HEO Policy Lead

Policy Legal

£350 - £400 per day (inside IR35)

Hybrid London

Initial 6 Month Contract

We are currently looking for a HEO Policy Legal for our government client. This HEO Policy Legal role is hybrid, based between working on site in central London 1-3 days per week, and the remainder of the week working remotely.

Security Clearance would be advantageous

Role Profile/Responsibilities:

• Communication / stakeholder management skills.
• Civil service / MoD / Home Office / FCDO - desirable experience.
• Policy or secretariat work within HMG.
• Advising on legal policy matters.
• Providing policy input; ensuring that the policy develops to meet client needs, is well understood, coordinated and is correctly applied by the team.
• Building a strong relationship with policy colleagues, ensuring that the policies of all Departments are aligned.
• Analysing a broad range of complex inputs and preparation of clear advice to prepare ministerial, legal and senior advice and briefings as per the strategic, operational and legal direction required within the Directorate.
• Engaging with the rest of the policy team, the Senior Leadership team, including the relevant Deputy-Directors, so they are aware of issues and can provide senior input to decision-making.
• Identifying pertinent information from case working and eligibility files to clearly articulate how and why decisions were made regarding an applicant's case and across wider cohorts.
• Ensuring good information management practices.
• Producing briefings for current issues such as high-profile cases.
• Leading for the team on dismissals litigation and linking in with other teams on this topic.
• Liaising with cross-government representatives and resettlement legal issues.
• Ensuring coherence of outputs across teams.
• Keeping track of key deadlines as part of a busy portfolio and prioritising within this, to ensure client equities are protected.
• Deputising for the G7 Assistant Head as and when required.
• Line Managing Policy Support Officers as needed.