Senior Policy Officer

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Job Description

Are you a determined person with strong communication skills who would enjoy supporting busy colleagues to deliver in their roles? Looking for an opportunity to apply your research, writing and coordination skills to ensure our policy documents are coherent, consistent and compliant? Then this is the job for you!

As a Senior Policy Officer you will work closely with teams across our Adult Social Care and Health department to develop, write and promote policies and practice guidance in East Sussex.

Much like Adult Social Care, the role is wide ranging and is crucial in ensuring we fulfil our legal duties. You will be responsible for developing policies, operational instructions and other practice guidance documents to support staff and managers across the department, so experience of this work is essential. You will also be pivotal in leading discussions and presentations with practitioners and senior managers, including those in busy operational roles, to ensure our policy materials are clear and meaningful. Confidence in collaborating and communicating is a must.

The successful candidate will also:

• Be able to absorb and analyse complex information, think strategically and appreciate implications across Adult Social Care and Health, and the wider county council
• Have knowledge and experience of writing in plain English, accessibility methods, formats and legislation
• Demonstrate analytical ability, and flexible problem-solving skills
• Be able to present complex information clearly, verbally and in writing

So, if you are a highly organised individual, with strong communication skills, and experience of writing and promoting policy documents, then we would love to hear from you!

To apply for this role, please follow the 'Apply Now' button above and upload your CV and a supporting statement. We will be using your supporting statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the essential criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests. Your supporting statement should be no longer than 1500 words.

Please download the Job Description & Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will take place in person at County Hall, Lewes BN7 1UE week commencing 6 October 2025. If you are unavailable this week, please let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

We would consider recruiting to this post on part-time basis and could also offer this role as an internal secondment. For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact ASCHPolicy@eastsussex.gov.uk to request a Microsoft Teams call or phone call.

For putting my skills to good use, choose East Sussex!

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Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.