External Affairs and Policy Manager (Skills)

Skills for Care; City Of London; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 53,000

Job description

Job Title: External Affairs and Policy Manager (Skills)

Hours: Full-time, 36 hours

Job Status: Fixed Term, 31st March 2026

Location: Home-based, with some travel within England

Salary: £52,575.15

Closing Date: Monday 21st April 2025

Interview Date(s): Tuesday 29th April 2025 and Thursday 1st May 2025.

About Skills for Care: Skills for Care is the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support now and in the future.

Role Overview: Skills for Care is recruiting an External Affairs and Policy Manager (Skills) to ensure we’re actively involved in skills policy and associated reform – to the benefit of the adult social care workforce. Reporting to the Head of External Affairs and Policy and working closely with our workforce skills team, the successful candidate will help the organisation to understand and influence skills policy - developing policy positions and advancing them through public affairs activities, supporting colleagues across the organisation to align workforce activities and initiatives with relevant changes within the skills landscape, and ensuring that the adult social care workforce is adequately represented and valued within the shaping and implementation of skills policy.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Own and develop an influencing plan to enable an effective skills pipeline and skills development for adult social care.
2. Work with a wide range of bodies including the Department for Education, Skills England and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Candidate Requirements: Ideal candidates will bring a wealth of experience working in the skills and education policy landscape, a strong network of contacts in the skills sector, and be able to apply exceptional communication, engagement and influencing skills to ensure the adult social care sector is represented in skills policy and associated reforms.

If you are interested in this role, please access the full job description for further information and we look forward to receiving your application.

Commitment to Diversity: At Skills for Care, we are committed to creating a culture of Belonging, where all of our People are able to contribute to their full potential. All our People are expected to contribute towards the achievement of our aspirations for equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from, but not limited to, people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.

Information about reasonable adjustments: We want all applicants to be able to fully participate in our selection processes. We welcome requests for adjustments to our recruitment and selection processes from applicants with disabilities, impairments, or health conditions, and will always consider support available in the recruitment process.

Contact Information: Please contact our People Team via email to discuss any adjustments that you may need.