Senior Policy Adviser
National Infrastructure Commission
2021-12-03 08:51:51
salary: 64498.00 British Pound . GBP Annual
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Accounting
Job description
Job title: Senior Policy Adviser
Salary: £50,000 - £64,498
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: 5 th December 2021
Working pattern: This post is available on a full time, part time or job share basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
Location: The post will be based in London (Finlaison House, 15-17 Furnival Street). All staff follow government guidance about working from home during the pandemic. Once Covid-19 restrictions ease, NIC employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2 days a week (pro rata) in an office, on average.
Do you want to be part of ensuring that the UK is equipped to meet its long-term infrastructure needs and enjoy solving complex problems? If this sounds like a challenge you would relish, we'd love to hear from you!
We are looking for a Senior Digital Policy Adviser specialising in digital and telecoms infrastructure, to provide expert guidance on policy development in innovative environment. You will have the opportunity to develop and test ideas outside the constraints of current policy frameworks, take ownership, think through and deliver on some of the most complex and high-profile issues facing the UK today.
This role is being advertised at an exciting time: the Commission has recently begun its work on the second National Infrastructure Assessment; a report which will set out a vision for the country's infrastructure over the next 10 to 30 years.
The Commission was established in 2015 to provide the Government with impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges. It aims to be the UK's most credible, forward thinking and influential voice on infrastructure policy and strategy. Our objectives are to support sustainable economic growth across all regions of the UK, improve competitiveness and improve quality of life.
The successful candidate will:
- Play a key role in the development of the digital recommendations for the second National Infrastructure Assessment.
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams incorporating policy specialists, economists, engineers, consultants and industry secondees, to deliver high-quality advice.
- Identify recommendations and prepare reports which are robust and compelling enough to have a direct impact on Government policy.
- Be involved in a blend of policy development work, project management, critical thinking, and detailed drafting.
To perform the role strongly, the successful candidate will need to create effective relationships with key Whitehall departments and external stakeholders from industry, academia, and wider, whilst protecting the Commission's independence.
We are committed to ensuring all staff achieve a healthy work life balance, and all employees have the right to apply for flexible working, options including working from home, compressed hours, and job sharing.
Benefits
- 25 days' annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the Queen's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant)
- Flexible working patterns, as above
- Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions. Find out more about Civil Service pensions
- Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme, season ticket advances and payroll giving
- Access to a retail discounts and cashback benefits site
- A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network)
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Complaints Procedure
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact HMT by email:
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.