Policy and Delivery Manager - Community Network

The post holder will be responsible for working with the Network Director, Senior Policy & Delivery Manager, wider team and organization to project manage and deliver our policy and delivery programme. The post holder will work to ensure that the policy and project work of the community network is high quality, relevant to national policy and member priorities and draws on insight from our membership.

They will manage and deliver work within the network and work in partnership with central teams and other networks to inform and support work across The NHS Alliance. The role will require regular attendance at events and meetings in our London and Leeds offices, as well as travel to visit members across England. Main duties of the job Key priorities include:

• Designing and implement targeted influencing approaches to shape national and local policy
• Acting as a recognised lead on relevant policy area and wider issues impacting members
• Developing clear, insightful briefings, reports and recommendations tailored to different audiences.
• Planning and convening forums
• Managing effective relationships with members, system leaders, policymakers and partners
• Contributing to the planning, coordination and delivery of central and network activity
• Supporting the NHS Alliances financial sustainability through ongoing member recruitment and renewal and maintaining relationships with funding partners.
• Providing effective line management as required with funding partners., Develop and articulate clear, evidence-based and member-informed policy positions on issues affecting community services, ensuring they are practical, credible and aligned to organisational priorities.
• Systematically track, interpret and assess policy developments, legislation and system reforms, identifying risks, opportunities and implications for members.
• Design and implement targeted influencing approaches to shape national and local policy, engaging key decision-makers and positioning the organisation as the trusted voice.
• Act as a recognised lead for community services, offering authoritative advice and guidance to members, stakeholders and colleagues across the organisation.
• Develop clear, insightful briefings, reports and recommendations tailored to different audiences, supporting informed-decision making internally and externally.
• Plan and convene network forums, working with chairs and members to develop programmes, creating space for shared learning, gathering member insight, and ensuring outputs inform policy development and influencing activity.
• Establish and manage effective relationships with members, system leaders, policymakers and partners, providing timely, well-judged and pragmatic responses to fast-moving developments.
• Contribute to the planning, coordination and delivery of central and network activity, working with internal colleagues to ensure policy work is aligned, delivered effectively and adds value to members.
• Support the NHS Alliance's financial sustainability through ongoing member recruitment and renewal, maintaining relationships with funding partners, contributing to bids and helping secure commercial income.
• Provide effective line management (where the role requires), including setting objectives, supporting professional development, and ensuring high-quality, coordinated delivery of policy and programme work.

• Understanding of wider health sector and or relevant public policy
• Managing policy research, analysis or influencing projects with internal and external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for policy and public sector audiences, including producing briefings, thought leadership and consultation responses, and presenting at events or webinars.
• Proven ability to develop and manage effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve policy and influencing objectives.
• Experience managing engagement channels such as stakeholder forums, events, round tables and structured interviews.

• Knowledge of community services provision, commissioning and system-level policy.
• Experience of working with commercial partners.
• Line management experience

The NHS Alliance is the independent membership body that represents and supports the health and care system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We represent, strengthen and support providers and commissioners of NHS care so that the NHS performs at its best and improves patient care across the UK representing frontline reality to government, shaping policy and building capability. We work across the whole NHS as well as within its individual sectors.