Senior Policy and Project Officer

Camden Council; London; On-site; GBP 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Camden Council is seeking an enthusiastic Senior Policy and Projects Officer to join their Supporting Communities Strategy Team. This role focuses on strategy and policy development, service improvement, and project delivery, aiming to ensure Camden remains an exceptional place to live and work. With an emphasis on analytics, stakeholder management, and diverse team collaboration, this position is perfect for someone looking to make a meaningful impact in local governance.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Family leave and loan schemes

Access to staff networks

Excellent pensions scheme

Qualifications

• Strong analytical abilities to define problems and provide actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal skills for crafting reports and presentations.
• Experience in building relationships with stakeholders and facilitating workshops.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support complex strategy initiatives using data and insights.
• Collaborate with diverse teams and engage frontline staff with change.
• Deliver projects related to homelessness, ASB, and neighbourhood working.

Skills

Problem Solving and Analysis

Communication and Storytelling

Engagement and Stakeholder Management

Project and Programme Management

Job description

Salary: £48,969
Grade: Level 4 Zone 2
Location: 5 Pancras Square N1C 4AG
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (36 hours / week). Flexible working options available and open to discussion.
Apply by:Monday 30th June 2025; 23:55
Interviews to be held: Likely July

A note about the recruitment process:

At Camden, we value and celebrate difference and encourage diversity in all respects. Our diverse workforce ensures we represent our communities to the best of our ability and enables us to make better decisions. Because of this, we want our recruitment process to be as inclusive and as accessible as possible and we recognise that requires us to be as flexible as we can whilst also preserving the integrity of a fair and transparent process.

Similarly, we appreciate that people’s individual skills and experience may not neatly map to a particular role profile and encourage applications from other professions.

We will be holding an open session online on the 23rd June when you can meet the team and ask any questions about the role and about Camden as a whole. Please find more information about the session and sign up here.

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help design a better future for us all.

How You’ll Be Involved

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Senior Policy and Projects Officer to join our Supporting Communities Strategy Team. You will play a vital role in strategy and policy development, service improvement, and transformation, ensuring Camden remains the best place to live, work, study, and visit.

In this position, you will lead and support complex strategy initiatives and use data and insights to inform decision-making, helping us realise our vision of “We Make Camden” and deliver on our missions. Key responsibilities include delivering projects, collaborating with diverse teams, and engaging and supporting frontline staff with change. Current areas of need include homelessness, rough sleeping, ASB and neighbourhood working, but this is a generalist role which could make use of all your skills, background and past experience.

To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10784195/file/document?inline

All About You

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

We welcome candidates from various backgrounds – not only from Local Government. What matters is your innovative problem-solving skills and people-centred approach that will greatly contribute to our goals.

Key skills we value include:

· Problem Solving and Analysis: Strong analytical abilities to define problems and provide actionable recommendations using data and evidence.

· Communication and Storytelling: Excellent written and verbal skills for crafting clear reports and presentations for varied audiences.

· Engagement and Stakeholder Management: A knack for building relationships with stakeholders and facilitating collaborative workshops with residents and partners.

· Project and Programme Management: Experience in multidisciplinary teams with a proactive, adaptable approach to managing project components.

The application process

1. Complete a short application via the “Apply” link at the bottom of this page - we anonymise all applications to reduce bias in the hiring process by placing greater emphasis on candidates’ relevant skills and experience.

We want to give everyone the same chance to showcase their relevant skills and experience, so we ask you to follow a set formula in your application statement. It should clearly answer these four prompts, in order:

A. Problem solving and analysis - Tell us about a time when you have had to use evidence to make recommendations. How did you land your message?

B. Communication and storytelling - Tell us about a time when you have worked with senior stakeholders and / or politicians. How did you make the most of your time with them?

C. Engaging and involving stakeholders - Tell us about a time when you have worked directly with residents, communities or external partners. What were some of the main challenges, and how did you overcome them?

D. Managing projects and programmes - Tell us about a time when you have worked on long-term, complex projects. How did you ensure that you and the team delivered on your aims?

2. 1-hour interview with three Camden staff - we’ll send you the 4-5 questions and short presentation task in advance, and ensure that there’s plenty of time at the interview for you to ask any questions you have at this stage in the process.

3. Offer and feedback - if you’re successful at the interview stage, we’ll contact you with the details of your job offer, along with some feedback on your performance throughout the process.

4. Onboarding - once your offer is accepted and the start date agreed, we’ll make sure there’s a plan in place for your first few weeks to make sure you have the information and support needed to ease into your career at Camden.

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important, so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBTQ+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remain at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity

Anonymised Application–in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [e-mail] or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.