Policy Officer - Legal Sector

Policy Officer - Legal Sector Kempston, England

Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
Full Time Kempston, England 30000 - 32000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Policy Officers - Legal Sector

Do you have an understanding and sensitivity of the nuances of the political and regulatory landscape along with the ability to collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders?

Since 2018 CILEX has been driving a radical strategic plan transforming the standing of the CILEX professionals within the Legal sector. We have 2 exciting opportunities for policy professionals to contribute to that vision by ensuring CILEX has focused and properly road-tested policy solutions for issues affecting the education, practice and regulation of specialist Lawyers and paralegals, as well as tracking (and identifying the risks and opportunities of) regulatory and policy developments and disseminating to the wider CILEX community.

The roles build robust evidence bases for consultation responses on behalf of the organisation, manage desk-based research and analysis on policy developments, and they will write and edit engaging, informative and creative content for articles, papers, communications and presentations which articulate CILEX policy solutions.


We would like you to have:

  • Sound knowledge and experience of policy development work and engagement in a membership or regulatory body (ideally in the legal sector education or regulation sectors)
  • Degree or equivalent professional calibre qualification (politics, economics or law is ideal but not essential)
  • Experience of developing and driving policy solutions and content for engagement with members and dissemination through appropriate media channels
  • Familiarity with justice policy issues, Rule of law or Further Education and/or the ability to learn and breakdown complex technical professional information to understand and re-present it clearly and compellingly.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, and an understanding of how to work with government bodies and officials.

Skills in research, survey design and data analysis will additionally be useful.


I
n Return, we offer:

  • Remote working with occasional face to face meetings
  • Competitive benefits
  • A focus on Health and Wellbeing
  • Continuous development through our in-house Learning Hub


Successful applicants to this role will
be able to identify and select relevant evidence from a wide range of sources and use it to develop creative policy solutions; they will have highly effective writing skills, be experienced in project management; have the ability to analyse complex information and make a persuasive argument; and they will be confident and competent with IT, systems and databases.


This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are committed to ensuring that diversity, equality and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Policy Officer - Legal Sector
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

www.cilex.org.uk
Kempston, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
51 to 200 Employees
Self-employed
Education Support & Training Services
Education
1963
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