Senior Policy Adviser (Work)

York/London/Hybrid (willing to discuss flexible working from other locations, but will need to be able to attend either York or London office a minimum of two days per week) Permanent, Full Time 35 hours per week. About the role The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is working to speed up and support the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish. Inspired by the work of our founder over a century ago, today we are an independent, social change organisation, with an endowment, working across all nations of the UK. This new role has been created to help us achieve our mission and will entail the creation of a new stream of policy development and influencing activity around work and the labour market, particularly issues related to poverty and economic insecurity in the UK today. Your brief will be to devise policy arguments and projects which can help us advance towards a fair labour market in ways that are both ambitious and sensitive to the needs of households in the UK, particularly those on low incomes. The post-holder will have freedom to shape the scope of work, which should draw on JRFs capacity to blend policy, analysis, advocacy and convening combining in-house delivery and resourcing the work of others. In this role, youll…