Policy Manager

Policy Manager

Lorien, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Contract: initial 7-month contract.

Overview

The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting a desk-based literature review of the evidence regarding services available to consumers in Scotland; identifying priority consumer issues in relation to access to public goods and services; identifying levers, options and opportunities for tackling these issues; and producing outputs to inform future policy and advocacy work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a desk-based literature review of the evidence regarding services available to consumers in Scotland
• Identify priority consumer issues in relation to access to public goods and services based on the above review
• Identify the key levers, options and opportunities for tackling these issues
• Provide suggestions surrounding to approach future work including a suggested programme of future policy and advocacy work to address the issues identified above
• Produce a report, of publishable quality, outlining the issues affecting consumers in relation to public services with initial recommendations for action to address these issues
• Demonstrate a track record of leading advocacy and policy work
• Experience in conducting desk-based research and producing literature reviews and other evidence-based outputs

Qualifications and experience

• Knowledge of regulated sectors in Scotland, with knowledge of the telecommunications and media sector desirable OR knowledge of service user experience of the public sector in Scotland
• Comfortable working independently at pace and to tight deadlines
• Experience of working with a range of internal and external stakeholders

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Research

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting