National Data Library - Policy Lead

Details Reference number 440585 Salary £55,403 - £61,939 National: £55,403 - £61,939 (pro rata for part-time working) A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP Job grade Grade 7 Contract type Fixed term Loan Length of employment 24 months Business area DSIT - Government Digital Service - Government Digital Service - National Data Library Type of role Policy Strategy Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time Number of jobs available 3 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Bristol, Manchester About the job Job summary GDS The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: Joining up public sector services Harnessing the power of AI for the public good Strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure Elevating leadership and investing in talent Funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation Committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need. Job description The effective use of public sector data has the potential to transform people’s lives by improving the delivery of public services, underpinning ground-breaking research, and cutting-edge innovation across the economy. These roles present an exciting opportunity to help shape the high-profile and ambitious manifesto commitment to establish a soon to be announced National Data Library. The National Data Library is flagship programme of over £100 million which will harness the power of public sector data to improve people’s lives. We are looking for three enthusiastic people to join the friendly and inclusive Strategy and Engagement DD group in the National Data Library. The Strategy and Engagement group is responsible for defining and delivering the programme's strategy for the years ahead, designing and coordinating interventions, and engaging a diverse set of stakeholder groups to inform the National Data Library's approach. We deal with some of the most exciting digital policy questions of our time: public sector reform, joined up public services, AI development to benefit the UK, and collaboration between government and the private and academic sectors. These roles are being advertised in Manchester and Bristol but existing DSIT staff based elsewhere are able to apply and remain in their location. Person specification Key responsibilities These roles are ideal for candidates looking to develop their careers in a supportive environment. The programme is fast paced and high profile, led by a collegiate team that promotes good work life balance, takes pride in diversity of staff and coaches individuals for their development. New members joining the team will need to be flexible and comfortable engaging with new topics to meet emerging priorities. There are 3 roles available. Legislation Lead This postholder will be responsible for shaping and delivering the legislative framework and potential reforms underpinning the National Data Library programme. This includes leading policy development for potential legislative measures, coordinating policy and legal instructions, and guiding proposals from ideation to implementation. The role will require you to build deep expertise in the legislative processes and the ability to work across government to ensure proposals support public sector data use while safeguarding privacy and security. Data Landscape Governance Lead This postholder will lead the development of a governance model for public sector data, setting a target operating model and roadmap for delivery. This includes scoping and designing pilot interventions to improve access to data relevant to the NDL, delivering value early to build confidence among data holders and users. The role will require you to build expertise in data governance and legislation. Public Sector Data Markets Lead The postholder will be responsible for NDL interventions to test the potential commercial market for public sector data. They will identify promising opportunities for data commercialisation and partnerships. The role will require you to develop a strong understanding of UK business sectors and the public sector data landscape. Essential criteria The successful candidates will show an ability to: Communicate and influence with impact: Displaying excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders through clear and compelling advice. Lead policy development from inception to implementation: Developing effective policy solutions in ambiguous environments, turning abstract outcomes into credible policy options ready for implementation. Deliver at pace: Managing multiple priorities and delivering high-quality outputs under pressure, using effective project management and oversight. Lead, motivate and develop teams: Being a team player, providing constructive challenge to a wider team, coaching and developing line report(s). Work collaboratively to drive shared outcomes: Demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and experience working collaboratively across teams and departments to deliver shared goals, building effective partnerships and navigating organisational boundaries. Desirable criteria Experience working in digital/data policy. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Working Together Communicating and Influencing Benefits Alongside your salary of £55,403, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £16,050 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 Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Please use your personal statement (in no more than 750 words) to outline how your skills and experience match the essential criteria. 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. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview. The interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions. Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. 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. Further Information 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. 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 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 Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 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’s 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. Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website. Feedback Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check . See our vetting charter . 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 : Teresa Soter Email : teresa.soter@dsit.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : dsitresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk Further information Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’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.