Job Description

Policy Adviser

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 17th February 2025

Location - Manchester

Salary - £39,365 - £48,608 + benefits (including a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%)

Contract type - 2-year fixed term contract

Job summary

We lead the Government's work on the future governance of football. At present, the Shadow Football Regulator comprises over thirty members of staff, led by an interim Chief Operating Officer, undertaking a range of activities in preparation for passage of the Football Governance Bill, which is currently in Parliament. 

The Shadow Football Regulator is a dedicated team within DCMS which is responsible for setting up the Independent Football Regulator. It is ensuring the regulator has the right skills, governance and corporate functions so it can start work as soon as possible after the Bill receives Royal Assent.

This post, and its recruitment, is dependent on progress of the Bill, and the intention is for this role to transfer to the Regulator once it's legally established. 

Please note that the Independent Football Regulator will be based in Greater Manchester, but an exact location has yet to be determined.

Job description

Responsibilities include:

Leading on aspects of the development and implementation of the regulatory policy for the Independent Football Regulator.

Developing detailed delivery plans to implement the regulatory regime, ensuring alignment with wider programme delivery.

Identifying cross cutting issues, and work across the team to ensure coherence between different policy areas. 

Working with a range of experts, including industry, legal, academic and regulatory.

Engaging with a range of stakeholders to ensure the regime is implemented successfully and takes account of the wider regulatory environment.

Person specification

The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience.

Essential requirements:

Making effective decisions:

Experience of policy making and/or delivery, and a proven ability to analyse complex information, balance trade-offs, form evidence-based judgements, and clearly communicate recommendations to senior decision-makers.

Delivering at pace:

Strong organisational skills, and experience of managing competing priorities, and delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced working environment. 

Working together:

Strong interpersonal skills, with experience of working collaboratively and cooperatively with a range of different internal and external stakeholders, in order to build strong relationships and taking evidence-based decisions.

Communicating and influencing:

Strong communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and effective way to different audiences.

Desirable Skills:

An understanding of football governance issues. 

Previous experience developing regulatory policy.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,365, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes £11,404 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We’re committed to developing talent and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:

Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home

25 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice

3 days of paid volunteering leave

Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave

Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year

Occupational sick pay

Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice

Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks

Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day-to-day work

Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!

How to apply

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