Senior Policy Officer (Housing) in East London

The Housing and Land directorate is responsible for the Mayor's plans to deliver new and improved homes and strong communities. Working closely with boroughs and partners, we manage the Mayor's housing investment programmes and land and property assets to support the building of affordable homes, job creation and regeneration.

This role is in the Housing Strategy and Policy team, which is responsible for developing the Mayor's housing policies. The remit of the Housing Strategy and Policy team covers a broad range of policy areas including new supply, homelessness, rough sleeping, building safety and private rented sector policy. In this post you will be working alongside colleagues to formulate policy to deliver on the Mayor's priorities and to ensure these policies are informed by sound evidence.

This role will tackle a variety of housing issues. The role will focus on policy work that supports the Mayor of London's agenda to increase levels of housebuilding in London. You'll become an expert in your policy area and the solutions needed for London's housing crisis to support senior colleagues across the Housing & Land directorate and the Mayor's office. You will be responsible for proactively leading on both policy development and implementation, negotiating the trade-offs and complexities inherent in housing policy. You will draw on an ability to build and manage effective working relationships, as the role requires engagement with senior politicians, London boroughs, housing associations, central government departments, and wider external stakeholders. You will work in coordination with other GLA policy and delivery teams covering planning, regeneration, infrastructure, social policy and economic development.

What your day will look like:

• Leading on the development, review and implementation of housing policies.
• Providing advice to the Deputy Mayor for Housing and the Mayor of London.
• Researching housing issues through the analysis and interpretation of data, policy information, research and legislation.
• Respond to enquiries about the Mayor's housing policies from London Assembly members, the trade press, Londoners, and other stakeholders.
• Realise and promote the benefits of London's diversity by promoting and enabling equality of opportunities, and promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London's communities.

Skills, knowledge and experience:

To be considered for the role you must meet and address the following essential technical requirements in your application:

• Good understanding of issues and policy relating to housing or equivalent policy area.
• An understanding of the GLA's commitment to equality and diversity.

You must also meet the following behavioural competencies in your application:

• Research and analysis (Level 2 indicators of performance)
• Building and managing relationships (Level 2 indicators of performance)
• Communicating and influencing (Level 2 indicators of performance)
• Problem solving (Level 2 indicators of performance)

How to apply:

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

• An up to date CV
• A covering letter with a maximum of 1,500 words, which outlines how you meet the two essential technical requirements and the four behavioural competencies.

Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the CV and Cover Letters section of the form, ensuring you address the technical requirements and competencies in your cover letter.

As part of GLA's continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination.

Equality, diversity and inclusion:

London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome 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 currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

Benefits:

GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.