Ai Policy Team Leaders - London, United Kingdom - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £50,305 - £61,145

National: £50,305 £57,760 London: £54,710 £61,145
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
Digital and Tech Policy
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, ManchesterAbout the job

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DSIT
The responsibilities for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for 2023 are as follows:

Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement
Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth
Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure and regulation to support our economy, security and public services
R&D funding

For 2023, our priorities are:

Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world.
Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs including by delivering worldclass physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent.
Put our public services including the NHS and schools at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of inhouse STEM capability to improve outcomes for people.
Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world.
Deliver key legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our proinnovation approach to regulating AI.
Pass the remaining stages of the reformed Online Safety Bill to keep British people, especially children, safe online.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

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Job description:

AI is bringing about huge changes to society, and it is our job as a team to work out how Government should respond. It's a onceinageneration moment, and an incredibly fastpaced and exciting environment.
Building on the platform created by the AI Safety Summit hosted by the UK this November, the AI Policy directorate will continue to play a leading role in providing strategic direction across Government and industry to establish the most trusted and proinnovation system for AI governance in the world, ensure UK institutions and infrastructure have the necessary capabilities to maintain our strategic advantage, and drive forward our ambitious objectives home and abroad.
It's also a crucial time for DSIT, which is bringing together the five technologies of tomorrow
AI, Quantum, Engineering Biology, Semiconductors, Future Telecoms under one department for the first time. Our aim is to drive innovation that delivers improved public services, create new betterpaid jobs and grow the economy.
We are a fun, vibrant Directorate committed to supporting our staff's development and wellbeing, as well as delivering excellent work. We are especially keen to bring in new team members who will contribute to our friendly and inclusive Directorate culture.
Job description
We are looking for outstanding Policy Team Leaders to work in teams across the AI Policy Directorate. These include the AI Regulation Division, the AI Strategy and Risk Division and the UK Capability Division.
Person specification:AI Regulation Division:

The AI Regulation division is responsible for one of the most exciting and dynamic policy areas in government - how we design, deliver and iterate a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence.

In March this year we published a White Paper consultation to seek views on the government's proposed regulatory approach. Since then, we have been analysing the r