Our Services
Policy & Issues Management
Public policy and issues management is about finding and successfully implementing the right mix of strategies, regulatory and other interventions needed to support desired outcomes or to address important issues.
Policy work encompasses a range of activities:
- Environmental scanning and problem definition
- Developing and applying appropriate strategic and analytical frameworks
- Designing, consulting on and testing specific policy proposals
- Advising on implementation
- Managing the progress of particular proposals through necessary government, parliamentary and other processes.
MartinJenkins provides a range of public policy and issues management services to clients in central and local government, industry non-government ogranisations. We are experienced in advising Ministers and senior officials and our advice has their respect. We are known for our discretion, our ability to deliver highly pragmatic and solution-based outcomes and for our intimate knowledge of government and parliamentary processes.
Some key questions:
- Do you have sufficient resources and in-house capability to undertake large-scale policy projects?
- Are you seeking to improve the performance of your organisation in advising on policy issues?
- Do you want to review, influence or change current public policy or regulatory settings?
- Would your organisation benefit from having a team of trusted, experienced advisers on hand to provide guidance and advice?
- Is your organisation familiar with the workings of executive, legislative and parliamentary processes?
- Do you currently have a trusted resource to help you draft important or sensitive reports, submissions, Cabinet papers and presentations?
How we can assist
MartinJenkins provides the following services in this area:
Management Support
Senior and experienced members of our team can manage policy processes and projects on your behalf. We can also provide support for your management including expert advice, project management support and independent quality assurance.
Analytical Support
Members of our team combine deep knowledge of government, with broad knowledge of the primary, economic, social and environmental sectors, and specialist economic and other skills in support of policy analysis and regulatory design. We can:
- Identify, scope and clarify the reasons for issues
- Identify and compare different solutions, including analysis of related or international approaches to similar problems
- Review the effectiveness of current approaches
- Develop policy frameworks and intervention logics
- Undertake literature reviews, environmental scans and SWOT analyses
- Develop and test solutions including cost benefit, regulatory impact and business compliance assessments
- Advise on the implementation of solutions including support for legislative processes, developing business cases in support of funding, organisational implementation, evaluation and review
- Draft policy papers, submissions, Cabinet papers and Select Committee reports.
Regulatory Impact and Compliance Cost Assessments
We can assess the economic costs and benefits, regulatory impacts and compliance costs of policy proposals for you.
Capability Building
We can advise you on the most effective way to organise and manage your policy functions, and provide support for the establishment of new and the reorganisation of existing policy related functions. We also provide ongoing support and mentoring to your senior policy managers and advisers.
Benefits of our approach
Benefits for clients of working with MartinJenkins include:
Robust and practical policy. We leverage off our wide experience in organisational strategy, management, evaluation, and financial and economic analysis. We employ analytically robust methods and techniques, and ensure all solutions are supported by appropriate evidence.
Seamless support for policy. We have the capacity and capability to provide support across the whole of the policy process: initial scoping and problem identification, passage of proposals through consultative and parliamentary processes, and implementation and evaluation.
Value for money. We employ senior and experienced people who effectively scope requirements and work efficiently to get things done quickly and right first time.
Safe pair of hands. Because we understand the political and public sector context, we exercise proper discretion and judgment.We know what is required and when and how to properly manage policy processes for our clients.
Connected policy . We work across central and local government and non-government organisations at senior levels. We understand the connections between different organisations and the wider economy. We apply economic, social, environmental and cultural perspectives to policy issues.
To find out more
Read the Case Studies that demonstrate our skill in this area.
To discuss how we could assist your organisation with Public Policy and Issues Management, contact Director Michael Mills on +64 4 499 6130.
