Policy Manager

Posted by: Social Work England

Employed By: Social Work England

Job Title: Policy Manager

Salary or salary range: £44,866 per year, rising to £47,293 per year after successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.

Contract type: Full-time

Location of position: Sheffield/Hybrid working

Application deadline: 12/04/2026

Social Work England is the specialist regulator for social work in England, focused on enabling positive change in social work. Every day, social workers support millions of people to improve their chances in life. We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate – to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people’s lives.

Working to the senior policy manager for regulation, you will support the policy priorities around our regulatory functions. In collaboration with colleagues from other teams, you will engage with key sector stakeholders to gather intelligence to make evidence-based recommendations. You will also liaise with relevant internal colleagues to arrive at reasoned and well-evidenced regulatory positions and provide specialist advice and guidance to senior members of the organisation, and often the executive leadership, and policy committee.