Head of Policy & Insights

• Strategic planning: Lead the research and analysis that will help us refine Arbor’s 5 year strategic plan. You will generate insights to help us assess new market adjacencies, potential acquisitions, and long-term growth levers
• Competitor analysis: Maintain a live view of the competitive landscape, producing regular briefings on competitor strategy and market shifts to inform Product and Sales
• Briefing and advice: Regularly brief the Management Team on external risks and opportunities, acting as a trusted advisor on "what’s next" for the sector

• Direct analysis: You will be the primary analyst for strategic insights. You will interrogate our dataset to uncover national trends (e.g. the link between attendance and attainment) to create proprietary value
• Thought leadership content: In partnership with Brand and Content, author high-quality white papers, blogs, and reports. You will turn your raw data analysis into compelling narratives that press and policymakers want to read

• Stakeholder management: Represent Arbor in the sector. You will cultivate relationships with the DfE, policy makers and influencers, using our data to support and evidence national policy
• Horizon scanning: Monitor the DfE policy pipeline and legislative changes. You will interpret what changes (like a new government or White Paper) mean for Arbor’s product roadmap and commercial strategy
• PR and brand support: Partner with the Brand team to feed data-led stories into our PR machine, ensuring Arbor is consistently cited in the national press

• Hybrid skill set: You sit at the intersection of strategy, public affairs and analytics. You are as comfortable presenting a slide deck to Management as you are analysing a dataset in Excel 
• Sector authority: Deep understanding of the UK education sector, government policy, and the EdTech market. You can hold your own in a room with policy experts
• Analytical rigour: Proven experience in a research, strategy, or think-tank role where you were responsible for the end-to-end delivery of data projects
• Communication: Exceptional writing and speaking skills. You can distill complex policy and data into clear, persuasive arguments
• Autonomy: As a standalone lead, you are self-sufficient and proactive. Comfortable scoping executing, and delivering projects independently

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We are committed to a fair and comfortable recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview process, please reach out to a member of the team at careers@arbor-education.com.

Our commitment is also backed by our partnership with Neurodiversity Consultancy, Lexxic who provide us with training, support and advice. 

Our goal is for Arbor to be a workplace which represents, celebrates and supports people from all backgrounds, and which gives them the tools they need to thrive - whatever their ambitions may be so we support and promote diversity and equality, and actively  encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

Know someone else who would be good for this role? You can refer a friend, family member or colleague, if they are offered a role with Arbor, we will say thank you with a voucher valued up to £200! Simply email: careers@arbor-education.com 

Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.