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<div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Details</b></h2>
<div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Reference number</b></h3>
<div>437435
</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Salary</b></h3><div>
&pound;33,015 - &pound;40,110</div></div><div><div>
National: &pound;33,015 - &pound;35,655 London: &pound;37,150 - &pound;40,110 (pro rata for part-time working)</div></div><div><div>
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%</div></div>
<div>GBP</div>
<div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Job grade</b></h3><div><div>
Higher Executive Officer</div></div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Contract type</b></h3><div>
Fixed term<br>
Loan</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Length of employment</b></h3><div>
12 months</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Business area</b></h3><div>
DSIT - Digital, Technologies and Telecoms - Data Policy</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Type of role</b></h3><div>
Policy</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Working pattern</b></h3><div>
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Number of jobs available</b></h3><div>
1</div></div></div>
<div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Contents</b></h2></div><div><ul><li>
Location</li><li>
About the job</li><li>
Benefits</li><li>
Things you need to know</li><li>
Apply and further information</li></ul></div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Location</b></h2></div><div><div>
Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford</div></div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
About the job</b></h2></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Job summary</b></h3><div><p><b>
DSIT</b></p><p>
At DSIT we&#146;re all about improving people&#146;s lives by maximising the potential of science &amp; technology.</p><p>
We accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development.</p><p>
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.</p><p>
We are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back.</p><p>
We do all this to enable the Government&#146;s 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.</p><p>
Above all, we focus on improving people&#146;s lives. Whether it&#146;s 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.</p><p><b>
Our Inclusive Environment</b></p><p>
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.</p><p>
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 D&amp;I Strategy.</p><p><b>
Find Out More</b></p><div><p>
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</p></div><p></p><p><br>
You can also follow our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dsitcareers/</p></div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Job description</b></h3><div>
We are seeking a policy advisor to join our team in the Data Protection Policy deputy directorate.
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Our team is responsible for leading the development of policies to futureproof the UK&#146;s data protection regime. We explore how emerging technologies, such as AI, will be developed and deployed, and anticipate the implications for the future of the UK&#146;s data protection regime. Our objective is to support the responsible use of personal data, encouraging innovation whilst maintaining the UK's high data protection standards. This involves working with departments across Whitehall, as well as engaging with a range of stakeholders to build evidence to support our policy development.</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Person specification</b></h3><div><p><b>
Key responsibilities</b></p><div><div><p>
The postholder&#146;s key responsibility will be to support the team in assessing how the UK's Data Protection regime is working with a range of emerging technologies.
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This will include:<br>
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</p><ul><li>Engaging with internal and external stakeholders, producing accurate readouts of meetings</li></ul><ul><li><br>
Leading the development of project management products<br>
</li></ul><ul><li>Analysing evidence to identify emerging themes<br>
</li></ul><ul><li>Conducting desk research<br>
</li></ul><ul><li>Preparing various policy papers, products and presentations<br>
</li></ul><ul><li> Lile management and other ad hoc administrative tasks.</li></ul></div></div><br>
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Essential criteria</b></p><div><div><ul><li>An interest in policy work.<br>
</li></ul><ul><li>Excellent written and oral communication skills<br>
</li></ul><ul><li>An ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.<br>
</li></ul><ul><li>Strong organisational and project management skills
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<p><b>Desirable criteria</b></p><ul><li>An understanding of data protection legislation or AI is desirable, but not essential.
</li></ul></div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Behaviours</b></h3>
<div><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p>
<ul><li>Communicating and Influencing</li>
<li>Making Effective Decisions</li>
<li>Delivering at Pace</li>
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We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:</p><ul><li>
Communicating and Influencing</li>
<li>Making Effective Decisions</li>
</ul></div></div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Benefits</b></h2></div><div><div>
Alongside your salary of &pound;33,015, Department for Science, Innovation &amp; Technology contributes &pound;9,564 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</div></div><div><div><p>
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:</p><ul><li>
A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.</li><li>
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.</li><li>
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.</li><li>
An extensive range of learning &amp; professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.</li><li>
Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.</li><li>
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.</li></ul><p><b>
Office attendance</b></p><p>
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.
</p></div></div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Things you need to know</b></h2></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Selection process details</b></h3><div><div>
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.</div></div><div><div><p>
After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Verbal Test and Civil Service Judgement Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.</p><p>
Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55 on 26/11/2025 If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.</p><p>
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and a number of behavioural statements.
</p><p>Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.</p><p>
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 750 words) to explain how your skills and experience demonstrate the essential criteria in the job description.</p><p>
Please note - the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.</p><p>
Applications will be sifted on behavioural statements and personal statement.</p><p>
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement.</p><p>
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.</p><p>
The interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions.</p><p>
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.</p><p>
To help you to prepare for your interview, for this campaign behaviour questions will be shared in advance of interview if you are successful at sift stage. These questions should be treated as confidential and should not be shared.</p><p>
The interview panel may ask you other questions which will not be shared with you in advance, including any follow-up questions, and other elements listed in the job advert, for example, experience, abilities, strengths and technical skills. The panel will be looking for examples of your own work, experience, and ability so do try and avoid using AI written answers without any human oversight.</p><p>
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.</p><p><b>
Artificial Intelligence</b></p><p>
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 <i>candidate guidance</i> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.</p><p><b>
Further Information</b></p><p><b>
Reasonable Adjustment</b></p><p>
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.</p><p>
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.</p><p>
We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants' section.</p><p>
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.</p><p>
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.</p><p>
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.</p><p>
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.</p><p>
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.</p><p>
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.</p><p>
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).</p><p>
DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
</p><p>DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.</p><p>
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.</p><p>
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 Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.</p><p>
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 Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk</p><p>
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 applicant&#146;s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.</p><p>
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.</p><p>
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.</p><p><b>
Feedback</b></p><br>
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.</div></div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Security</b></h3><div><div>
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.</div></div><div><div>
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .<br>
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See our vetting charter .</div></div><div><div>
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.</div></div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Nationality requirements</b></h3><div><div>
<p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p>
<ul><li>UK nationals</li>
<li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li>
<li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li>
<li>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)</li>
<li>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)</li>
<li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li>
<li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li>
</ul>Further information on nationality requirements
</div></div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Working for the Civil Service</b></h3><div><div>
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br>
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .</div></div><div><div>
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.</div></div><div><div>
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.</div></div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Diversity and Inclusion</b></h3><div>
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 .</div></div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Apply and further information</b></h2></div><div><div>
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.</div></div><div><div>
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).</div></div><div><div>
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.</div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Contact point for applicants</b></h3><div><h4 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Job contact :
</b></h4><ul><li>Name : Benjamin Nash</li><li>
Email : benjamin.nash@dsit.gov.uk</li></ul><h4 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Recruitment team</b></h4><ul><li>
Email : dsitresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</li></ul></div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Further information</b></h3><div><div>
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission&#146;s 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 DSITrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk . 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.</div></div></div></div></div><p></p>

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