Principal Social Policy Analyst

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Overview

The Strategy and Communications directorate brings together teams with organisation-wide remits to deliver major events, public affairs or marketing campaigns, provide data and analysis, lead cross-organisational programmes and respond to emerging events in our city.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Social Policy Analysis Team to deliver impactful evidence and analysis.
• Using expertise in social policy analysis to provide timely advice and outputs to support the GLA in making evidence-based social policy decisions.
• Being part of the leadership team in the wider Strategy and Social Research Team in which the Social Policy Analysis sits.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience (Qualifications)

• Substantial post-academic experience of leading projects in social statistics/analysis/research in a relevant and comparable environment.
• Experience of providing advice to senior political stakeholders or their equivalents.
• Experience of leading, motivating and developing teams to achieve high performance and meet strategic objectives.
• A good understanding of the existing body of research in social policy and its relevance to policy-making and service delivery in a major world city.
• Proficiency in using a range of statistical analysis and data presentation software and the ability to support less experienced staff in their use of these. Use of R is an advantage.

Note: The GLA Competency Framework guidelines and indicators can be found within internal resources.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:

• Up to date CV
• Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please address how you demonstrate the 5 essential criteria outlined above. You do not need to address the behavioural competencies in your application but these may be tested at interview, along with the technical requirements.

Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the appropriate section of the form. Word or PDF format is preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Save files with the job reference number in the naming convention (e.g., “CV – applicant name – 012345”).

As part of GLA’s commitment to being an inclusive and equal opportunity employer, we will remove personally identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements to reduce discrimination. If you have questions about the role, the hiring manager and recruitment contacts can assist as needed.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

GLA welcomes applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce. We are open to flexible working and part-time/job-share arrangements where possible. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will provide adjustments throughout the process on request.

Benefits

GLA staff are hybrid workers, with some office days and some remote work depending on the role. Benefits include 30 days’ annual leave, interest-free season ticket loan, interest-free bicycle loan and a career-average pension scheme, in addition to a competitive salary package.

Equality and Compliance

All candidates must confirm that information provided is true and correct. Providing false information, including use of AI tools, could disqualify a candidate. Successful candidates may require a criminal records check (DBS) or other security screening as applicable. For disability support with submitting an online application, please contact the recruitment team.