Strategy Manager, Strategy & Policy

About the role

Closing Date: 24/06/2026 Group: Strategy and Research Group Management Level: Senior Associate Job Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term) Job Description: Please note that this role will close at 00:01 on Wednesday 24 June, and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Tuesday 23 June. This is an FTC for up to 12 months. About Ofcom As the UK's communications regulator, we're delivering vital work that helps keep the UK connected and shapes the future of how we'll stay connected with each other. Our work covers everything from phones and broadband, through to TV, radio, the postal service, and wireless devices. We're also taking on the challenge of making the online world a safer place. And we need people of all backgrounds, skill sets, and experiences to help us achieve our goal of making communications work for everyone. About the team you'll be part of The Strategy and Policy team plays a pivotal role in setting the Ofcom's strategic direction and ensuring it has a clear pathway to deliver against its key priorities. We are also at the forefront of providing the organisation with the strategic insight and analysis needed to anticipate future challenges and opportunities that exist within this rapidly evolving space. Our work takes a broad range of forms, but key responsibilities include: Thought leadership on emerging policy issues - working collaboratively with other teams to decide Ofcom's position on new or cross-cutting consumer, public policy and competition issues Horizon scanning and market/strategic insight - understanding how the communications sector may develop in future to inform our wider policy programme Delivering Ofcom's strategic priorities - leading major projects that set the future direction of regulation in the sector Ofcom's corporate strategy - working with senior management and the Board to set Ofcom's strategy, define its priorities and assess their delivery We have a clear focus upon supporting the development and wellbeing of all our colleagues. Our culture is underpinned by four important corporate values: excellence, agility, collaboration and empowerment. The purpose and scope of the role This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the most strategically significant organisational and policy questions that Ofcom faces across the breath of its remit. The successful candidate will coordinate delivery teams and work with a wide range of internal and (to a lesser extent) external stakeholders, and will need to be willing to work across the full range of areas that our team is responsible for and across all of the sectors Ofcom regulates. Strategy & Policy Managers typically manage multidisciplinary project teams and report to a Project Director, typically a Principal. Your key responsibilities Project management and delivery Managing strategic projects, under the guidance of more senior colleagues, including taking ownership of key day to day responsibilities (e.g. timelines, budget, governance, internal and external stakeholders) Taking an active role in setting direction for projects, in dialogue with senior stakeholders. Depending on the circumstances, either overseeing or leading the delivery of high-quality reports for publication and presenting the results to internal and external stakeholders Managing upwards, exercising good judgement in proactively managing and mitigating risks Occasionally acting as Project Director, with ultimate responsibility for the quality of output and for liaising with internal clients at Director level Analytical work and thought leadership Leading policy development in specific areas and providing advice and guidance to others across a range of policy areas Developing and applying intellectually robust analytical approaches - including identifying the key questions to answer; mapping the problem space in a logically complete way; developing hypotheses; etc - whether in relation to commercial, public policy or organisational issues Contributing proactively to debates about strategic, policy and organisational issues, providing thought leadership within the Strategy & Policy team and across the wider organisation Representing Ofcom at external meetings and developing an external network to improve Ofcom's understanding of stakeholder positions Team management Taking responsibility for managing, motivating and developing junior colleagues Contributing to the ongoing development of the team and Ofcom as an excellent place to work The skills, knowledge and experience you'll need for success Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience You should have a demonstrable skills in relation to: Executing plans: lead teams across a portfolio of projects, taking ownership of progress against deadlines and production of deliverables, shaping projects and identifying necessary work proactively Lead, with the support of a Principal or similar, at least one of strategic policy development - including e