Salary: £75,400 £85,300, plus excellent benefits Closing date: 28 Apr 2025, 8 a.m. Permanent This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Cardiff, Wales hybrid working arrangement We are recruiting for a Head of Nesta Cymru About Nesta We are Nesta, the UKs innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale solutions to societys biggest problems. Our three missions are to give every child a fair start, help people live healthy lives, and create a sustainable future where the economy works for both people and the planet. For over 20 years, we have worked to support, encourage and inspire innovation. We work in three roles: as an innovation partner working with frontline organisations to design and test new solutions, as a venture builder supporting new and early stage businesses, and as a system shaper creating the conditions for innovation. Harnessing the rigour of science and the creativity of design, we work relentlessly to change millions of lives for the better. The role We believe our best route to impact in Wales is to influence policy makers in Wales across each of our missions. The Head of Nesta Cymru will be responsible for delivering on this ambition, working closely with Mission Leaders and the Director of Policy and Government Partnerships. The Head of Nesta Cymru has 6 main responsibilities: Lead our efforts to influence policy and other decision makers in Wales Work with our mission teams and policy team, including those based in Wales, to develop and deliver a strategy to influence policy on each of our missions in Wales Work with Nestas central communications team to develop a communications and influencing strategy for our work in Wales Develop and coordinate senior relationships with key figures in Welsh government and influential organisations Bring together Nestas staff who work in Wales to lead efforts on our missions, share learning and best practice and develop a sense of community Be an active member of Nestas senior leadership team, supporting a whatever it takes mindset to meet our mission goals Key responsibilities Lead our efforts to influence decision makers in Wales act as the face of Nesta in Wales Develop strong, senior relationships with policy makers and influencers in Wales in each of our mission areas, and beyond where relevant; Offer high quality, responsive advice to policy makers to help shape the agenda (for example, quick notes on policy areas we are interested in); Be across the best opportunities we have to influence Welsh policy, for example, upcoming election planning; Be an active part of the policy community at Nesta, working within the Policy Team and reporting to the Director of Policy. Work with our mission teams and policy team, including those based in Wales, to develop and deliver a strategy to influence policy on each of our missions in Wales Develop a targeted stakeholder engagement plan; Identify our key policy objectives that we want to deliver on in Wales and work with mission leaders and the policy team to develop a strategy to deliver them; Regularly update our plans based on live opportunities; Work closely with mission teams to ensure that mission policy work is relevant to Wales. Work with Nestas central communications team to develop a comms and influencing strategy for our work in Wales Develop and coordinate senior relationships with key figures in Welsh government and influential organisations Identify senior figures in each mission and set up regular meetings to keep them abreast of our work and to hear their priorities. Bring together Nestas staff who work in Wales to share learning and best practice, develop a sense of community and support shared efforts on our missions Hold regular Nesta Cymru team meetings and learning days to share lessons, best practice and ensure the team have a sense of community; Work closely with those managing our work in Wales; Work closely with mission leadership to think through how our work can be relevant and impactful across three nations; Ensure we deliver on our commitments in our Welsh language policy; Manage the Nesta Cymru office. Be an active member of Nestas senior leadership team, supporting on whatever it takes to meet our mission goals Actively contribute to the senior leadership team, including at away days or strategic meetings; Contribute to cross-Nesta initiatives, for example, improving our work on scale or ideation. What we offer Salary: £75,400 £85,300 plus array of benefits, including private medical insurance, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more Location : This role is based in Cardiff, Wales, hybrid working arrangement with a minimum of two days in the office Term : Permanent Hours: This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do. Making an application To apply for this role, please submit your application before 8:00am on the 28th of April 2025. Interviews will take place w/c the 12th of May 2025. ADZN1_UKTJ