Head of Policy (Deputy Director)

Job summary

Role title: Head of Policy (Deputy Director)

TPR grade & pay group: Grade 4 & Core

Directorate: Strategy, Policy & Analysis

Starting salary: £89,930.00 Per Annum

Contract type: 2x Permanent contracts available

Location: Brighton: Hybrid (8 days per month in the office)

Job description

The role and responsibilities

As Head of Policy, you will lead the development and delivery of high-quality regulatory policy and interventions that support The Pensions Regulator’s strategic objectives and help shape the future of pensions. Working in a unique co-leadership model alongside a fellow Head of Policy, you will share accountability for the effectiveness of the policy function, jointly setting direction, aligning priorities and ensuring consistent, high-quality policy delivery across TPR.

While much of the work is delivered in partnership, each Head of Policy will lead on distinct policy areas, providing both breadth and individual ownership within the role. You will work closely together to provide continuity of leadership and decision-making, including covering for one another and the Director of Policy during periods of leave or absence.

Alongside leading a high-performing team, you will support colleagues' development, champion continuous improvement and build strong relationships with government partners, industry stakeholders and colleagues across TPR. Through evidence-based policy making and collaborative leadership, you will help deliver a pensions system that is sustainable, fair and resilient for savers, while supporting TPR’s role in shaping the wider pensions landscape.

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Enjoys working collaboratively across teams, government, industry and strategic partners to achieve shared outcomes.
• Is motivated by delivering policy that has a positive impact on pension savers and the wider pensions system.
• Brings sound judgement when working through complex challenges and competing priorities.
• Supports high performance, continuous improvement and learning through effective leadership of others.
• Builds trusted relationships and communicates clearly to help align people, priorities and outcomes
• Has worked at a Head of / Deputy Director level within a public sector, regulatory or pensions environment

Person specification

The role criteria

• Significant experience in a senior policy leadership role delivering complex policy, frameworks and high-profile legislative change within pensions, the public sector or a regulatory environment.
• Experience of leading high performing policy teams, setting clear standards for policy development and providing the judgement, problem-solving skills and leadership needed to quickly establish credibility and drive outcomes in a complex environment.
• Experience of driving continuous improvement, supporting professional development and fostering a culture of learning and ownership.
• Experience of building high-performing, inclusive and value-led teams.
• Experience of building influential relationships with internal stakeholders, government and industry to shape policy outcomes and support senior decision-making.
• Strong ability to prioritise and manage competing demands, resolving trade-offs and ensuring alignment across policy activity.
• Proven ability to manage interdependencies and deliver cross-cutting work across multiple policy areas and organisational priorities.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £89,930, Pensions Regulator contributes £26,052 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

The team

The Policy team shape and influence the future of workplace pensions though clear, evidence-based policy positions that improve long-term outcomes for savers and help TPR act with clarity, confidence and purpose.

They do this through bringing together diverse expertise - across TPR, government and industry to form coherent, workable policy solutions.

TPR offers:

• Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
• A values-led, inclusive environment.
• Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
• A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Women’s).

Reward and benefits

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Our culture

TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government’s workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section.

We're proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.

About The Pensions Regulator

With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.

Find out more about us.

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