Policy Officer - Regulatory and Innovation Policy

Contract Type   Permanent Working Pattern   Full time - flexible working may be considered Working Hours   35 Salary   £33,580 for Birmingham and Cardiff based and £36,938 for London based Location Options   Hybrid - home based and Birmingham, Hybrid - home based and Cardiff, Hybrid - home based and London, Old Broad Street Function Type   Policy, Education and Research  

Are you experienced in supporting policy development? We are looking for two Policy Officers to join our Regulatory and Innovation Policy team in our Birmingham, Cardiff and/or London Office.

The Policy Officer (Regulatory and Innovation Policy) role

We have an ambitious and exciting three-year Corporate Strategy for 2023-2026. The Strategy, Innovation and External Affairs Directorate has a leading role in delivering this Strategy, working with the Executive and the Board. The Directorate is also responsible for identifying new projects that deliver our new strategic objectives.

The role of the Policy Officer – Regulatory and Innovation Policy is to make an important contribution to development, delivery and implementation of policies likely to have a material impact on the market for legal services. You will also contribute to the development and conduct of rigorous impact assessments, including equality impact assessments, of policy proposals.

With good policy development, organisation, communication, project management and research skills - your responsibilities will include conducting researches on specific policy areas, providing technical information for use by others involved in decision making, preparing and presenting information for internal and external reports, preparing consultation papers, policy documents, committee and board papers.

This role is perfect for someone with experience in policy development and who is looking to further develop their career in regulation or public services.

What's in it for you

• Contribute and make an impact to the delivery of our Corporate Strategy, including on new policy areas like AI regulation
• An opportunity to make an important contribution to the development and delivery of our high-profile policy work
• An opportunity to build and strengthen your policy skills and knowledge
• An opportunity to work in a high performing team and in an environment that values equality, diversity and inclusion.

What we are looking for

• Demonstrable ability to support policy development through:
  • Researching information to inform policy positions e.g. approaches from other regulators and other sectors
  • Preparing and presenting information for reports and other papers, including graphic presentation.
  • Establishing effective relationships with stakeholders
  • Working constructively with colleagues in an environment that values equality, diversity and inclusion
• Good analytical skills
• Good research skills
• Good organisational and project management skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good IT skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

 

Useful and additional information

There is a full role profile attached to the bottom of this advert on our website.

This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week and we are happy to talk flexible working.

We are recruiting two Policy Officers in the Regulatory and Innovation Policy team.  These are hybrid roles – one will be based in our Birmingham office and the other role can be based either in Birmingham, London or Cardiff. You will be required to work one to two days in the office and the rest of the week from home. Occasional travel will be required to the SRA’s other offices (usually to our Birmingham office), or for meetings with stakeholders or attendance at events. This would be in addition to days at your home office.

The salary for this role is £33,580 for Birmingham and Cardiff based and £36,938 for London based.

If you have any questions that aren’t in this advert or on our website, please contact us via recruitment@sra.org.uk

To apply

Please click ‘apply’ to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter, addressing how you meet the essential criteria listed under the ‘what we are looking for’ section above.

Closing date for applications 12 January 2025 at 23:55.

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. Attached Role Profile   Policy Officer Regulatory Policy Role profile_2024.docx – 24KB Opens in a new window
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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.

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