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This is a great opportunity to play a vital role in an influential organisation that campaigns for a fairer Scotland where people are empowered and their rights respected.
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) based in Edinburgh, is the umbrella organisation providing support to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) across Scotland. The Citizen Advice service helps hundreds of thousands of people resolve their problems each year by providing information and advice, and by influencing policymakers.
The role of the Policy team is to effect changes which improve people’s lives by influencing policy and decision makers in government, the public and private sectors, and the media. This post will focus on influencing policy on financial capability, income maximisation and problem debt.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in policy, have good experience in a similar role and relevant qualifications or equivalent professional experience. Specifically, they will have a good knowledge of the policy areas around financial health, including financial capability, income maximisation and problem debt. They will also be able to analyse documents and data from a wide range of sources; produce effective submissions, reports and briefings; and communicate confidently with a variety of individuals and groups.
The successful candidate will build an understanding of the issues through analysing evidence, conducting research and monitoring policy developments, and use this to make a measurable difference.
Finally they will have an understanding of the policy making process at local, Scottish and UK government level and experience of working in partnership with organisations with common concerns.
For more information, please refer to the Application Pack which can be downloaded using the links below.
Employee benefits
Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave (including public holidays) and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexitime scheme which enables our employees to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please see the section on Employee benefits in the Application Pack.
To apply for this role, please send completed copies of the Personal Details Form, along with your current CV to: recruitment@cas.org.uk
In addition, we ask you to provide a written statement with examples which demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the post as set out in the job description and person specification. Your statement should specifically address the following essential criteria:
- Good experience in a similar role
- Demonstrable experience of influencing external policy/decision making
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of policy in relation to financial health
- Experience of analysing policy documents and writing reports outwith academic studies
- Experience of liaising with parliamentarians in both private and public meetings
- Thorough knowledge of policy making spaces at UK and Scottish level
Your statement should provide at least one example demonstrating how you meet the requirements, giving a description of the situation, the context, what skills and knowledge you deployed, your personal contribution and a summary of the outcome.
Equality & diversity monitoring
To help Citizens Advice Scotland monitor equality and diversity statistics please return the Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form separate from your other application documents by emailing it to: equalitymonitoring@cas.org.uk
The Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux – Citizens Advice Scotland. Scottish charity (SC016637) and company limited by guarantee (89892)
