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Policy Advisor

UK Government - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
London, GBR
Parttime, Fulltime
Onsite
£37,655–£44,595,
Discovered 5 days ago
Essential Digital Skills policyPolicy development and deliveryStakeholder engagementCross-government coordinationEvidence and research analysisSurvey design and delivery

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Role overview

Policy Advisor in DSIT's Digital Inclusion and Skills Directorate, helping people across the UK build Essential Digital Skills for life and work.

The role includes ownership of policy and delivery workstreams and collaboration with government colleagues, analysts, suppliers, stakeholders, and delivery partners.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate cross-government activity, track actions, and help resolve delivery issues.
  • Support the design and delivery of the Essential Digital Skills National Survey.
  • Plan and facilitate meetings and evidence gathering; prepare agendas and papers, capture findings, and follow up actions.
  • Promote and embed the refreshed Essential Digital Skills Framework.
  • Use research, analysis, and stakeholder insight to identify themes, gaps, and trade-offs and prepare options and recommendations.
  • Support coordination with education and employment-support partners, funding programmes, delivery pilots, Parliamentary Questions, correspondence, briefings, and ministerial submissions.

Role context

  • The role involves engagement with government, industry, civil society, and academia.
  • The position is in the Digital Inclusion and Skills Directorate.

Pay and contract

  • Salary range is £37,655–£44,595, with separate national and London ranges; part-time pay is pro rata.
  • The position is permanent and offers full-time, part-time, job-share, and flexible working patterns.
  • A Civil Service Pension is offered with a stated employer contribution of 28.97%.

Locations

  • The listed work locations are Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, and Salford.

Department context

DSIT works to advance science and technology, innovation, digital government, and the wider sharing of technology's benefits across the UK.

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