Policy Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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2 weeks ago

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- £37,470 - £45,565

National: £37,470 £41,925 London: £41,055 £45,565
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DSIT
Digital, Technologies and Telecoms
Cyber & Digital Identity
Type of role:
Policy
Project Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

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:

The role:

The post will play an important role in delivering the Department's cyber security and digital identity objectives with international partners.

The role includes building strong working relationships with priority countries and stakeholders, and identifying opportunities to collaborate and/or influence.

The role works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Cabinet Office, to ensure the UK's international cyber engagement is coherent and has impact.

Our Department:

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is driving an ambitious digital agenda to make Britain the most connected, tech friendly, innovation-driven, digital skilled and cyber-secure country in the world.

Our team:

Our work on cyber security is high profile and attracts significant attention from the highest levels of government and industry.

This role sits within the Strategy and International team which is responsible for overseeing DSIT's role in the UK National Cyber Strategy and international engagement for the Directorate.

This involves building close working relationships with Departments and agencies across Whitehall, as well as developing and maintaining a network with partners across the world.

DSIT plays a key role in implementing the UK National Cyber Strategy in a number of policy areas, such as the securing the talent pipeline, protecting Critical National Infrastructure, and ensuring that emerging and critical technologies are secure.

Key responsibilities:

Lead the design and delivery of a set of bilateral engagement plans with established priority countries, to proactively promote DSIT's cyber security work and encourage international alignment with DSIT/UK policy.

Construct new working relationships between DSIT and countries in the Global Middle Ground, in support of wider DSIT/UK multilateral and st