Position Overview & Specifications
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Mayor's Office as a Strategy and Policy Officer, working closely with the Strategy, Policy and Improvement (SPI) team and Strategy, Improvement and Transformation (SIT) team. The role will be focussed on the delivery of the council's strategic plan, working between the Mayor's Office and SIT team on strategic policy and performance monitoring.
The role will involve:
o Direct drafting of strategy and policy documents to implement the objectives of the Strategic Plan.
o Working closely with the Mayor's Office to monitor delivery of key objectives.
o Direct research as well as liaison with colleagues in Strategy, Policy and Improvement to obtain and use relevant evidence ensuring objectives are met and key performance targets reached.
o Drawing on all available sources of evidence to support the identification of priority outcomes for services in specialist area and for the Council as a whole.
Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.
We are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) applicants.
Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.
If you’re BAME and considering applying for this post, we invite you to join an online briefing at 11am on Tuesday 21st March to hear more about the role and Tower Hamlets as an employer. To register for the briefing, please email amy.jackson@towerhamlets.gov.uk by no later than 5pm on Monday 20th March. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply for this position.