The Mayor's Office is responsible for supporting the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

The Mayor’s Policy and Delivery Unit (MPDU) plays a critical role for Mayor, bringing together the Senior Advisors to the Deputy Mayors to oversee and drive delivery of the Mayor’s manifesto across portfolios, with a particular focus on the Mayor’s priorities

This role sits at the heart of the MPDU, and would be suitable for those in entry-level policy, project management or campaigns roles across the public or charity sector, as well as anyone with an interest in being involved in a fast-paced political environment.

The main responsibilities of this role are:

• To provide advice and support to the two Heads of the Mayor’s Policy and Delivery Unit (MPDU) including admin support, support with reviewing materials for sign off, ensuring MPDU output is of high quality and that MPDU meetings and processes run effectively.
• Assisting with the governance and effective running of priority cross-cutting policy forums, including the committees of the Mayoral Delivery Board.
• Supporting the Deputy Chief of Staff, Mayoral Head of Delivery and the Mayoral Head of Policy to have oversight of the delivery of the Mayor’s priorities.
• Acting as a point of contact for Senior officers of the GLA group and policy teams seeking to engage with the MPDU.

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

1. Experience of policy development within a local authority, government department or agency and/or large, multifunctional organisation with comparable scope, responsibilities, budget and resources.
2. An understanding of devolved government and experience of successfully working with politicians within a democratic process or a comparable high-pressure organisation.
3. Successful track record of giving professional advice and support in a relevant area, or group of areas, to and building effective and productive working relationships with senior managers and/or politicians.
4. Successful track record of building effective, productive and relevant working relationships.
5. Successful track record of planning and organising the management of competing priorities in a comparable high-pressure organisation