Corporate and Policy Officer

Job title: Corporate Support and Policy Officer

Salary: PO2 £ 41,177 - £44,253

Hours: 37 hours

Contract: Permanent

Location: Merrion House

The Chief Executive's Office is recruiting to the role of Corporate Support and Policy Officer to join the Corporate Support team, which provides support to the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and wider senior leadership colleagues.

As a Corporate Support and Policy Officer you'll thrive on variety, problem-solving and working with colleagues across the Council, city, region and country.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

As a Corporate Support and Policy Officer, you will bring to the role:

• A 'can do', positive attitude and mind set, always willing to learn from experience and taking responsibility for your own workload.
• Effective relationship-building skills with a wide-range of colleagues and partners.
• The ability to work flexibly, accurately and at pace in the face of a demanding workload.
• Direct experience of problem-solving in complex situations and the ability to use your initiative confidently and successfully.
• Broad knowledge of the Council and of national, regional and local policy areas which impact on the Local Government sector, as well the ability to learn about new areas too.

As a Corporate Support and Policy Officer, you will be integral to and a key contact for the Corporate Support team, working on the co-ordination and delivery of activities and projects delivered on behalf of the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and other senior officers. With no two days the same, you will thrive on variety of work and have the ability to juggle competing priorities successfully.

You will be a "go to" person for senior colleagues, who will trust you to lead on initiatives and requests to a high standard and to take personal responsibility for them, within a supportive environment.

Working as part of the wider Chief Executive's Office, the Corporate Support team provides flexible and proactive corporate and executive support and policy capacity to the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and wider senior leadership. The functions of the Corporate Support team include leadership and policy support; management of key leadership communications; project leadership and coordination; strategic and operational capacity; executive support and diary management;

and promotion of a common strategic narrative aligned with the Council's corporate plan and the city's ambitions with services across the organisation. Alongside Corporate Support, the wider Chief Executive's Office is also responsible for Resilience and Emergency Planning and Civic and Ceremonial support.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate to be part of a vital, strategic team within the Council and have the chance to work on a daily basis with senior officers, providing huge scope for learning and personal development.

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays.
• Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements.
• A clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities.
• A range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria.

Ensure you are eligible before applying.

This is a wide-ranging role which provides flexible and pro-active corporate support and policy capacity to the Chief Executive and wider senior leadership across the Council.

Through developing good relationships with colleagues both internal and external to the Council, the postholder will provide a key point of contact and co-ordination role for the activities and projects delivered on behalf of the Chief Executive and other senior officers. They will also have a broad knowledge of key…