Head of Debt Policy and Strategy
c.£97,000 per annum
Bedford
Permanent
Hybrid Working
Step into a pivotal role where you'll shape the future of MAPS' debt policy, ensuring a unified and forward-thinking approach to emerging issues. As a key player in the Debt Senior Leadership Team (DSLT), you'll forge and nurture strong, trusted relationships with a dynamic array of strategic partners, including the advice sector, regulators, creditors, and government. These alliances are essential for driving our Debt Strategy and pushing our agenda forward.
Engage with government, the credit industry, and third sector stakeholders on impactful initiatives that shape our services and benefit our customers. Represent MAPS' debt policy and strategy with authority and influence, contributing to broader corporate decisions from a debt policy and strategy perspective.
Your mission: to enhance the quality, consistency, and accessibility of advice, delivering outstanding outcomes for our clients.
Role Overview
The Head of Debt Policy and Strategy will line manage the debt strategy and policy team. In this role, you will be responsible for:
Providing MaPS with a deep understanding of the debt landscape, advising the management board and identifying key strategic risks and opportunities for MAPS in relation to corporate policy, propositions and our advice and guidance model.
* Working with policy leads within the relevant government departments to ensure that MAPS aligns to and delivers against key Government policy priorities
* Developing MAPS’ submissions and inputs into relevant Government and sector initiatives that affect the organisation or our customers
* Responsible for partnering with the partnership and commissioning team to provide SME input to ensure that the Debt Strategy is appropriately implemented to achieve quality and volume targets
* Collaborate on the development and delivery of the service’s UK debt advice strategy
* Line management of the debt strategy and policy team to deliver its operational goals and KPIs.
* Maintain and develop relationships with devolved administrations
* Undertake media and external representation for debt policy and strategy
* Contribute to the develop of the corporate plan for the debt advice area
* Provide a link to wider policy and strategy work in money guidance and pensions
Skills and Experience Required
To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
* Knowledge of UK debt agenda and ability to hit the ground running with strong and productive stakeholder relationships established across the sector
* Experience line managing a specialist team
* Proven expertise in strategic engagement and relevant stakeholder management experience.
* Proven ability in articulating and winning support for a compelling strategic vision to a range of stakeholders, in influencing stakeholders and in delivering change
* Evidence of the successful delivery of corporate objectives and business plans, with significant proven outcomes.
* Demonstrable strength in communication skills and expertise at collaboration, able to work effectively with colleagues, liaise with industry experts and represent the Service externally.
Desirable Criteria:
* Proven delivery of corporate leadership, operating effectively and with the ability to make sense out of complex, and ambiguous situations.
* Creative and innovative problem solver, able to challenge the status quo, and take a fresh look at the debt landscape and bring insight and new ideas to better engage customers to manage their pensions well
* Collaborative, facilitative and open mindset, able to engage others
* Effective communication skills across a range of media
Application Process:
1. Submit Your Application: Please apply with your most up-to-date CV and a cover letter (no more than two pages) outlining how your experiences meet the criteria.
2. Application Review: Your application will be reviewed by a team member at Reed.
3. Client Sift: If successful, you will be invited to complete a Hogan Wave test.
4. Formal Interview: Upon completing the test, you will be invited to a formal interview with the panel.
5. For any questions regarding the application process, please contact Sabreena at chowdhury@reed.com.
About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:
* Caring
We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
* Connecting
We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
* Transforming
We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.
Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”
Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.
What We Offer
* Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
* Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
* Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
* Cycle to work Scheme
* Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
* Life assurance scheme
* Give as you earn scheme
* Employee assistance programme (EAP)
* PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
* Enhanced family and sick pay
* Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
* Recognition Scheme
* Discounts portal to numerous retailers
About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:
* Caring
We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
* Connecting
We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
* Transforming
We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.
Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”
Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.
What We Offer
* Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
* Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
* Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
* Cycle to work Scheme
* Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
* Life assurance scheme
* Give as you earn scheme
* Employee assistance programme (EAP)
* PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
* Enhanced family and sick pay
* Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
* Recognition Scheme
* Discounts portal to numerous retailers
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