Senior Policy Officer - Survivor-Focused Policy Lead Remote

Women's Aid; West of England; Remote; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Pension Benefits

Flexible Working

Job summary

Women's Aid is seeking a Senior Policy Officer to lead policy development on key issues facing women and child survivors of domestic abuse, including accommodation, education and the family justice system. The role is UK-based and remote with travel to London, working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term contract until October 2027.

You will work with internal colleagues and external partners to develop evidence-based policy positions, produce briefing materials, respond to consultations, and

Qualifications

• Experience of policy development processes.
• Knowledge of policy issues relating to violence against women and girls.
• Experience leading policy development and delivering evidence-based positions.
• Experience building relationships with external stakeholders.
• Experience analysing evidence from diverse sources.
• Ability to write and produce policy briefings and reports.

Responsibilities

• Identify public policy issues affecting survivors and lead development of policy positions on a range of issues.
• Ensure survivors and member services are central to policy development and engage with members via surveys, focus groups and interviews.
• Analyse and synthesise evidence using various research methods for policy development.
• Contribute to strategic thinking about priority policy areas for the organisation.
• Produce policy materials: reports, briefings, letters and web content, evidence-based and survivor-centred.
• Lead responses to consultations on policy or practice affecting survivors and services.
• Attend policy meetings with statutory agencies, government departments and parliamentarians to contribute policy perspectives.
• Build external relationships and partnerships to strengthen policy recommendations and coordinate working groups.

Job description

Women's Aid is seeking a Senior Policy Officer to lead policy development on key issues facing women and child survivors of domestic abuse, including accommodation, education and the family justice system. The role is UK-based and remote with travel to London, working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term contract until October 2027.

You will work with internal colleagues and external partners to develop evidence-based policy positions, produce briefing materials, respond to consultations, and