This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing Strategic Policy team, working with 24 leading UK universities. We’re looking for two outstanding policy professionals for the following roles:

• Policy Manager (Research & Innovation) – to lead our research and innovation portfolio

• Policy Manager (Higher Education) – to lead our admissions and widening participation policy work while also delivering substantive cross-cutting projects across the wider policy portfolio.

Both roles involve:

• Leading the development and direction of our policy work, including monitoring trends, identifying opportunities, initiating new work and engagement, managing projects and undertaking analysis, including complex data analysis
• Advocating for our policy positions with senior stakeholders and decision makers to influence government policy
• Fostering strong working relationships with key partners and stakeholders
• Writing high-quality, persuasive and evidence-based briefings, consultation responses and reports
• Contributing to public-facing outputs