Policy Advisor
Role Overview
Policy Advisor in DSIT's Digital Inclusion and Skills Directorate, focused on helping people across the UK build Essential Digital Skills for life and work.
The post supports policy and delivery work, including a national survey and promotion of the Essential Digital Skills Framework.
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Role overview
Policy Advisor in DSIT's Digital Inclusion and Skills Directorate, focused on helping people across the UK build Essential Digital Skills for life and work.
The post supports policy and delivery work, including a national survey and promotion of the Essential Digital Skills Framework.
Responsibilities
- Own policy and delivery workstreams, coordinate cross-government activity, follow up actions, and help resolve delivery issues.
- Support the design and delivery of the Essential Digital Skills National Survey.
- Plan and facilitate stakeholder engagement and evidence gathering; prepare meeting materials, capture findings, and track actions.
- Bring research, analysis, and stakeholder insight together to develop options and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
- Support cross-government coordination, funding programmes, delivery pilots, Parliamentary Questions, correspondence, briefings, and ministerial submissions.
Role capabilities
- Work with policy colleagues, analysts, suppliers, expert stakeholders, and delivery partners.
- Help align Essential Digital Skills policy with education and employment support across partner departments.
Salary and benefits
- Salary range is £37,655–£44,595, with London and national ranges specified in the posting.
- 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 patterns.
Locations
- Listed locations are Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, and Salford.
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