Job Description

Job Introduction

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The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint a Mayor's Policy Manager (Chief of Staff) to join the Executive Office team. Your key responsibilities in this role would be to ensure a focus on delivering the priorities of the Metro Mayor by:

Providing high-level strategic, policy and budgetary advice Coordinating political and public affairs engagement Ensuring the effective delivery of the Mayor's agenda across the organisation and region Acting as a senior representative for the Mayor with key stakeholders, including national and regional partners

This is your opportunity to play a pivotal leadership role at the heart of one of the UK's most dynamic and fast-growing city regions. You'll help shape policy and drive strategic implementation that delivers real impact for residents, businesses and communities across the West of England.


We're looking for a politically astute, highly organised and strategically minded individual with significant experience advising senior political figures or executives. You'll need to be an excellent communicator, a proven policy expert, and someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.

Why this role matters

This role will be pivotal in:

Supporting the Mayor by providing expert counsel and managing their strategic diary and priorities Developing key policy initiatives and ensuring alignment with regional delivery teams and partner organisations Ensuring timely and effective implementation of Mayoral commitments Completing cross-organisational business planning and performance alignment with Mayoral objectives Providing leadership across the Executive Office and fostering strong internal and external relationships with stakeholders

This is a fixed term role, initially 6 months.

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Are you someone who combines strategic thinking with high-level communication and public affairs expertise, who always focuses on delivery? If this is your next role, please apply so you can tell us why you'd be a great fit for this position. Please see the job description for more information.