About the Startup Coalition

Startup Coalition is an independent advocacy group that serves as the policy voice for technology-led start ups and scaleups in the UK. The Startup Coalition was founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and fights for a policy environment that enables early-stage British tech companies to grow, scale and compete globally.

The Role

This role will sit at the intersection of technology innovation and regulation at an exciting time where the future is up for grabs for whichever state enables and encourages it.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Keeping track of parliamentary comings and goings as it relates to technology regulation. From primary legislation to select committee inquiries - this role will require the holder to keep abreast of not just hard legislation but the ‘parliamentary mood’ when it comes to tech regulation.
• Becoming a dab hand at looking round the corner. Innovation is moving faster than ever before. At every turn our startups run into regulatory traps and barriers from a byzantine time. It’ll be your role to understand what these regulatory dead ends look like (ideally before our startups hit them...)
• Ensuring startup voices are heard. This means making sure that all relevant Government and regulatory consultations are responded to, that Startup Coalition is featured in relevant press, and that we are represented at conferences and events.
• Building an industry-leading campaign machine. We are on the hunt for someone with the appetite to build campaigns and develop a policy agenda that can take us through this Parliament and beyond.
• Chip in on everything else. We run a small operation, so everyone works together to deliver great policy work that helps achieve a policy environment that enables tech startups and scaleups to grow and scale effectively.

Experience & Skills

This role is suitable for:

• Someone who is positive, optimistic and enthusiastic, who loves politics and technology.
• Someone who would be happy working rapidly, with ambiguity and who can take the initiative.
• Someone who is approachable and happy spending a lot of their time talking to founders, policymakers and other folks in the ecosystem.
• Someone who enjoys having their finger in a lot of pies but is equally happy and comfortable getting into the technical details when necessary.