# Senior Cabinet Advisor

**Company**: London Borough of Haringey
**Location**: London Borough of Haringey, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: GBP 53,919 - 57,150 per year
**Category**: Policy & Public Affairs
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

As Senior Cabinet Advisor, you will play a key role at the heart of the Council's political leadership, providing strategic advice and support to the Leader, Cabinet Members and the wider Leader & Cabinet Office.

You will lead a small team of Cabinet Advisors, helping to shape priorities, coordinate political support and ensure Cabinet Members are equipped to make informed decisions.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing strategic advice on decision-making, forward planning, policy development, political management, stakeholder engagement and emerging issues affecting the borough

- Overseeing the Cabinet Forward Plan and supporting the delivery of key political priorities

- Acting as a trusted link between elected members, senior officers, residents and external partners

- Managing and developing Cabinet Advisors to ensure high-quality support is delivered consistently across the administration

The ideal candidate will be an experienced political, policy, public affairs or local government professional with a strong understanding of how political leadership operates within a complex organisation.

Requirements include:

- Strong understanding of political management and the local government landscape

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Strong organisational and planning skills

- Experience of building effective relationships and influencing a wide range of stakeholders

- Sound understanding of navigating complex organisational structures and delivering outcomes through collaboration and influence

- Experience of leading, coaching or developing others

We offer a range of benefits, including a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture.

## Skills

### Required
- political management
- local government
- strategic advice
- policy development
- stakeholder engagement
- team management

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