Policy Manager (Consumer Markets)
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit 2 x Consumer Markets Policy and Advocacy Managers – working 2/3 days per week for initial 12 month contracts with option to extend on a rate of c.£240/day (Inside IR35). These roles will be hybrid working.
Responsibilities:
– Conducting a desk-based literature review of the evidence regarding services available to consumers in Scotland.
– Identifying priority consumer issues in the telecommunications and media sector.
– Identifying the key levers, options and opportunities for tackling these issues and developing a suggested programme of future policy and advocacy work programme to advance these matters
– Producing a report, of publishable quality, outlining the issues affecting consumers with initial recommendations for action to address these issues
– Conducting a desk-based literature review of the evidence regarding consumers and public services in Scotland.
– Identifying priority consumer issues in relation to access to public goods and services.
– Identifying the key levers, options and opportunities for tackling these issues
– Providing suggestions for how the organisation should approach its future work in this space including a suggested programme of future policy and advocacy work to address the issues identified above
– Producing a report, of publishable quality, outlining the issues affecting consumers in relation to public services with initial recommendations for action to address these issues
– Carry out any other duties as required.
Essential Skills:
– A track record of leading advocacy and policy work
– Experience in conducting desk-based research and producing literature reviews and other evidence-based outputs
– 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
Desirable Skills:
– Experience of working in a fast-paced policy and advocacy role
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Conducting a desk-based literature review of the evidence regarding services available to consumers in Scotland.
– Identifying priority consumer issues in the telecommunications and media sector.
– Identifying the key levers, options and opportunities for tackling these issues and developing a suggested programme of future policy and advocacy work programme to advance these matters
– Producing a report, of publishable quality, outlining the issues affecting consumers with initial recommendations for action to address these issues
– Conducting a desk-based literature review of the evidence regarding consumers and public services in Scotland.
– Identifying priority consumer issues in relation to access to public goods and services.
– Identifying the key levers, options and opportunities for tackling these issues
– Providing suggestions for how the organisation should approach its future work in this space including a suggested programme of future policy and advocacy work to address the issues identified above
– Producing a report, of publishable quality, outlining the issues affecting consumers in relation to public services with initial recommendations for action to address these issues
– Carry out any other duties as required.
Essential Skills:
– A track record of leading advocacy and policy work
– Experience in conducting desk-based research and producing literature reviews and other evidence-based outputs
– 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
Desirable Skills:
– Experience of working in a fast-paced policy and advocacy role
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
