Reference: 91242
Date Added: 23 December 2023
Closing Date: 14 January 2024
Job Title: Tech Policy Advisor
Working For: Labour Together
Location: London
Salary: £32,000-£40,000
Length of Contract: Full-time
Job Details
Labour Together (LT) is among the fastest growing think-tanks in Britain, building a growing team of the best political strategists and policy brains in Britain.
We are seeking to hire an experienced Technology Policy Advisor to join our Technology Policy Team. Working to the Director of Technology Policy, this role will help to shape the next Labour government’s policy and leadership around technology.
Key responsibilities and functions:
- Undertake research and monitoring on a range of tech policy issues
- Write briefings, blogs and policy papers
- Conduct robust, evidence-based policy analysis to contribute to advice and publications
- Propose and lead discrete policy projects
- Help to grow and develop our networks in the tech sector, tech policy community and academia
- Design and run public and private events to help us develop, test and communicate our ideas
- Contribute to the strategy and development of the Tech Policy team, and of the wider organisation
Key competences, attributes and experience:
- First-rate written and spoken communication skills
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, able to gather, interrogate and summarise large volumes of written and numerical evidence to draw out the most significant implications
- Organised and self-motivated
- At least 2 years’ experience in policy, in an adjacent discipline, or in the tech sector
- An excitement about Labour Together’s strategy and direction
- A commitment to harnessing and directing technology for the benefit of ordinary people
- Strong team player, with excellent interpersonal skills
Closing Date: 14 January 2024
Interview/Start Dates
We'll be looking to conduct interviews during the second half of January and the successful candidate could start as early as February 2024, subject to availability.
Application Details
Please send a CV and one-page covering letter to info@labourtogether.co.uk.
Website: https://www.labourtogether.uk/