Data Policy Support Officer - London, United Kingdom - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £25,310 - £31,825

National: £25,310 £27,515 London: £28,510 £31,825
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Executive Officer
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Length of employment:
2 years
Business area:
DSIT
Digital, Technologies and Telecoms
Data policy
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

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:

You will be joining the Data Protection Policy team at a pivotal moment, as the Data Protection and Digital Identify Bill currently makes its way through the Parliamentary stages.

These reforms will modernise the UK's data protection regime to maximise the opportunities presented by data use, whilst maintaining high data protection standards.

As well as supporting work on the Bill, this role will also include working towards the implementation of our key reforms, whilst ensuring we maintain our data protection regime and ensuring it is fit for purpose amidst technological development.

Person specification:

Providing administrative and coordinating duties for the Innovation, International and Data Rights team. This will include owning and updating team products, arranging team engagements and coordinating the team's international engagement work.
The post holder can expect to gain first hand experience of policy work, and provide support on a range of data protection issues, including assisting with research, drafting papers and preparing presentations.
Coordinating and managing engagements with external stakeholders, officials across DSIT and other government departments, and Ministers. This will include minutetaking and supporting on briefings and other preparatory documents

Skills and Experience
We would love to hear from you if you have:

Organisational and time management skills to deal with competing priorities at pace
Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) to present complex issues clearly and concisely
Attention to detail
An interest in developing policy skills.

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