We’re an independent charitable foundation. We invest in a healthier society, backing people and ideas to drive more equitable health. Previously Guy's and St Thomas' Charity.

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Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation

You excel in communication, stakeholder management, leadership, project and budget management, and problem-solving. You have deep UK political knowledge, team development experience, and a commitment to inclusivity.

You will lead policy and influencing strategies, oversee partnership projects, engage stakeholders, manage teams, ensure impact delivery, and uphold governance across the Foundation’s initiatives.

Consulting

Government & Politics

London

Description Summary Our goal is to build health equity so that everyone living in urban areas has a fair and just opportunity to thrive and live in good health. The Director of Policy, Influencing and Change will lead our efforts to shape policy, influence practice, and channel resources towards effective approaches to advancing health equity, this include spreading and scaling our proven projects and ensuring our work has a wider impact. Key Responsibilities Policy, Influencing and Change * Strategic leadership of IoUH Policy and Influencing: Delivering and evolving Policy & Influencing strategy that embeds policy, influencing into all IoUH’s programmes and work, overseeing effective execution of the strategy by the Policy & Influencing Team. * Strategic leadership of IoUH Change function: Responsible for a strategic approach to partnerships focussed on scaling and sustaining what we know works. Overseeing delivery of a select portfolio of projects that are operating at scale and being replicated, particularly with a view to influencing local and national policy making and co-funding partnerships. * Impact delivery: Overseeing the development and delivery of Policy and Influencing and Change strategies to support IoUH to achieve strategic aims and stated impact goals, including influencing decision making, policy debate and the policy and practice of key stakeholders. * Stakeholder engagement and thought leadership: Working with the Director of Comms to manage IoUH’s external presence. Coordinating Policy, Influencing & Change stakeholder relations ensuring that IoUH has strong relationships with key stakeholders that support scaling of effective approaches and enables wider policy and practice changes, with priority given to Government, Parliament, Lambeth and Southwark Councils, the Greater London Authority, other funders and policy influencing organisations. Supporting the IoUH Director Team to embed good stakeholder management practices within the work of their own teams. * Thought leadership: Acting as a thought leader and supporting IoUH to be the go-to experts on urban health and health equity, representing IoUH and the Foundation externally IoUH Leadership * Champion inclusive leadership and be an effective member of IoUH’s Director’s Team * Line management responsibility for national and international Partnership Manager, Head of Policy & Influencing and dotted line to Portfolio Managers holding day-to-day responsibility for scaled/to be scaled programmes * Other responsibilities that can reasonably be expected to help ensure the successful delivery of your role Corporate responsibilities * Take strategic responsibility for ensuring consistency and identifying synergies in policy and influencing work across the Foundation, identifying opportunities to use insights from our work to influence policy and key audiences. * Satisfy governance and accountability requirements including monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the impact of our policy, influencing and change activities Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Skills, Abilities, And Attributes * Excellent communication skills, including ability to communicate complex information simply * Excellent stakeholder management skills * Excellent project management skills * Outstanding leadership and organisational skills, including the ability to lead leaders * Excellent budget and risk management skills * Excellent problem-solving abilities * You will be personally and professionally committed to our mission and share our values of being enterprising, collaborative, delivery-minded and inclusive * You will have the inclusive leadership skills to operate comfortably with colleagues at all levels, lead leaders and relate to a wide range of partners, and community members * You will have determination and willingness to drive progress * You seek clarity and actively ensure roles and responsibilities are clear Knowledge, Experience, And Qualifications * Deep understanding of UK political environment and the operation of government * Experience of overseeing complex large-scale programmes and handling significant (multi-million pound) budgets * Experience of securing large funding partnerships or financial commitments * Experience leading and developing teams and managing multiple project demands * Experience in consistently embedding DEI into ways of working and create a feeling of inclusion for others, a presence to manage and lead others * You are experienced and comfortable in handling uncertainty and navigating complexity Benefits * Up to 12% employer pension contributions * Annual personal development budget * Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance * Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements. * Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups. * Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. * Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. * Shower facilities and bike lock area. * Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays) * Subsidies for glasses * Employee Assistance Programme At Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, our mission is clear – to build the foundations of a healthier society. As part of our team, including Impact on Urban Health and three NHS charity brands, you will work alongside talented people from a mix of personal and professional backgrounds. We are a Living Wage employer and support flexible working, part-time roles and job shares. Though our ambitions are serious, this is a friendly place to work with lots of opportunities to meet and socialise with colleagues. We believe there is immense power in diversity and aim to recruit and nurture talent who think and act differently. There is more information about working with us on our website, where you can read about: * how we approach recruitment * our team, culture and values * the benefits of working with us and * our approach to diversity, equity & inclusion; health & wellbeing; and learning & development.

DescriptionSummaryOur goal is to build health equity so that everyone living in urban areas has a fair and just opportunity to thrive and live in good health.The Director of Policy, Influencing and Change will lead our efforts to shape policy, influence practice, and channel resources towards effective approaches to advancing health equity, this include spreading and scaling our proven projects and ensuring our work has a wider impact.Key ResponsibilitiesPolicy, Influencing and Change * Strategic leadership of IoUH Policy and Influencing: Delivering and evolving Policy & Influencing strategy that embeds policy, influencing into all IoUH’s programmes and work, overseeing effective execution of the strategy by the Policy & Influencing Team. * Strategic leadership of IoUH Change function: Responsible for a strategic approach to partnerships focussed on scaling and sustaining what we know works. Overseeing delivery of a select portfolio of projects that are operating at scale and being replicated, particularly with a view to influencing local and national policy making and co-funding partnerships. * Impact delivery: Overseeing the development and delivery of Policy and Influencing and Change strategies to support IoUH to achieve strategic aims and stated impact goals, including influencing decision making, policy debate and the policy and practice of key stakeholders. * Stakeholder engagement and thought leadership: Working with the Director of Comms to manage IoUH’s external presence. Coordinating Policy, Influencing & Change stakeholder relations ensuring that IoUH has strong relationships with key stakeholders that support      scaling of effective approaches and enables wider policy and practice changes, with priority given to Government, Parliament, Lambeth and Southwark Councils, the Greater London Authority, other funders and policy influencing organisations. Supporting the IoUH Director Team to embed good stakeholder management practices within the work of their own teams. * Thought leadership: Acting as a thought leader and supporting IoUH to be the go-to experts on urban health and health equity, representing IoUH and the Foundation externally      IoUH Leadership * Champion inclusive leadership and be an effective member of IoUH’s Director’s Team * Line management responsibility for national and international Partnership Manager, Head of Policy & Influencing and dotted line to Portfolio Managers holding day-to-day responsibility for scaled/to be scaled programmes * Other responsibilities that can reasonably be expected to help ensure the successful delivery of your role      Corporate responsibilities * Take strategic responsibility for ensuring consistency and identifying synergies in policy and influencing work across the Foundation, identifying opportunities to use insights from our work to influence policy and key audiences. * Satisfy governance and accountability requirements including monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the impact of our policy, influencing and change activities      Skills, Knowledge and ExpertiseSkills, Abilities, And Attributes * Excellent communication skills, including ability to communicate complex information simply * Excellent stakeholder management skills * Excellent project management skills * Outstanding leadership and organisational skills, including the ability to lead leaders * Excellent budget and risk management skills * Excellent problem-solving abilities * You will be personally and professionally committed to our mission and share our values of being enterprising, collaborative, delivery-minded and inclusive * You will have the inclusive leadership skills to operate comfortably with colleagues at all levels, lead leaders and relate to a wide range of partners, and community members * You will have determination and willingness to drive progress * You seek clarity and actively ensure roles and responsibilities are clear      Knowledge, Experience, And Qualifications * Deep understanding of UK political environment and the operation of government * Experience of overseeing complex large-scale programmes and handling significant (multi-million pound) budgets * Experience of securing large funding partnerships or financial commitments * Experience leading and developing teams and managing multiple project demands * Experience in consistently embedding DEI into ways of working and create a feeling of inclusion for others, a presence to manage and lead others * You are experienced and comfortable in handling uncertainty and navigating complexity      Benefits * Up to 12% employer pension contributions * Annual personal development budget * Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance * Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements. * Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups. * Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. * Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. * Shower facilities and bike lock area. * Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays) * Subsidies for glasses * Employee Assistance Programme      At Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, our mission is clear – to build the foundations of a healthier society.As part of our team, including Impact on Urban Health and three NHS charity brands, you will work alongside talented people from a mix of personal and professional backgrounds. We are a Living Wage employer and support flexible working, part-time roles and job shares. Though our ambitions are serious, this is a friendly place to work with lots of opportunities to meet and socialise with colleagues. We believe there is immense power in diversity and aim to recruit and nurture talent who think and act differently.There is more information about working with us on our website, where you can read about: * how we approach recruitment * our team, culture and values * the benefits of working with us and * our approach to diversity, equity & inclusion; health & wellbeing; and learning & development.

Director of Policy, Influence and Change - Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation

&lt;strong&gt;Description&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Summary&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our goal is to build health equity so that everyone living in urban areas has a fair and just opportunity to thrive and live in good health.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Director of Policy, Influencing and Change will lead our efforts to shape policy, influence practice, and channel resources towards effective approaches to advancing health equity, this include spreading and scaling our proven projects and ensuring our work has a wider impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Key Responsibilities&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Policy, Influencing and Change&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Strategic leadership of IoUH Policy and Influencing: Delivering and evolving Policy &amp;amp; Influencing strategy that embeds policy, influencing into all IoUH’s programmes and work, overseeing effective execution of the strategy by the Policy &amp;amp; Influencing Team.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Strategic leadership of IoUH Change function: Responsible for a strategic approach to partnerships focussed on scaling and sustaining what we know works. Overseeing delivery of a select portfolio of projects that are operating at scale and being replicated, particularly with a view to influencing local and national policy making and co-funding partnerships.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Impact delivery: Overseeing the development and delivery of Policy and Influencing and Change strategies to support IoUH to achieve strategic aims and stated impact goals, including influencing decision making, policy debate and the policy and practice of key stakeholders.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Stakeholder engagement and thought leadership: Working with the Director of Comms to manage IoUH’s external presence. Coordinating Policy, Influencing &amp;amp; Change stakeholder relations ensuring that IoUH has strong relationships with key stakeholders that support&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;scaling of effective approaches and enables wider policy and practice changes, with priority given to Government, Parliament, Lambeth and Southwark Councils, the Greater London Authority, other funders and policy influencing organisations. Supporting the IoUH Director Team to embed good stakeholder management practices within the work of their own teams.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Thought leadership: Acting as a thought leader and supporting IoUH to be the go-to experts on urban health and health equity, representing IoUH and the Foundation externally&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;IoUH Leadership&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Champion inclusive leadership and be an effective member of IoUH’s Director’s Team&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Line management responsibility for national and international Partnership Manager, Head of Policy &amp;amp; Influencing and dotted line to Portfolio Managers holding day-to-day responsibility for scaled/to be scaled programmes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Other responsibilities that can reasonably be expected to help ensure the successful delivery of your role&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Corporate responsibilities&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Take strategic responsibility for ensuring consistency and identifying synergies in policy and influencing work across the Foundation, identifying opportunities to use insights from our work to influence policy and key audiences.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Satisfy governance and accountability requirements including monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the impact of our policy, influencing and change activities&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Skills, Knowledge and Expertise&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skills, Abilities, And Attributes&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Excellent communication skills, including ability to communicate complex information simply&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Excellent stakeholder management skills&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Excellent project management skills&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Outstanding leadership and organisational skills, including the ability to lead leaders&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Excellent budget and risk management skills&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Excellent problem-solving abilities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; You will be personally and professionally committed to our mission and share our values of being enterprising, collaborative, delivery-minded and inclusive&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; You will have the inclusive leadership skills to operate comfortably with colleagues at all levels, lead leaders and relate to a wide range of partners, and community members&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; You will have determination and willingness to drive progress&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; You seek clarity and actively ensure roles and responsibilities are clear&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knowledge, Experience, And Qualifications&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Deep understanding of UK political environment and the operation of government&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Experience of overseeing complex large-scale programmes and handling significant (multi-million pound) budgets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Experience of securing large funding partnerships or financial commitments&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Experience leading and developing teams and managing multiple project demands&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Experience in consistently embedding DEI into ways of working and create a feeling of inclusion for others, a presence to manage and lead others&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; You are experienced and comfortable in handling uncertainty and navigating complexity&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benefits&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Up to 12% employer pension contributions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Annual personal development budget&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Shower facilities and bike lock area. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subsidies for glasses&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Employee Assistance Programme&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;At Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, our mission is clear – to build the foundations of a healthier society.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As part of our team, including Impact on Urban Health and three NHS charity brands, you will work alongside talented people from a mix of personal and professional backgrounds. We are a Living Wage employer and support flexible working, part-time roles and job shares. Though our ambitions are serious, this is a friendly place to work with lots of opportunities to meet and socialise with colleagues. We believe there is immense power in diversity and aim to recruit and nurture talent who think and act differently.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There is more information about working with us on our website, where you can read about:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;how we approach recruitment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;our team, culture and values&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the benefits of working with us and &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;our approach to diversity, equity &amp;amp; inclusion; health &amp;amp; wellbeing; and learning &amp;amp; development.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

Guy's &amp; St Thomas' Foundation

Director of Policy, Influence and Change

You must excel in communication, stakeholder and project management, leadership, and budget skills. You should have a deep understanding of UK politics, team development experience, and a commitment to DEI.

You will lead policy strategy, manage stakeholder relations, oversee impactful projects, ensure effective partnerships, and drive urban health thought leadership while maintaining accountability.

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