Policy Manager (Maternity Cover)

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint a Policy Manager, to join the Policy team. Your key responsibilities in this role would be to ensure a focus on delivering the priorities of the Mayor to deliver for the West of England by:

• Leading the Policy input to the development of directorate plans, strategies, business cases and funding bids to ensure regional and Mayoral priorities are reflected and a single narrative flows through all that we do. This role will cover all policy areas.
• Developing and owning strategic narrative on core areas of the work of the organisation.
• Using evidence to develop policy proposals, working with service leads to identify priority actions, drawing on the overarching organisational strategies and evidence and analysis provided by the Economic Analysis Team to ensure effective targeting of activity.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading on the development of policy proposals on cross cutting issues, in support of the delivery of regional and Mayoral priorities, coordinating the input of colleagues.
• Enabling effective partner engagement, including maintaining oversight of government engagement within areas of responsibility, ensuring consistency and visibility. This role will cover all policy areas but have a particular area of focus of transport.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference. This is a fixed term maternity cover role for one year, ending in August 2027. We also have a permanent role available to apply for.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years continuous service.
• 2 days of paid leave each year to volunteer.
• Local Government Pension Scheme (one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK).
• Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working options to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals.
• Reduced bus fare travel across the West of England.

We believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, empowering you to thrive in your career. We prioritise your growth and success by providing a diverse range of learning and development opportunities.

The salary for this role is £52,413 - £55,722. This is the full-time equivalent salary, and will be pro-rata for part-time. We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments for external candidates typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate.

As a founding Member of the West of England Good Employment Charter and accredited Living Wage Employer, we’re committed to creating a diverse environment where all our employees can thrive. We make sure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status.

As part of our commitment to fair and inclusive recruitment, we provide interview questions to all shortlisted candidates in advance/on request. This approach helps ensure everyone can demonstrate their skills, knowledge and experience fully, and supports our duties under the Equality Act 2010.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, condition or need any additional support that means you might require changes to the application or recruitment process, please get in touch with our Resourcing Team. We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.

We want to understand the real person behind each application. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools, these should support your writing rather than replace your own voice. AI can be a helpful aid, but your personal insight and individuality are what matter most to us.

Please note this vacancy may close early or be extended depending on the number of applications so please don’t wait to apply.