Science policy advisor Work, Jobs in London, Eng (with Salaries)

Policy Advisor - Security and Online Harms
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology —London
- £44,620 - £52,090 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Senior Policy Advisor - AI and Society (Copyright and Human Creativity)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology —London
- £44,620 - £52,090 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- AI
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
EU Aviation Sustainability and Policy Specialist
4AIR —London
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Business
- Leadership
Quick apply
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Exports Strategy Comms Advisor
Department for Business and Trade —London
- £39,377 - £41,494 a year
- Part-time
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
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Estates Strategy Advisor (Health and Life Sciences)
WSP —London
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Communication skills
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Medical Affairs Advisor
GlaxoSmithKline —London
- Full-time
- Databases
- Leadership
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Medical Advisor, Neuropsychiatry
Bristol-Myers Squibb —Uxbridge
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Travel
- In-person
Health Advisor
Bupa —London
- £6,420 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
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Technology Risk Advisor
Government Digital Service —London
- £45,020 - £56,355 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
4d
Interim People Advisor (12-14m fixed term contract)
Carnall Farrar —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Bachelor's degree
- Driving
- Leadership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
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Senior Partnerships Advisor (Internal and External Applications)
City St George's, University of London —London
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Communication skills
Research Manager, Capacity & Field Development
Wellcome Trust —London
- £44,000 - £55,000 a year
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Communication skills
Associate Principal/Principal Qualitative Research, Patient Centered Solutions
IQVIA —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Doctoral degree
- English
- Master's degree
PLOS Medicine Associate Editor- 12 Month FTC
Public Library of Science —London
- £35,000 - £47,000 a year
- Remote
- Doctoral degree
- Communication skills
Environmental Consents Advisor
SCS Railways —London
- Continuous improvement
- Organisational skills
- Time management
6d
Assistant Director, Life Sciences & Healthcare Strategy, Strategy & Business Design
Deloitte —London
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
Medical Science Liaison
Merz Aesthetics GmbH —Hemel Hempstead
- Nursing
- Microsoft Office
- Driving
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Delivery Advisor, Red Team - AI Security Institute
AI Security Institute —London
- £44,620 - £52,090 a year
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
6d
Associate Director, Senior Environmental and Social Advisor (Infrastructure)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development —London
- English
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
11d
Environmental, Health & Safety Advisor
Flynn —London
- Full-time
- Communication skills
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Policy Advisor - Security and Online Harms

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
London

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Job details

Part-time | Full-time | Fixed term contract
£44,620 - £52,090 a year
8 hours ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee discount
Childcare

Qualifications

Stakeholder liaison
Presentation skills
Partnership building
Communication skills

Full job description

Details

Reference number

474211

Salary

£44,620 - £52,090

SEO - National: £44,620 - £49,065; London: £47,355 - £52,090 (pro rata for part-time working)

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Fixed term
Loan

Length of employment

12 months

Business area

DSIT - Digital, Technologies and Telecoms - Security & Online Harms

Type of role

Policy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

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Location

Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford

About the job

Job summary

DSIT

At DSIT were all about improving peoples lives by maximising the potential of science & technology.

We accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development.

We use technology for good by ensuring new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK, with the benefits more widely shared.

We are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back.

We do all this to enable the Governments 5 national missions: kickstarting economic growth, making Britain a clean energy superpower, taking back our streets, breaking down barriers to opportunity and building an NHS fit for the future.

Above all, we focus on improving peoples lives. Whether its researching new treatments for disease, developing better batteries, reducing burdens through better public services, keeping children safe online, and much more, outcomes for citizens are at the heart of what we do.

Our Inclusive Environment

We offer flexible working benefits, employee well-being support and a great pension. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.

Find Out More

We regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application and interview process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://forms.office.com/e/Jae3B4w7xm

You can also follow our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dsitcareers/

Job description

Security and Online Harms Directorate

The Security and Online Harms (SOH) Directorate led on the development and passage of the Online Safety Act which introduces a range of measures to tackle online harms and make the UK the safest place to be online. The directorate is now working on the implementation of the new laws and engaging with countries and institutions around the world to promote a safter online environment.

The directorate is also responsible for leading the domestic response to countering information threats where they relate to public safety or national security. This work is led by our teams through a combination of analytical, operational, stakeholder, policy and legislative work. We also work closely with the tech sector to develop innovative technologies to improve cross government understanding of the information environment and attempts to manipulate it.

We are recruiting for two fixed term roles within the Directorate, across the Implementation Team and the Online Child Safety Team. Please state in your application if you have a preference for any particular role.

A reserve list will be created from this campaign which may be used for recruitment into wider roles within the Security and Online Harms Directorate.

Person specification

Key Responsibilities

Fixed Term Roles (12 months):

Implementation Team Online Harms Fees and Funding Policy Advisor

We are looking for a talented Senior Executive Officer (SEO) to fill an impactful policy role focusing on online safety fees and funding. The post holder will ensure successful delivery of the online safety fees regime for 2026/27 and will develop policy for recouping Ofcoms set up costs, involving a consultation with industry and Ofcom, and delivering secondary legislation. The post holder will also support the delivery of a business case to ensure sufficient resourcing for Ofcom. The role involves fast-paced work and exceptional attention to detail, as well as strong stakeholder management skills.

Child Online Safety Team Policy Advisor

The child online safety team works on a range of high-profile policy issues relating to children's safety and wellbeing online. This includes supporting delivery of new measures following the recent consultation, monitoring implementation of the Online Safety Act's child safety duties, and helping to develop wider protections for children as technology and online risks evolve.

We are looking for a policy adviser to support the team's broad programme of child online safety work. The role will involve helping to monitor how the Online Safety Act is working in practice, identifying emerging issues affecting children online, contributing to policy development, and supporting engagement with stakeholders across government, industry, civil society and regulators.

This is expected to be a busy and fast-paced role, requiring flexibility to support delivery of ministerial priorities and work collaboratively across the team on a range of child online safety issues.

Essential Criteria:

Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with partners across government.

Sound judgement and prioritisation skills, with a proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment and balance different needs across a wide-ranging portfolio.

Ability to pick up complex issues rapidly and be able to consider and integrate wider policy sensitivities into your work.

Strong written and visual communication skills, with the ability to quickly produce clear, compelling materials that present complex and strategic information in an accessible way for senior stakeholders.

Desirable criteria:

Experience in online safety policy or regulatory policy

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Delivering at Pace
Making Effective Decisions
Seeing the Big Picture
Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,620, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £12,926 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

Office attendance

The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Applications will be sifted on CV and Personal Statement.

In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement only.

The interview will consist of behaviour questions.

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Further Information

Reasonable Adjustment

We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.

Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DSIT Candidate Guidance. A DSIT Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available.

We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.

Candidates who meet the minimum benchmark may be placed on a Reserve List for consideration for similar roles, including those at a lower grade. Candidates who narrowly miss the benchmark and are not placed on the Reserve List may still be considered for an offer in a similar role at a lower grade.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).

DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply,and can be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Charlotte Allen
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance [email protected] . If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission/Complaints.

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