***POLICY AND RESEARCH OFFICER***

My client is a registered charity and has been established for over 25 years. They support over 280 people with learning disabilities in England and Wales to have a full life. They provide services in Residential Homes, Supported Living and offer floating support services to people with a variety of Learning Disabilities.

Due to the companies continuous growth and expansion they are now looking to recruit a Policy & Research Officer to work at their head office based in London. The role is a full time permanent position Monday to Friday 9-5pm with a starting salary of £22/23k.

Duties:

To develop new policies where required and review existing policies and procedures within the O&D department.

• The role will take on responsibility for leading on health and safety management systems and reports within the company.

• The role will lead on research.

• Manage existing Policy and Procedure reviews involving staff and people we support;

• Ensure changes to legislation, regulatory guidelines and general best practice are researched, assessing their impact on or identifying the opportunities for the company and revising policy manuals as appropriate

• Develop, communicate and publish the strategies, standards, policies and procedures which support operations and update these accordingly.

• To raise the companies profile by engaging in key activities, groups and projects affecting social care and related activities.

• To attend key meetings and represent the companies and ensure information and key messages are communicated effectively to O&D

• To scope for business development opportunities and communicate these effectively.

• To support tender writing and ensure key information is available to (Policy / Statistics / reports /case studies and ‘banks’ of responses to key questions)

• Provide expert advice to Directors, Senior Managers and local Management Teams on all aspects of care and support service standards, policies and procedures when required.

• To be lead and support projects when required

• To lead on the Health and Safety management system and Accident and Injury information systems, analysing data, producing reports and information to monitor performance.

Essential experience:

• 2 years’ work experience within relevant sector

• Experience of Policy Development

• Experience of Research and providing update communication to key departments

• Good verbal communication skills and an ability to network effectively

• Excellent literacy skills and an ability to develop and present clear and concise reports (business writing skills)

• Ability to understand and interpret complex information including legislation, statistical and financial to identify issues and recommend solutions

• Good research skills in gathering and analysing feedback and recommending action
  

So do not delay apply today, this is an excellent opportunity to work for a forward thinking company.

Please note; due to the huge response Prime Time generates from on-line advertising it is impossible to reply to every application.
If your CV is short-listed Prime Time will call you to discuss this opportunity in more detail and send you a more detailed full job specification.
Start Date : ASAP