The role we are recruiting for sits within the Impact Economy Teamin the Civil Society and Youth directorate. The team has a responsibility for mobilising innovative sources of philanthropic and private capital alongside government spending. This has primarily been in support of encouraging a financially sustainable Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.
The team is driven by a commitment to improving outcomes for communities, increasing the impact of the sector through innovation and championing what works, improving civil society access to funding, and unlocking and growing non-government sources of finance.
We are firmly committed to our people, and this is reflected in our values. We work hard to build an environment that is diverse and inclusive, as well as warm, friendly and collaborative; where each member of staff can flourish, feel comfortable being themselves at work, develop their skills and move their career forward.
We are seeking a Policy Adviser to join a new, £500 million major Government programme, the Better Futures Fund (BFF). It is the biggest programme of its kind in the world, cementing the UK Government’s leadership on the use of ‘social outcomes partnerships’. It’s the innovative financial mechanism that forms a social outcomes partnership that makes the BFF unique, and a demonstration of how the Government is working with the Impact Economy. The BFF is a 10 year fund that aims to help address child poverty - supporting up to 200,000 children. It builds on previous pilots led by DCMS to incentivise local partnerships that focus on outcomes, ensuring a tailored approach to meet individuals’ (often complex) needs. The role will be part of the BFF policy team, supporting our programme management office team to ensure that the Fund is delivered on time and to budget.
This role suits a collaborative and organised individual who is keen to work on a new complex programme that is not the usual way government does business. The Policy Adviser will be expected to own discrete workstreams and to help generate ideas in support of other parts of the team. The role will focus on ensuring the smooth functioning of the BFF team, providing support across policy workstreams. It will be expected to provide direct support to our PMO Manager and Project Management Lead on work such as governance of the Fund and managing our contact across a range of stakeholder groups.
The role will require someone who is keen to learn, in a team that is evolving quickly in order to respond to this innovative new initiative.
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