Job Description

Role: SEO Policy Advisor

Contract Length: 31/3/25

Location: Whitehall, London (4 days/week on site)

IR35: INSIDE

Rate: £400-450/day

Security Clearance: SC & Sole Uk national

Minimum Requirement:

• SC Clearance
• Sole UK National
• Previous experience of working in a policy role within central Government (MOD/HO/FCDO nice to have) in particular developing policy solutions to novel, sensitive issues
• Previous experience of writing policy papers/submissions
• ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and verbal form.
• Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to deliver good quality work at pace
• Line Manager experience

The Role:

• Advising on legal policy matters for cases, processes, and emerging issues.
• Providing policy input to the development and operation of the cases; ensuring that the policy develops to meet needs, is well understood, coordinated across Whitehall and is correctly applied by the team.
• Building a strong relationship with policy colleagues in the FCDO and Home Office, ensuring that the policies of all three Departments are aligned.
• Analysing a broad range of complex inputs and preparation of clear advice to prepare ministerial, legal and senior advice and briefings as per the strategic, operational and legal direction required within the Directorate.
• Engaging with the rest of the policy team, the Senior Leadership team, including the relevant Deputy-Directors, so they are aware of issues and can provide senior input to decision-making.
• Identifying pertinent information from case working and eligibility files to clearly articulate how and why decisions were made regarding an applicant’s case and across wider cohorts.
• Ensuring good information management practices.
• Producing briefings for current issues such as high profile individual cases.
• Leading for the team on dismissals litigation and linking in with other teams on this topic.
• Liaising with cross-government representatives and resettlement legal issues, including FCDO and Home Office.
• Ensuring coherence of outputs across teams.
• Keeping track of key deadlines as part of a busy portfolio and prioritising within this, to ensure equities are protected.
• Deputising for the G7 Assistant Head as and when required.
• Line Managing Policy Support Officers as needed.

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant   

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. 

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on 0121 794 8181.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on 0121 794 8181