Policy Adviser Roles in Data Economy - London, United Kingdom - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £31,884 - £39,587

London: £35,038 £39,587, National: £31,884 £36,024 + benefits

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Band B
Contract type:
Fixed Term
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Length of employment:
2 years
Business area:
DCMS
Data Policy
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share
Number of jobs available:
5Contents

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Darlington, London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

Our work is at the heart of DSIT's ambitious digital agenda and a core part of its Ten Tech Priorities.

Data is now driving the world's modern economies. It fuels innovation in businesses large and small, and has been a lifeline during the global coronavirus pandemic.

The Data Policy directorate in DSIT sets policy for data's use within the economy and society and our work is designed to harness the power of responsible data use to boost productivity, create new businesses and jobs, improve public services, support a fairer society, and drive scientific discovery.

Getting this right will position the UK as the forerunner of the next wave of tech and scientific innovation.

Government's actions will deliver a pioneering data economy, where data and data use are seen as opportunities to be embraced, with risks guarded against in a proportionate and targeted way.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help drive the UK's work to realise the benefits of responsible, data-driven innovation for our economy and society.

The directorate's work is geared around delivery of the UK National Data Strategy and its key missions:

Unlocking the value of data held across the economy
Securing a progrowth and trusted data regime
Ensuring the security and resilience of the infrastructure on which data relies
Championing the international flow of data and its use

Our ambitious programme of work over the next 12 months includes introducing legislation, delivering a suite of bilateral and multilateral international agreements, designing new and ambitious investment packages as well as a continued strengthening of the evidence base on which we are setting policy in what remains a novel and fast-moving area.

Job description:

To be world class in new scientific and technological developments, we will need to be world class in our approach to data sharing.

The Data Economy, Innovation and Coordination team (DEIC) within the Data Policy Directorate is focused on creating the best conditions to maximise the productivity and innovation potential of data.

There are up to 5 roles and all of the post holders will be working on policies that are at the forefront of policy design in cutting edge technologies.

The roles are likely to include:

Data access policy:

opportunities: This post will looking across the range of data access policies to find the next big opportunities for government to unlock data across the economy.

The post holder will work closely with HM Treasury, science & research bodies, as well as international colleagues.

Data access policy:

public sector: This post is all about developing our strategy to make the most of public sector data so it can deliver innovation and value across the UK.

Data Standards policy:

This post will be responsible for leading our policy on better data standards in the economy, identifying the problems and what government can do to fix them.

The post holder will need to engage with external organisations and businesses.

Data Spaces Policy:

This post will lead our policy on how government can support industry data sharing, designing a strategy that can respond to our shifting global context.

The post holder will work across Whitehall, with businesses and with international colleagues.

Data valuation and AI access:

This post will be responsible for responding to the fast-moving emerging technology picture, and particularly how AI uses data in a trustworthy way aligned to UK values and strategic objectives.

The post holder will work closely with technologists and departments across Whitehall.

Person specification:

Essential Requirements:

Ability to independently deliver quality work to short deadlines.
Ability to establish and maintain relationships with a range of partners to deliver successful project outcomes.
Experience of collating a range of complex information and analytical evidence and forming credible and effective recommendations.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

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