Head - Policy / Digital Economy - London, United Kingdom - techUK

Description

Head - Digital Economy
London / Hybrid
45,000 - £60,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits
Permanent, Full Time

techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve.

With over 1000 members (the majority of which are SMEs) across the UK, techUK creates a network for innovation and collaboration across business, government and stakeholders to provide a better future for people, society, the economy and the planet.

techUK is seeking an aspiring and strategic team leader to drive our work on digital economy policy.

The role holder will have a good understanding of the UK's policy and political landscape, be confident talking to external stakeholders and be able to design and implement a strategy to effect change and grow the voice of the UK tech sector in policy and political debates around the potential for the digital economy to drive economic growth.

Assist techUK's Associate Director for Policy in developing techUK's economic policy and digital economy work programme, including but not limited to: successfully leading, managing and delivering internal and external events; Build and hold relationships within and outside Government, including with DSIT, HM Treasury, DBT, the Labour Party and other stakeholders such as influential Members of Parliament and other industry bodies and partners such as DIGITAL EUROPE
Design research plans and lead our thinking on economic policy issues working with reports and the wider team to draft papers and consultation responses for government, Parliamentary committees and others
Be able to situate techUK's asks within the wider UK political and policy context
Ensure effective use of web and social media to communicate techUK's positions and points of view
Lead techUK member groups and coordinate our members activities to achieve techUK's policy goals
Manage one report and operate within a wider team to deliver the objectives of techUK's policy and public affairs function
Strong policy knowledge and be able to quickly get up to speed on new issues
Strong interpersonal skills and good at building relationships
A self-motivated person who is comfortable coming up with ideas and seeing these through into deliverable projects
A good working knowledge of economic policy and working with data
Proven experience building relationships with stakeholders, developing workplans and delivering to deadlines
A strong understanding and interest in the UK policy and political landscape
Track record of using events, communications tools and research to effect policy change
Comfortable working with and analysing numbers i.e. data sets and economic data
This is a full time role based out of techUK's London offices, however techUK operates a flexible working policy
This role profile is a guide to the work that is required but does not form part of any contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances
The salary range for this role is £45,000-£60,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits

Director of Tech Policy and Relations, Digital Economy Advocacy Specialist, Tech Sector Policy Lead, Digital Economy Relations Manager, Economic Policy Manager - Digital Sector, Senior Policy Advisor - Technology and Economy, Digital Economy Program Director, Director of Digital Economy Policy, Public Affairs Team Leader, Policy Team Leader, Policy Manager, and Public Affairs Manager may be considered for this role.