Policy Analyst Contract

Job Title: Policy Analyst

Location: Canary Wharf

Daily Pay Rate: £138.46 (PAYE)

Hours: 37.5 per week (8 hours per day, 5 days per week)

Length of the contract: Until 31st August 2023 (with the option to extend subject to internal approval)

Grafton Recruitment are now seeking to appoint an experienced Policy Analyst to our client based in Canary Wharf. The Policy Analyst will be part of a dynamic team, bring thought leadership, regulatory experience and strong analytical skills to help shape the commercial, regulatory and institutional arrangements that will have a tangible and meaningful impact on society for many generations to come. The Policy Analyst will play a critical role in delivering key parts of the client's regulatory and commercial work programme, leading on policy analysis and advising the senior leadership team.

Duties of the Policy Analyst

Developing a longer-term strategic policy, handling uncertainty and ambiguity, to support the development of wider regulatory and commercial frameworks to deliver large scale multi-party infrastructure development.
Commercial delivery models for strategic infrastructure.
Standardised agreements and industry codes.
Arrangements for day-to-day operations of shared water supplies, including how water is allocated between buyers of water.
Encouraging greater interconnectivity to promote resilience.
To influence, inform and engage with internal and external stakeholders to progress key policy areas. This includes influencing and managing strategic policy relationships with government, regulators, companies and NGOs.
Contributing to the continuous improvement of data and insights within the organisation, proactively sharing skills and knowledge.
Providing wider support of the team in delivering its forward programme and the interactions with other clusters.

Role Criteria

Degree level qualification or relevant equivalent experience.
A relevant postgraduate qualification is desirable.
Knowledge and demonstrable experience of strategic policy development, design, analysis and implementation, with an emphasis on creative and critical thinking.
Knowledge of best practice in policy and strategy development and delivery.
Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high quality policy and strategic thinking.
Experience of engaging effectively with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Communicating and influencing, seeing the big picture and delivering at pace.
Experience in infrastructure and utility policy, environment and water policy or consumer policy.
Experience of using data, data visualisation analysis in presenting key conclusions to influence thinking and approach.
Experience of delivering projects including managing external suppliers and other organisational functions.

Hiring Contact: Tiegan Clark

Agency: Grafton Recruitment

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