Policy Manager

Location: London / Hybrid minimum of 2 days spent working from the GDC’s office in central London

Salary: £49,528 - £58,268 pa

Hours: Full time

Contract: x 2 Permanent

The General Dental Council is making important changes to how we work to protect dental patients and maintain public confidence in the dental profession. Due to this we are looking to appoint two Policy Managers on a permanent basis.

As a Policy Manager, you will work with colleagues to plan and deliver complex policy projects. You will build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and be responsible for keeping parts of the GDC’s regulatory policy framework up to date.

Policy Managers are overseen by Heads of particular policy areas and an Associate Director of Policy and Research who steers the work of the whole team. The team sits within the Strategy Directorate which includes Research, Education and Communications and Engagement teams.

Person Specification:

We are looking for candidates with experience of developing policy within a complex environment, combined with excellent project management, problem solving and communication skills. Your experience will include working with others to understand the potential impact and implications of emerging strategy and policy, and in developing robust solutions to complex issues.

About Us:

Our primary purpose is to protect the public and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.

Our work matters and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints.

Benefits:

The GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish.

To support this we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.

Some of our benefits include:

• 27 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) - rising to 30 days (plus 8 bank holidays) after 2 years’ service
• Flexi-time scheme
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Buy/Sell annual leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years’ service
• Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
• Staff discounts including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership

We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

How to apply:

As part of your supporting statement, you are required to expand on your experience of how you meet the person specification for this role.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on 10 August 2025.

Interviews will be held week commencing 8 September 2025.

Please no agencies unless instructed otherwise.