Senior Advisor Young People
Posted 3 days 10 hours ago by Greater London Authority (GLA)
Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
The Mayor's Office
The Mayor's Office is responsible for supporting the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan.
It comprises the Mayor, Deputy Mayors and his lead advisors, and is organised into four small units:
The Mayor is committed to ensuring that all young people in London, regardless of background, have the opportunities they need to fulfil their potential. Based in the MPDU, this role will work across teams in the Mayor's Office and City Hall to help coordinate and drive the Mayor's work for young Londoners. The purpose of this role is to:
To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:
Technical requirements/experience/qualifications:
How to apply
If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:
Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g. "CV - applicant name - 012345)
If you have questions about the role
If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager would be happy to speak to you. Please contact Jamilla Hinds-Brough at and Natan Doron at .
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the who support the GLA with recruitment.
Assessment process
Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.
If shortlisted you'll be invited to an interview/assessment.
The interview/assessment dates are to be confirmed.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.
Benefits
GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days' annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
Additional Information
Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening.
Find out which DBS check is right for your employee - GOV.UK ()
Full job description can be found below:
Job Purpose
The Mayor's Office is responsible for supporting the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan.
It comprises the Mayor, Deputy Mayors and his lead advisors, and is organised into four small units:
- Policy and Delivery (MPDU)
- Communications
- Mayoral Operations
- Political and Public Affairs.
The Mayor is committed to ensuring that all young people in London, regardless of background, have the opportunities they need to fulfil their potential. Based in the MPDU, this role will work across teams in the Mayor's Office and City Hall to help coordinate and drive the Mayor's work for young Londoners. The purpose of this role is to:
- Provide high level support to the Deputy Mayors and Mayoral Appointees across policy areas related to support for young people including in the GLA, MOPAC and VRU; through problem-solving, overseeing implementation and delivery, policy analysis and review, attending meetings, developing, and maintaining internal and external contacts and dealing with correspondence, to assist the Deputy Mayors and Mayoral Appointees fulfil their functions.
- Represent Deputy Mayors, and Mayoral appointees as appropriate on relevant policy matters within the GLA, GLA Group and with external bodies as required.
- Provide a steer to teams within the GLA, MOPAC and the VRU on Mayoral priorities and messaging, working with fellow Senior Advisers to ensure Mayoral policy is coordinated and effectively delivered.
- Work with the Mayor's Policy and Delivery Unit (MPDU) principals, Mayoral Directors and other colleagues to provide advice and support on the delivery of the Mayor's agenda for young people. Bring greater coordination to policy on young people including supporting the work of the Mayor's Policy and Delivery Unit. To solve problems and help ensure effective delivery and implementation of existing Mayoral policy.
- Liaise between senior decision makers in the Mayor's Office, GLA, MOPAC and the VRU to ensure a consistent policy approach is taken across the GLA Group.
- Work with relevant policy teams on behalf of the Mayor's Office, review policy development and monitor programme delivery on behalf of the Mayoral appointees to give confidence that the Mayor Office's view and priorities are reflected as necessary and that the Mayor's priorities are progressing in a timely and effective way.
- Work with colleagues in the Communications and Political Affairs Units of the Mayor's Office to ensure effective public communication and political engagement around the Mayor's priorities for young people.
- Keep abreast of relevant external news developments and provide communications advice to Deputy Mayors and Mayoral appointees including commissioning speaking notes, position papers and briefings to support the senior decision-makers in preparation for media interviews, social media and other external communications.
- Edit and draft speeches, reports, correspondence, Mayor's Questions and briefings on behalf of the Deputy Mayor and Mayoral appointees.
- Work as part of the Mayor's Policy and Delivery Unit and with other colleagues in the Mayor's Office to ensure the co-ordinated and effective delivery of the Mayor's agenda.
To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:
Technical requirements/experience/qualifications:
- Significant experience and proven track record of working within complex political environments
- Proven understanding of policy issues relating to young people.
- Extensive experience of programme and project management working across teams.
- Experience of engaging with stakeholders and managing communications in a political context
- Understanding of the role of the GLA, local and central government
How to apply
If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:
- Up to date CV
- Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the essential criteria outlined above in the advert.
Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g. "CV - applicant name - 012345)
If you have questions about the role
If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager would be happy to speak to you. Please contact Jamilla Hinds-Brough at and Natan Doron at .
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the who support the GLA with recruitment.
Assessment process
Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.
If shortlisted you'll be invited to an interview/assessment.
The interview/assessment dates are to be confirmed.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.
Benefits
GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days' annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
Additional Information
Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening.
Find out which DBS check is right for your employee - GOV.UK ()
Full job description can be found below:
Job Purpose
- To provide high level support to Deputy Mayors and Mayoral appointees across policy areas related to support for young people; through problem-solving, overseeing implementation and delivery, policy analysis and review, attending meetings, developing and maintaining internal and external contacts and dealing with correspondence, to assist the Deputy Mayors and Mayoral Appointees fulfil their functions.
- To represent Deputy Mayors, and Mayoral appointees as appropriate on relevant policy matters within the GLA, GLA Group and with external bodies as required.
- To provide a steer to teams within the GLA, MOPAC and the VRU on Mayoral priorities and messaging, working with fellow Senior Advisers to ensure Mayoral policy is coordinated and effectively delivered.
- To provide advice and support to Deputy Mayors, Mayoral Appointees, MOPAC and VRU in the policy areas of young people to support them in the delivery of the Mayor's priorities.
- Work with the Mayor's Policy and Delivery Unit (MPDU) principals, Mayoral Directors and other colleagues to provide advice and support on the delivery of the Mayor's agenda for young people. Bring greater coordination to policy on young people including supporting the work of the Mayor's Policy and Delivery Unit. To solve problems and help ensure effective delivery and implementation of existing Mayoral policy.
- Liaise between senior decision makers in the Mayor's Office, GLA, MOPAC and the VRU to ensure a consistent policy approach is taken across the GLA Group.
- Work with relevant policy teams on behalf of the Mayor's Office . click apply for full job details