Policy Advisor

About the role

Policy and delivery

• Own Essential Digital Skills workstreams, coordinate cross-government activity, follow up actions and help resolve issues.
• Support design and delivery of the Essential Digital Skills National Survey and turn evidence, insight and delivery issues into next steps.
• Promote and embed the refreshed Essential Digital Skills Framework and support delivery of the survey.

Engagement and evidence

• Plan and facilitate meetings and evidence-gathering activity with government, industry, civil society and academic stakeholders.
• Prepare agendas and papers, capture findings and ensure agreed actions are followed through.
• Bring together research, analytical evidence and stakeholder insight to identify themes, gaps and trade-offs and develop recommendations.

Wider policy support

• Coordinate with the Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions to align digital skills across education and employment support policy.
• Support funding programmes, delivery pilots, Parliamentary Questions, correspondence, briefings and submissions to ministers.

Candidate profile

• Take ownership of policy and delivery workstreams and coordinate activity across government.
• Work with analysts, suppliers, expert stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Synthesize research, analytical evidence and stakeholder insight into clear options and recommendations for senior decision-makers.

Salary and pension

• The advertised salary range is £37,655–£44,595, with separate national and London ranges; part-time salary is pro rata.
• The posting states an employer Civil Service Pension contribution of 28.97%.

Locations and working pattern

• Listed locations are Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London and Salford.
• The posting lists flexible working, full-time, job share and part-time working patterns.

Contract and grade