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Senior Policy Officer page is loaded## Senior Policy Officerlocations: Wilmslow, Cheshire: Edinburgh: London: Belfasttime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: 6 October 2025 (16 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR623**Senior Policy Officer (Regulatory Cooperation) – Enterprise – Two year fixed term contract****Full time / Part time**Salary**: £42,593 - £48,245, with potential for further progression to £54,317 with our pay progression scheme.**Location: FlexibleContracted to our Wilmslow, London, Edinburgh, Cardiff or Belfast office, however, through hybrid working we offer flexible home and office-based working opportunities. There will be times when you will be expected to attend the office to collaborate with colleagues or travel due to business need. Please note from Autumn 2026 our head office will relocate from Wilmslow to Manchester city centre.* Pay progression scheme.* Hybrid and flexible working options.* 25 days paid holiday per year, plus privilege and public holidays.* Flexi leave (up to 24 additional days leave per year).* Pension (employer contribution around 28.9%).* Online discount scheme to save money at major supermarkets, retailers, gyms, restaurants, insurance providers and many more.* Health Cash Plan.* Fantastic development opportunities to learn and progress.Further details can be found on the benefits section of our .The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the independent regulator of information rights. In a data-driven world, we provide advice, guidance, and support to organisations enabling compliance with their obligations, as well as protecting individuals and their personal data.As an employer, we are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives and careers of our people, and we empower you to be curious, impactful, collaborative and respectful.**Job Summary**The Enterprise Department in the ICO’s Regulatory Risk and Innovation Directorate, is charged with influencing the most significant firms and sectors in the digital economy to demonstrate high standards of data protection. One way it pursues this objective is by forging partnerships with other UK digital regulators, including through the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF). The DRCF brings together Ofcom, the Competition and Markets Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority and the ICO to maximise the synergies between our regulatory regimes.The Competition and Regulatory Cooperation team’s work is high-profile and high-impact, shaping the experience of digital services for people across the UK. The ICO works collaboratively and cooperatively to maximise our impact, and we have a statutory duty to consult other regulators as appropriate where our regulatory functions affect economic growth, innovation and competition.**Job Description**As Senior Policy Officer (SPO), you will manage the ICO’s working relationship with the DRCF, supporting the Information Commissioner and CEO, Executive Director of Regulatory Risk and Innovation and the ICO’s DRCF Director. You will work closely with the other regulators in the DRCF and related government departments to develop cross-regulatory approaches and solutions to common digital regulation challenges.Digital regulation cooperation has never been more important. The creation of Ofcom’s online safety regime and the Competition and Markets Authority’s digital markets regime has created new intersections with the ICO’s regulatory remit; while the development and increasing adoption of digital technologies (such as AI and automated decision-making, digital identity, blockchain) creates a need for coherent regulatory regimes.This SPO will need to be adept at joining the dots and forging linkages across organisations and regulatory initiatives to help make the DRCF and the ICO’s broader regulatory cooperation a success. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and be a good negotiator, able to manage engagement with external and internal stakeholders at a senior level. You will be able to draft accurate, insightful and succinct policy advice; and able to represent the ICO confidently and independently at external events and meetings. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to stay informed about the policy projects being progressed by the ICO and DRCF is essential. The SPO will also work closely with other teams across the Enterprise department - and across the wider ICO and DRCF – supporting flexibility and collaboration, as well as exposing the SPO to a wide range of experiences.**Key Responsibilities*** Developing and supporting relationships with the ICO’s regulatory and government stakeholders, including DRCF stakeholders.* Influencing policy developments at a working and senior level in a way consistent with the requirements of information rights legislation and ICO objectives on regulatory cooperation. This will involve: + Proactively developing legislative expertise, keeping abreast of developments in information rights, technology and digital regulation + Leading thinking in the development of policy within the ICO and externally with other regulators. + Undertaking high quality research and policy analysis (in line with the ICO’s Policy Methodology) to produce insightful briefing notes and policy papers.* Representing the ICO at selected events, including speaking engagements, meetings with stakeholders and meetings of national/international regulatory bodies where appropriate.* Developing and maintaining robust organisational and governance procedures that support regulatory cooperation in a fast paced environment. This involves keeping accurate records of stakeholder engagement; supporting appropriate information sharing; and maintaining processes that support the ICO’s work with the DRCF.* Preparing succinct, well-written outputs, such as briefings, reports, and research papers, often concerning complex issues.* Communicating progress and impact of regulatory cooperation work internally and externally, including in the context of the DRCF and our duty to consult other regulators.**About you****Essential criteria assessed at application stage*** Substantial experience relevant to the role requirements, as described in the role responsibilities and person specification, and accumulated through any combination of academic or vocational qualifications or experience.* 3+ years relevant experience which could have been gained from a policy, regulatory, operational, or corporate environment.* Experience working with complex information which could include legislation or operational rules and procedures and experience of working across multiple organisations, and applying data protection or associated digital regulation or legislation.* Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to analyse complex issues and formulate succinct, clear and persuasive arguments for a range of audiences.**Essential criteria assessed at interview stage*** Strong communication skills, including written, verbal and presentational skills* A strong understanding of wider political, economic and technological issues in the UK and overseas, with an ability to analyse and influence policy development.* Strong interpersonal skills, including the confidence and ability to negotiate and maintain good relationships with colleagues and stakeholders (including seniors) in assigned areas.* The ability to use problem solving skills and good judgement in order to support and take sound decisions concerning complex issues.* Ability to work under pressure and at pace and to handle large and competing workloads, exhibiting strong organisational skills.**Equality, diversity, and inclusion**The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion. 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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Salary:
£100,000 - £125,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Management & Operations

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