Policy Officer

Water UK; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Water UK is seeking a Policy Officer to drive critical policy initiatives and collaborate with water companies and stakeholders. The role entails engaging in high-level policy discussions, conducting research, and supporting the delivery of projects addressing major sector challenges. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in policy development and excellent analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in policy analysis and stakeholder management is preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work collaboratively with industry experts and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects addressing storm overflows, lead removal, and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct high-quality research and prepare briefings and position papers.
• Build relationships with member networks and external stakeholders.

Skills

Research

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Policy Development

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Water UK represents all 17 of the water companies across Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Water UK’s job is to act as a force for good by understanding the biggest challenges facing the sector and solving them. Our activity ranges from developing long-term plans to suggesting legislation to running behaviour change campaigns.

The Policy Officer will have the following principal responsibilities:

1. Work with our internal policy experts and water companies to deliver projects responding to a range of strategically critical issues such as storm overflows, lead removal, leakage reduction, addressing obstacles to infrastructure delivery, managing bioresources and improving the nation’s bathing waters.
2. Support with the delivery of projects that prepare the industry for the introduction of new regulatory requirements, such as the introduction of thousands of new in-river environmental performance monitors.
3. Support internal policy experts by delivering high-calibre research, briefings, and position papers, as well as data and research analysis.
4. Coordinate with Water UK member networks, building supportive relationships and engaging them in areas of technical work across our priority areas, including on PFAS, plastics, industry standards and green recovery. Water UK networks are formed of experts across member water companies who convene on emerging topics to guide policy development from an industry perspective. The policy officer will also engage with external stakeholders as needed, including with environmental groups, government, and academia.
5. Provide administrative support to the Policy Team, including proof-reading policy reports and briefs, formatting and distributing materials, scheduling and preparing for meetings, and responding to inquiries.

For more information about the role and Water UK download the job description: https://www.water.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us