Senior Policy Advisor Cyber - Belfast, United Kingdom - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Belfast, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £48,014 - £54,027- £48,014 - £54,027 + benefits

Job grade:

Grade 7
Grade A
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment:
2 years
Business area:
DCMS
Cyber Security and Digital Identity
CSDI
Cyber Ecosystems
Type of role:
Policy
Strategy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime, Compressed Hours
Number of jobs available:
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Location

BelfastAbout the job

Job summary:

Please note this role will only be based in Belfast

Job description:

Key features of the role:

Delivery of challenging objectives, you will gain valuable experience and insight into the reality of policy delivery on the ground in a devolved administration.
Become a key point of contact and a knowledge hub for NI stakeholders
Provide direct oversight, scrutiny and management of NI Cyber programmes, ensuring they are delivered to budget and timelines.
The role will be central to informing and developing a cross Cyber Security and Digital Identity directorate (CSDI) approach to improving reach as well as harnessing opportunities to contribute to levelling up and NI economic strategies.
Act as both critical friend and trusted advisor to provide a bridge between local partners and wider government. You will work with a diverse range of stakeholders such as NIO, the Northern Ireland Executive, Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), UKRI, National Cyber Security Centre and wider stakeholders including academia, industry and external suppliers.
You will provide critical insight, support Ministers and senior officials and establish yourself as a key resource on cyber security activity within NI. Using strong communications skills to influence and build strong relationships with stakeholders to drive performance
A collaborative approach, working across teams, in a complex stakeholder environment (wider DSIT, HMG and cyber sector) to ensure that programme and policy work is aligned, strengthened and mutually beneficial.

Person specification:

Essential requirements:

Communication skills ability to articulate complex issues in a clear and concise way (both written and oral).
Experience of working with and building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver priority outcomes.
Proactive and creative approach to problemsolving
Interpersonal skills able manage and influence senior stakeholders in their decision making.
Ability to prioritise effectively with competing demands on time, in order to deliver at pace.

Desirable skills:

A selfstarter with a track record of autonomy
Strong organisational skills

Behaviours:

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

Seeing the Big Picture
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Delivering at Pace

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

Application process:

A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities, achievements and reference to all the essential requirements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years. Please also provide career history that's relevant to the essential requirements.
A Statement of Suitability (max 750 words) explaini