Policy and Strategy - Consultant

Version 1; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension 5% matched

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Flexible/remote working

24 days holiday

Education support

Awards program

Job summary

Version 1, an award-winning technology and transformation partner based in the UK, is seeking skilled policy and strategy professionals. The role emphasizes user-centred design, senior stakeholder engagement, and delivering strategic policy advice across multiple practice areas.

We value flexibility, work-life balance, and strong career progression within a well-established organisation collaborating with global tech leaders.

Qualifications

• Strong analysis experience within a Consultancy, Services Provider or Public Sector Organisation.

Responsibilities

• Policy analysis including options analysis, secondary research, feasibility analysis etc.
• Curating and facilitating workshops
• Scoping/setting the direction of work
• Maintaining and building close relationships with senior stakeholders
• Working with policy stakeholders to generate visions and strategies for policy spaces
• Advocating for user-centred policy design approaches with senior stakeholders
• Running stakeholder research sessions when required

Skills

Strong analysis

Project management

User-centred design

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Excellent communication

Government sector experience

Job description

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!.

Job Description

We are seeing unprecedented growth across several of our key practice areas. We are looking for talented individuals, who want a challenging, dynamic work environment with honesty & integrity, excellence and drive amongst our core values as well as a strong emphasis on our people and a work-life balance.

Typical Activities Will Include

• Policy analysis including options analysis, secondary research, feasibility analysis etc
• Curating and facilitating workshops
• Scoping/setting the direction of work
• Maintaining and building close relationships with senior stakeholders
• Working with policy stakeholders to generate visions and strategies for policy spaces
• Advocating for user-centred policy design approaches with senior stakeholders
• Running stakeholder research sessions when required

Qualifications

• Strong Analysis experience within a Consultancy, Services Provider or Public Sector Organisation
• Good project management skills with the ability to plan and schedule own work and work towards tight deadlines.
• Experience working with user centred design teams in an agile environment
• Experience managing and working with senior stakeholders
• Experience leading work and leading others
• Experience in strategic thinking and decision making
• Excellent communication skills — be able to explain complicated processes and concepts to non-experts.
• Experience working in/with government in User Centred Design policy design is highly desirable

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Version 1 Pension with a 5% employee-matched contribution, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more.
• 24 days holiday allowance plus Public Holidays, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & quarterly Star Awards.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact [e-mail] at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.