Policy Project Lead (Regulatory Policy)

We are looking to recruit an experienced policy professional to manage our policy development within our Regulatory Policy team.

As a Policy Project Lead you will support work in evolving and high-profile areas, by managing major policy projects. You'll learn/manage complex issues quickly and thrive under tight deadlines. You will be responsible for establishing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, have a proven ability to manage and influence complex relationships. Representing the SRA effectively with senior external stakeholders.

With substantial senior-level policymaking experience, you will have a strategic approach with a proficient track record in shaping and executing high-impact policy initiatives within complex, fast-paced environments.

You will manage every aspect of the process from strategic design to implementation. You'll interpret, develop and advocate key issues, providing strategic insights while delivering actionable policy solutions and driving them through to execution.

To succeed in this role, you'll need to be a self-starter who can get up to speed on new and complex issues quickly, prioritise effectively, build positive relationships, grasp and communicate technical issues with clarity and work with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external) to deliver constructive outcomes.

What's in it for you:

• Drive policy initiatives that will influence key decisions and have lasting impact
• Contribute to shaping policies that drive positive change
• Work on high profile projects that have significant impact and visibility.
• Work with staff and stakeholders of all levels across the organisation
• Additional 3% of annual basic salary for you to choose the benefits that best suit your lifestyle and personal situation
• Pension - We will contribute 1 - 2 times your contribution, up to 12.25%. So, if you contribute 7%, you will enjoy the maximum combined contribution of 19.25%
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• £25 contribution to a monthly health and wellbeing portal. The portal provides access to more than 5,000 products, experiences and services. Some options available include gym membership, National Trust membership, music lessons, tennis lessons, massages, nutrition, life coaching, fertility support, financial support and much more
• Access to employee discount vouchers for savings on High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• Life Assurance cover of 4 times basic salary.

What we are looking for:

• Regulatory policy specialist with significant senior level experience of policy making
• Proven experience of successfully managing major, complex policy change programmes and projects at pace
• Recent track record of successfully managing cross-organisational policy development, implementation and evaluation projects to agreed timetables
• Proven operational delivery skills with proven ability to deliver complex policy in short timeframes, gaining buy-in and support from relevant internal stakeholders
• Proven commitment to equality and diversity both as a colleague and regulator
• Highly inquisitive and intellectually agile, able to learn and manage complexity quickly
• Proven ability to use research and data to inform policy development
• Excellent writing skills and an ability to produce high quality board papers and other documents
• Highly developed interpersonal skills combined with experience of establishing and maintaining effective relationships and working with a range of internal and external stakeholders - including those at the most senior levels
• Experience in delivering consumer policy
• Dependable and clear communicator, both written and verbal.

Useful and additional information:

• There is a full role profile attached to the bottom of this advert on our website.
• This is a hybrid role. You will work at least two days in the office, and from home for the rest of the week. This role can be based from either of our Birmingham, Cardiff, or London offices. You may be required to travel between our offices as well as to other sites for meetings with stakeholders or attendance at specific events.
• We aim for interviews to take place 1 and 2 September 2025.
• If you have any questions that aren't in this advert or on our website, please contact us via

To apply

Please click 'apply' to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter. The cover letter should address how you meet the requirements outlined in this advert and the attached role profile.

Closing date for applications is 17 August 2025 at 23:55.