Policy Manager – Digital Economy

Job Title: Policy Manager – Digital Economy

Location: London

Salary: £32,000-£44,000 per annum based upon experience.

Job Type: Permanent/Full-time

techUK Overview:

techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies, and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve. With over 900 members (the majority of which are SMEs) across the UK, techUK creates a network for innovation and collaboration across business, government, and stakeholders to provide a better future for people, society, the economy, and the planet.

By providing expertise and insight, we support our members, partners, and stakeholders as they prepare the UK for what comes next in a constantly changing world.

Role Purpose:

In this role you will drive techUK’s economic policy work. This will require you to analyse and understand how technology can drive positive economic change, develop creative policy solutions to some of the UK’s most pressing economic challenges and work within techUK’s Policy and Public Affairs team to build a case for why the Government should adopt these policy solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a major trade association’s thinking on some of the key policy and economic questions that will face the UK over the next decade. Previous holders of this position have influenced major changes in Government policy, have had their work publicised in the media and have had the opportunity to represent the tech sector to senior political stakeholder

Key responsibilities:

• Assist techUK’s Associate Director for Policy in developing techUK’s economic policy and digital economy work programme, including but not limited to: successfully leading, managing and delivering internal and external events; the smooth running of meetings; and managing and implementing stakeholder engagement activities; acting as point of contact for techUK members;
• Build relationships within and outside Government, including with BEIS, HM Treasury, DCMS and other stakeholders such as influential Members of Parliament and other industry bodies and partners such as the CBI and DIGITAL EUROPE;
• Research policy issues and draft papers and consultation responses for government, Parliamentary committees and others;
• Be able to situate techUK’s asks within the wider political and policy context;
• Ensure effective use of web and social media to communicate techUK’s positions and points of view;
• Provide secretariat support for techUK internal and external working groups as and when required;

Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills and good at building relationships;
• Highly effective communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information effectively to a range of audiences;
• A self-motivated team member who is comfortable coming up with ideas and seeing these through into deliverable projects;
• A team player who is comfortable and able to work with relevant teams across techUK;
• Has a can-do approach and comfortable working in a high pressure, fast paced environment with competing demands;
• Able to articulate, explain and sell the benefits of techUK to a range of audiences from government to potential new members;

Essential Knowledge and Experience:

• Proven experience building relationships with stakeholders, developing workplans and delivering to deadlines;
• Intellectually curious and able to demonstrate experiences of having to learn quickly and distil complex issues into clear concise information;
• A working knowledge of and ability to comment on economic issues and policy;
• A strong understanding and interest in the UK policy and political landscape;
• A solid grasp of the workings of Whitehall and UK Parliamentary process;

Desired Knowledge and Experience:

• Proven track record of coordinating events;
• An understanding of the role of trade bodies;
• Comfortable working with and analysing numbers i.e. data sets and economic data;
• Experience presenting and speaking in public forums;
• An understanding of policy making across the UK including how and where key economic decisions are made in the UK’s governance structure i.e., between Westminster, Whitehall, Devolved Governments and local authorities.

Please note:

This is a full-time role based out of techUK’s London offices with flexibility for hybrid working.

The salary range for this role is £32,000-£44,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits.

This role profile is a guide to the work that is required but does not form part of any contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK prior to the commencement of employment. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of applying, please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.

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