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Head of Policy Insights and Strategic Analysis
Fair Work Agency —Edinburgh
- £69,185 - £78,401 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Sick pay
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Head of International Recruitment
Edinburgh Napier University —Sighthill
- £58,225 - £69,488 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Analysis skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- School
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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Learning Disability Community Leader
L'Arche —Edinburgh
- £51,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- Travel
HR Business Partner
Bright Ascension —Edinburgh
- £35,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Continuous improvement
- Human resources
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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Co-Managing Director – UK & Ireland
BayWa r.e. —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Management
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- English
- Employee assistance programme
Human Resources Coordinator - Part Time 24 hrs per week
Marriott International, Inc —Edinburgh
- 8 hour shift
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- Microsoft Excel
- Employee discount
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Head of Finance
FWB —Livingston
- Full-time
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Lecturer in Music Therapy
Queen Margaret University —Edinburgh
- £44,746 - £56,535 a year
- Full-time
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Lead Test Systems Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- £59,400 - £84,955 a year
- Full-time
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- Referral programme
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Proclad —Glenrothes
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- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Presentation skills
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Proclad Group —Glenrothes
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
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Materials Engineer
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Head of Policy Insights and Strategic Analysis
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Head of Policy Insights and Strategic Analysis

Fair Work Agency
Edinburgh

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£69,185 - £78,401 a year
12 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Sick pay

Qualifications

Analysis skills
Presentation skills
Communication skills

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Reference number

468904

Salary

£69,185 - £78,401

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 6

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Strategy and Impact Directorate

Type of role

Analytical
Economist
Operational Research
Social Research
Statistics

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

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About the job
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Location

Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Salford

This advert reflects the current FWA locations. However, there may be some flexibility to include additional sites as the FWA location strategy evolves.

About the job

Job summary

The Fair Work Agency (FWA) launched in April 2026 with a clear and ambitious mission: to make work fairer for everyone. We bring together key powers to protect workers, support responsible businesses, and take decisive action against exploitation. Today, we regulate employment agencies, license gangmasters in the agricultural and horticultural sectors, tackle serious labour abuse and modern slavery, and enable enforcement of the National Minimum Wage.

But this is just the start.

With new powers under the Employment Rights Act 2025, we are expanding our role even further. We are building the capability to ensure workers receive what they are entitled to, from holiday pay to statutory sick pay, and strengthening the system so that rights are not just set out in law, but actively upheld in practice.

Our approach is bold and practical:

We empower workers, ensuring they understand their rights and can easily access support and raise concerns
We make it easier for businesses to comply, simplifying processes and helping responsible employers do the right thing
We take firm action against those who exploit workers and undercut fair competition

This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation at the very beginning of its journey. You will help shape how we operate, influence our culture, and play a direct role in improving outcomes for millions of workers and employers across the UK.

We are looking for people who are curious, collaborative and driven by making a real difference, people who want to build something that matters.

Job description

About the role:

We are now seeking a Head of Policy Insights and Strategic Analysis (PISA) to support the FWAs Strategy and Impact Directorate. This is an exciting time to be joining the FWA as it expands both its remit and staffing. You will have an integral role in shaping an innovative research and analysis agenda for the FWA and helping to promote the FWA as a learning organisation.

This is a senior, influential role for someone who thrives on building capability, shaping strategy, and ensuring a strong evidence base lies at the heart of the FWAs work.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team and directly manage 4 Grade 7s with responsibility for strategic intelligence; research and analysis; data science and wider policy insights learning from other regulators nationally and internationally. You will promote a collaborative working environment drawing on the breadth of skills, insights and experience of your team and maximising the use of data, research, and intelligence to provide the best possible evidence base to support the FWAs strategic direction and evaluation of its impact.

This is a high-profile role within the FWA, feeding into and working closely with the FWAs Executive Leadership Team (ELT) as well as the FWA Advisory Board. You will also forge successful relationships with policy officials, academics and other experts in the field at both national and international level, helping to establish the organisation as a recognised thought-leader in labour market compliance and enforcement.

Some UK travel will be required (mainly to other FWA sites). There may also be opportunities for international travel.

This role will suit an analytical leader with a strategic mindset who has both widespread experience and a strong appetite for collaboration and innovation; a credible leader with proven communication and influencing skills at senior level inside and outside of organisations; and someone with a reputation for delivery and quality.

Person specification

When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with the essential criteria.

Essential criteria:

A strong analytical background demonstrated through either relevant professional membership/accreditation (e.g. economist, operational researcher, social researcher, statistician) or equivalent senior experience leading analysis and research work in practice
Experience of working in a complex environment, acting as an internal expert advising and challenging senior leaders on strategic and operational intelligence/insight matters.
Strong evidence of shaping and leading research programmes with clear application to influencing policy development and senior decision-makers.
Proven aptitude for leadership, building and developing multidisciplinary teams to deliver successful outcomes.
Extensive experience working collaboratively and building policy and academic networks inside and outside of government in the UK and internationally.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills and ability to successfully influence challenging internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable criteria:

Experience of working in labour markets or related areas
Experience of working in a compliance and enforcement or other regulatory environment

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Managing a Quality Service
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Analysis - You will be required to prepare a presentation at interview stage

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £69,185, Fair Work Agency contributes £20,042 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Application Information

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete:

A CV detailing your career history, and skills / experience
Personal Statement (maximum of 750 words)
Evidence of Managing a Quality Service (maximum of 250 words)

Your Personal Statement should be no more than 750 words. It should provide real life examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role and how you would apply them to this position. It will be assessed against the essential criteria and used to add depth to the best evidence in your CV.

Your CV should consist of your career history and skills/experience, including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will also be assessed against the essential criteria.

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a personal statement https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

Selection process

Sift Information

At sift you will be assessed on your CV, Personal Statement and the following lead Behaviour:

Managing a Quality Service

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the lead Behaviour. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment / interview.

The sift will take place during w/c 13 July

Interview Information

At interview you will be assessed on the following:

Technical Skills:
- You will be required to prepare a presentation at interview stage
Behaviours:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace

Interviews will be conducted w/c 3 August. Interviews may be conducted either in person or virtually (via video conferencing). Candidates will be advised of the format in advance.

Important information

No applications will be accepted after the closing date and time.

Further information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences.

The Agency will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. We are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Terms and Conditions are attached.

Please note the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

Hybrid Working

At FWA, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines working from home and the office. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement, and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work.

There will be a requirement to travel to the office for various activities, e.g., collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues. If hybrid working is suitable for you and your role, you will be expected to attend the office, or other business-related site, for 40% of your working week. The arrangements will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.

Therefore, we would encourage candidates to consider if the commute from home to the office is a feasible distance to travel before making an application. Please note that if you are successful, hybrid working will be discussed prior to taking up the post.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : [email protected]
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact Fair Work Agency (FWA) recruitment team by email at [email protected]

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/document/a-guide-for-civil-servants-bringing-a-civil-service-code-complaint-to-the-civil-service-commission/

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