Policy Officer

Job Summary:

Sin Nombre is seeking a highly skilled Policy Officer to lead the Commission of Inquiry and support other policy matters. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing policy initiatives, leading on communications strategy, and supporting crisis planning.

• Commission of Inquiry (50%):
  • Lead on the Governor's Office oversight and implementation of Commission of Inquiry recommendations.
  • Support the Governor and Strategy Director in developing UK policy and handling COI implementation.
  • Proactively analyze and carry out in-depth fact-finding to understand barriers to implementation and use sound judgment to identify the best approach or solution to a problem.
  • Present these clearly and effectively to a range of stakeholders.
  • Ensure recommendations that fall under the Governor are delivered in a timely manner.
  • Plan ahead to ensure recommendations are delivered on time and use appropriate judgment to take decisions when suitable, or escalate to others as appropriate.
  • Track progress of delivery and provide regular updates to the Governor and wider stakeholders as required.
  • Produce and maintain regular programme reporting documents for the Governor of all COI recommendations.
  • Build strong relationships with Government of the Virgin Islands staff.
  • Proactively identify any delays or risks to delivery in a timely manner and take appropriate actions when suitable, or escalate to the Director of Strategy and Governor as required.
  • Support the delivery of law enforcement and justice recommendations working closely with law enforcement and justice policy lead and BVI Government.
• Communications (20%):
  • Develop and own a strategic communications plan for the Commission of Inquiry.
  • Work closely with other office staff to ensure all communications is integrated and joined-up with other communications.
  • Develop and contribute to the Governor's Office wider communications strategy.
  • Handle media queries and develop relationships with journalists in the Territory.
  • Deliver timely and effective communications on the Commission of Inquiry.
  • Identify opportunities to disseminate key messages through the Governor.
  • Be responsible for effective communication with the public.
  • Support wider Government Office communications using social media and traditional media to highlight and promote the work of the Governor and Governor's Office.
  • Lead on monitoring and measurement of communications activity.
  • Be responsible for continuously improving the communications strategy based on the evaluation of communications activity.
• Policy Support (20%):
  • Support the policy leads in developing and implementing Governor's Office policy areas, including law enforcement, security, and sanctions among others.