Future Telecoms - London, United Kingdom - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £31,884 - £39,587
  • London: £35,038 £39,587 National: £31,884 £36,024
    Job grade:
  • Higher Executive Officer
  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
  • Loan
  • Secondment
    Length of employment:
  • 2 Years
    Business area:
  • DCMS
  • Digital Infrastructure
    Type of role:
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 4Contents
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About the job


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Location

  • Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:


Future telecoms is one of five technologies critical to boosting the UK's economy and cementing the UK as a science and technology superpower by 2030, as set out in the Science and Tech Framework.

It is one of the most high profile policy areas within DSIT, with close political, parliamentary and media interest that sits at the heart of the government's productivity, security and international policy ambitions


You'll be working in the policy team delivering the UK's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, backed by an initial £250 million government investment, which sets out a plan to reduce the UK's reliance on a small number of telecoms equipment suppliers and build UK capability in future telecoms.


This policy area sits at the intersection of a number of high profile wider government priorities: investing in emerging technologies, levelling up digital infrastructure, addressing market failures, national security, and the UK's place in a shifting geopolitical landscape.

As such there is significant ministerial interest in this area, and the opportunity to develop highly impactful policy.


Job description:

We are recruiting for four band B roles;
Incumbent Vendors and Supply Chain Risks Policy Advisor

Developing UK Capability in Future Telecoms Policy Advisor

International (R&D) Policy Advisor

International (Asia-Pacific) Policy Advisor

All roles require leadership of discrete projects and contributing to making our team a great place to work.


This is a rapidly developing priority policy area and additional policy roles are likely to become available in the near-term.


Person specification:


Essential requirements:


  • Policy making experience, including evidence of seeing a policy through from initiation through to implementation.
  • Ability to operate in a fastpaced and ambiguous environment with the ability to work with incomplete information, national security judgements and technical information to provide advice to seniors and Ministers.
  • Relationship building skills, including with seniors and experts. Experience of influencing and negotiating with others.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Track record of working with autonomy

Desirable skills:


  • An understanding or interest in broader emerging technology and its geopolitical implications.
  • International policy adviser roles only: An understanding or experience of international/ diplomatic engagement.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Communicating and Influencing

Benefits:

DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We're committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department.

To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:


  • Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working
  • DCMS
staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home

  • 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years' service
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice
  • 3 days of paid volunteering leave
  • Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave
  • Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year
  • Occupational sick pay
  • Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice
  • Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks
  • Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work
  • Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more
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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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