development and influence

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·       What we offer in return.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service.

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