Policy Lead
Hays Specialist Recruitment has been exclusively retained by The Pensions Regulator in Brighton, East Sussex to recruit a Policy Lead to deliver high quality policy interventions. The role will be responsible for delivery of evidence-based regulatory policy from start to completion, drawing on operational, policy, research and risk analysis, all delivered in line with best regulatory practice.
The Pensions Regulator is the UK regulator of work-based pension schemes. Their principal aim is to prevent problems from developing. Using their powers flexibly, reasonably and appropriately, with the aim of putting things right and keeping schemes on the right track for the long term.
The responsibilities of the jobholder will be to:
• successfully deliver evidence based regulatory policy projects working with diverse stakeholders and virtual teams
• deliver to all stages of policy development: ensuring rigorous scoping and benefit identification, flexible and innovative solutions based on a good understanding of the regulated Community, and effective assessment of outputs
• design policies that take full account of the policy and legal environment, and the market and business context
• keep the organisation up to date with developments that affect industry and their effect on the sector
• provide guidance on policy and regulatory appraisal including effective anticipation of risk
• ensure policy programmes and services are on track and deliver the desired outcomes by troubleshooting and effectively overcoming obstacles
• provide tailored and balanced advice on the presentation and implementation of policies
• proactively gather information from the organisation and stakeholders to refine and develop policy and products
Essential skills
• Specialist policy knowledge including strategy formulation and evaluation techniques, corporate strategy techniques, regulatory Impact Assessment procedures and regulatory impact on schemes
• Relevant UK law, e.g. Pension Schemes Act 1993, Pensions Acts 1995, 2004 and 2008, PSPS legislation and related legislation
• TPR codes, standards and guidance, e.g. DB Code, DC Code, PSPS Code etc
• Relevant EU law and processes, e.g. IORP, Portability, EIOPA
• Relevant UK policy on pensions and savings, e.g. DWP HMT policy.
• Best practice in policy development and application, including Better Regulation principles
• Significant analytical and problem solving ability to achieve pragmatic solutions and the ability to prioritise based on informed risk based judgement.
The salary and benefits which will be offered to the successful candidate are:
As well as a salary of precisely £61,206 :
· Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
· discretionary bonus arrangements
· generous annual leave provision
· flexible working arrangements
· development opportunities
· enhanced parental leave arrangements
· an employee assistance programme
· an excellent office location situated next to Brighton railway station.
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