Policy Advisor

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-government policy and delivery activity, follow up actions, and help resolve issues.
• Support the design and delivery of the Essential Digital Skills National Survey.
• Plan and facilitate stakeholder meetings and evidence-gathering activity; prepare agendas and papers, capture findings, and track actions.
• Promote and embed the refreshed Essential Digital Skills Framework and support survey delivery.
• Synthesize research, analytical evidence, and stakeholder insight into themes, gaps, trade-offs, options, and recommendations.
• Coordinate with partners, including the Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions, on education policy and employment support.
• Support funding programmes, delivery pilots, Parliamentary Questions, correspondence, briefings, and submissions to ministers.

Candidate requirements

• Take ownership of policy and delivery workstreams and coordinate cross-government activity.
• Work with policy colleagues, analysts, external suppliers, stakeholders, and delivery partners.
• Support survey design and delivery and translate evidence, insight, and delivery issues into next steps.
• Plan and facilitate meetings and evidence gathering, document findings, and follow through on actions.
• Bring research, analytical evidence, and stakeholder insight together to develop recommendations for senior decision-makers.

Salary and grade

• The stated salary range is £37,655–£44,595, with London rates of £40,850–£44,595 and national rates of £37,655–£41,120.
• The role is graded Higher Executive Officer and includes a Civil Service Pension with a stated employer contribution of 28.97%.

Working pattern

• The posting lists flexible working, full-time, job share, and part-time working patterns.

Locations

• The posting lists Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, and Salford.

Organisational information