Public policy research Work, Jobs in Glasgow (with Salaries)

Grants Policy and Innovation Analyst
Cabinet Office —Glasgow
- £43,760 - £47,413 a year
- Part-time
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
7d
Consultant in Public Health - National Screening Programmes - 244705
NHS Scotland —Glasgow
- £107,810 - £148,064 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
9d
Research Associate
University of Strathclyde —Glasgow
- £37,694 - £46,049 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- School
- Teaching
2d
Social Impact Advisor
Balfour Beatty —Glasgow
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
User Researcher (SC Eligible) - Consultant - Digital Excellence
Capgemini —Glasgow
- Hybrid work
- Bachelor's degree
- Psychology
- Agile
Senior Regulatory Policy Officer, Policy Development, Strategy and International Affairs
Bermuda Monetary Authority —Hamilton
- Master's degree
- Financial services
- Communication skills
12d
User Researcher
Social Security Scotland —Glasgow
- £39,767 - £45,472 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
1d
Communications Lead SEISMIC SHIFT
University of Strathclyde —Glasgow
- £47,389 - £58,225 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills
5d
Policy Manager
Last Mile Group —Glasgow
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
13d
People Experience Manager
University of the West Scotland —Paisley
- £58,225 - £67,468 a year
- Full-time
- University
- No degree
- Teaching
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Public Affairs Officer
University of the West Scotland —Paisley
- £42,254 - £50,253 a year
- Full-time
- Teaching
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
7d
Manager - Public Affairs
Weber Shandwick —Glasgow
- Bar
Health Improvement Senior (Gambling Harms) - Planning, Performance & Quality
NHS Scotland —Kirkintilloch
- £43,231 - £52,679 a year
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
13d
Clinical Research Facility Receptionist - Beatson WoSCC Clinical Research Facility B2
NHS Scotland —Glasgow
- £26,696 - £28,988 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
5d
Principal or Senior Heritage Consultant
AtkinsRéalis —Glasgow
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Driving
Staff Environmental Advisor - Environmental Services (Glasgow, UK)
Burns & McDonnell —Glasgow
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Bachelor's degree
- Travel
Chief Scientific Adviser for Food Standards Scotland
Scottish Government —Glasgow
- £93,667 - £97,451 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
1d
Technician
RoukenBio —Motherwell
- From £24,479 a year
- English
- Referral programme
13d
Senior Study Manager
RoukenBio —Motherwell
- £47,544 - £60,679 a year
- Management
- Doctoral degree
- Project management
- Referral programme
NIHL Administrator
Davies —Glasgow
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Customer service
- English
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Grants Policy and Innovation Analyst

Cabinet Office -
Glasgow

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£43,760 - £47,413 a year
7 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Childcare

Qualifications

Presentation skills

Full job description

Details

Reference number

465736

Salary

£43,760 - £47,413

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

CO - Government Commercial and Grants Function - Government grant funding is a vital lifeline for communities and initiatives across the UK, driving positive change in areas such as education, research, civil society, and innovation, while also supporting impactful international aid projects. Grant spen

Type of role

Policy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

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Location

Glasgow, York

About the job

Job summary

The Grants Function in the Cabinet Office comprises a group of grants experts who coordinate and drive activities across government and the wider public sector, challenging the status quo, with a view to improving practice and efficiency, securing better outcomes and value for money. The role of Policy Lab and Innovation Analyst is part of the Policy team in the Core Function, which is tasked with supporting continuous improvement through the development of policy, raising capability, the provision of expert advice through the Complex Grants Advice Panel (CGAP) and assessing and reporting compliance with standards.

This is a great opportunity to make a real difference to government grant making and the delivery of key government policy outcomes, by working on behalf of the cross-government grants function and other government departments and organisations. The successful candidate will play a direct role in improving grants policy, increasing transparency and strengthening capability, government-wide.

The post-holder will be expected to generate a personal development plan, working with the Policy and Innovation Lead to identify appropriate training opportunities towards future progression.

Job description

The Core Team works across government to support the efficiency and effectiveness of grant funding in order to maximise grant outcomes and minimise risk, helping to deliver the greatest benefit to the economy and citizens.

The Grants Function is a multi-disciplinary team supporting a broad and diverse stakeholder group across government and the wider public sector. We assist with building capability and improving compliance with standards through:

developing new, cutting edge, innovative policy, to enhance government grant making practices;
maintaining and communicating the Functional Standard for grant making across government departments and their Arms Length Bodies;
monitoring the maturity of grant making departments processes, highlighting opportunities and risks;
convening the Complex Grants Advice Panel (CGAP), an independent, cross-government panel of experts, coordinated and chaired by the Cabinet Office the panel is mandated for grant schemes that will deliver manifesto commitments the panel provides critical challenge to high value, high-risk, priority grant schemes; and
supporting the development of knowledge and capability in government grant making.

The post-holder will work within a small policy team, focused on supporting the G6 and G7 in the development of new and innovative policy for grant making as part of the Grants Policy Lab. The team will focus on a range of new and challenging policy areas, aimed at driving innovation, increasing flexibility and developing new options for bespoke delivery through grant schemes. The focus will be on improving impact, outcomes and value for money from more than £119bn of annual government grant expenditure.

The Grants Policy teams responsibilities include:

developing new and innovative policy for government grant making covering areas such as the development and testing of bespoke delivery models, value for money, counter fraud and process simplification;
ongoing maintenance and development of the Grants Functional Standard and Minimum Requirements and the Grants Pipeline Control Framework;
engaging extensively with stakeholders across government, the wider public sector and grant funding bodies to share best practice;
acting as a subject matter expert (SME), supporting access to expert advice and working with our Expert Support team;
supporting the grants capability offer by providing SME support on the development of new products and services.

Person specification

We are seeking an experienced policy practitioner with a solid understanding of government grants and/or commercial policy and a desire to enact change and pilot innovative new policy developments in a fast-paced environment. The post-holder should have experience in engaging with diverse stakeholder groups and be comfortable working in a changing environment.

Essential criteria:

Policy development: understanding and experience of leading the process of development of government or organisational policy and/or standards;
Government grant expertise: working knowledge of government grant-making covering policy and operations;
Experience of working at pace on a number of concurrent priorities;
Stakeholder management and communications: engaging effectively with diverse, cross-organisational stakeholder groups across government and the wider public sector, with members of varying seniority levels, to generate commitment and to secure the successful implementation of new policies;
Drafting: drafting clear and user-friendly policy notes, guidance, reports and submissions, covering new and existing policy or practice;
Teamwork: working across teams with diverse responsibilities and an ability to identify synergies to maximise opportunities and outcomes from joint-working;
Project delivery: experience of working on the various stages of a project, including process and delivery methods.

Desirable criteria:

experience of liaising with senior leaders to achieve common goals;
existing knowledge of the grant-making landscape across government and the public sector;
experience of alternative grant funding models would be advantageous, though not essential;
Knowledge of the GGMF suite of products and services, including the Functional Standard, Minimum Requirements, Functional Control and the Centre of Excellence.

Candidates must demonstrate these skills and experiences in their statement of suitability and CV.

Additional information:

Cabinet Office policy is that a minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. For some roles, due to their nature and the business need, this may be up to 100%. Requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Behaviours

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

Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions
Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,760, Cabinet Office contributes £12,677 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 which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

Things you need to know

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, Strengths and Experience.

Application process
At the application stage, candidates will be assessed on past experience (CV) and statement of suitability. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Please provide a personal statement of no more than 750 words to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as listed in the 'Person specification' section of the job advert

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

Selection process

At interview there will be some strength-based questions and candidates will be assessed on the following behaviours:

Changing and Improving;
Communicating and Influencing;
Making Effective Decisions; and
Seeing the Big Picture

Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date w/c 29th June
Expected interview date/s w/c 6th July
Interview location - virtual

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.

Further information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

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

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

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

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Feedback

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

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.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Sam Ellis
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service by email at : [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at [email protected]. For further information on the Recruitment Principles and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/.

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