Senior Technology Advisor, Centre for Data Ethics - 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:

- £48,014 - £59,371
  • London £52,764 £59,371, National £48,014 £54,027 + benefits

Job grade:


  • Grade 7
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
  • Loan
  • Secondment
    Length of employment:
  • 2 years with the possibility to extend
    Business area:


  • DCMS

  • Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
    Type of role:
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


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Location

  • Belfast, Darlington, London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:


  • We are looking for a Senior Technology Advisor to join the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovations's (CDEI) projects team, supporting the delivery of its programmes. This includes its AI Assurance Programme, which supports the Government's ambition to build the most trusted and proinnovation AI governance system in the world, and its Responsible Data Access Programme, which aims to drive innovative approaches to tackling barriers to responsible data sharing.

Job description:


Some of your responsibilities will include:


  • Designing high impact projects
  • Helping partners to identify and address their needs through mixed method projects that support innovation and drive the responsible use of data and AI.
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Leading projects:


  • Responsible for the successful delivery of technicallyfocused projects from start to finish, ensuring they are completed on time and to a high standard.
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Offering advice and feedback to colleagues and partners within your area of technical expertise.
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Engaging with partners
  • Forming close working relationships with our partners, and fostering valuable connections to industry, government, and civil society.
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Championing the CDEI's expertise:

  • Communicating the findings of our project work to a wider audience, including through reports, briefings, and speaking engagements.
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Capturing insights
  • Considering how findings from particular projects can be applied elsewhere to support other organisations to use data and AI responsibly.
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Contributing to the CDEI's culture - adding to the life and soul of the CDEI, taking time out of day to day duties to ensure the CDEI is an inclusive and purposeful place to work.


Person specification:


Essential requirements

  • Technical expertise in datarelated technology, in at least one of the following areas:
  • An interest in the broader risks and opportunities posed by data-driven technology, and an ability to make connections between technical issues and wider policy considerations.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to nonexpert audiences.
  • Capable of working independently under own initiative, and guiding the work of others.

Desirable skills

  • Experience of working in partnership with other teams or organisations to deliver complex projects successfully.

Behaviours:

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

  • 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%
  • 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.
  • 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, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
      How to apply
    • A
      CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements.
    • A
      Statement of Suitability (max
      750 words) explaining why you are interested in the position, how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential requirements highlighted. You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed.

    Interview
    The interview will
    assess your experience in relation to the essential requirements. In addition to this, you
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