Head of Policy and Integration

The East Midlands has huge potential. Join us as Head of Policy and Integration and lead a collaborative, high-performing team with a reputation as the 'go to' function at the heart of our organisation.

Welcome to EMCCA

At the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), we are unlocking billions of pounds of investment for our region through our devolution deal with the government. Our elected Mayor is a powerful voice on the national stage for the people of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, overseeing devolved powers around transport, housing, skills and adult education, economic development, and net zero. We will make our region more prosperous, sustainable, and fairer, helping our people and businesses to create and seize opportunities. EMCCA's overall work programme is evolving, ambitious and focused on the future to deliver tangible, sustainable, lasting, and systemic change for all our communities.

Your role in elevating the East Midlands

You will shape and align strategy and policy across EMCCA, ensuring the Mayor and senior leaders receive high quality advice. You will drive regional devolution, influence national policy, and secure future fiscal powers. Working with central Government and local partners, you will support integration of new functions and major reforms. You will lead cross cutting policy development, chair the Policy Network, and strengthen organisational capability. Reporting to the Director of Strategy, Reform and Insight, you will collaborate widely with teams across the organisation to embed our Growth Plan's ambitions into all EMCCA activity.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Mayor and senior leaders to deliver the Corporate Plan and Outcomes Framework, developing strategies and policies that achieve EMCCA's ambitions.
• Leading work with Government to advance devolution, influencing the Devolution Bill and its implementation.
• Maximising benefits of Established Status and shaping plans for an integrated funding settlement, leading negotiations with Government.
• Influencing fiscal devolution in partnership with other Mayoral Authorities and central Government.
• Leading EMCCA's role in Local Government Reorganisation, assessing implications and advising senior leaders.
• Developing policy for integrating Police and Crime Commissioner and Fire and Rescue functions into EMCCA, working with partners and influencing national direction.
• Supporting policy development across EMCCA, including priority projects
• Building collaborative policymaking networks and strengthening the quality of briefings and evidence based advice for senior leaders.
• Developing internal and regional policy networks to enable joined up policymaking and share best practice.

Your profile:

• A degree or equivalent level of experience, ideally with a management or leadership qualification.
• A proven track record of developing and delivering evidence-based strategy and policy in central, regional, or local government.
• Evidence of being able to conceive and proactively deliver work in complex, political environments.
• Significant experience of developing and leading high-performing teams to deliver high-calibre work.
• Able to build, maintain and influence effective working relationships both internally and externally with key stakeholders and partners.
• An understanding of devolution and local government, with knowledge of the main issues and influences affecting the region.

To play a critical part in delivering change across the region, helping to improve the East Midlands for generations to come, please apply by visiting : or email us at for more information

Closing date: 10th May - midnight

NB - this is a politically restricted post as designated under the LGHA and any subsequent amendment. As such, you may not have any active political role either in or outside of work.

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