International Policy Advisor

Ofcom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, is recruiting for an Associate role in the International Team. You will help navigate an increasingly international regulatory environment, conduct research on regulatory developments, and translate insights into policy and regulation.

The role involves horizon-scanning, stakeholder engagement and supporting senior colleagues in international meetings, contributing to UK consumers and business resilience within the Strategy and Research Group.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis on international regulatory developments, translating insights into practical recommendations for policy development and regulatory decisions.
• Contribute to strategic policy priorities across the Infrastructure and Connectivity Group, including digital markets, consumer protection, and horizon-scanning initiatives.
• Support and coordinate Ofcom's participation in international discussions in regulatory networks and fora (e.g., BEREC, IRG, OECD) to influence debates aligned with Ofcom's objectives.
• Proactively horizon-scan to identify international developments in future technologies relevant to Ofcom's regulatory objectives, and share implications with the organisation.
• Prepare senior colleagues for international meetings and plan their deployment to support Ofcom's aims.

Job description

Closing Date:

23/10/2026

Group:

Strategy and Research Group

Management Level:

Associate

Job Type:

Permanent

Job Description:

Please note that this role will close at 00:01 on Friday 23 October, and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Thursday 22 October.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications

About Ofcom

As the UK's communications regulator, we're delivering vital work that helps keep the UK connected and shapes the future of how we'll stay connected with each other.

Our work covers everything from phones and broadband, through to TV, radio, the postal service, and wireless devices. We're also taking on the challenge of making the online world a safer place. And we need people of all backgrounds, skill sets, and experiences to help us achieve our goal of making communications work for everyone.

About the team you'll be part of

The role sits within Ofcom's International Team. The team is responsible for managing Ofcom's engagement with our counterpart regulators, industry, academia and other relevant stakeholders around the world. We exchange views and share best practices on all issues of relevance to Ofcom, such as online safety, media regulation, network resilience and digital markets. We use these international insights to inform how we design and apply regulation in the UK, and to support Ofcom's regulatory thinking and horizon-scanning work. We also share our expertise with international partners and seek to influence regulatory developments in the sectors that matter to us. We represent Ofcom globally, including through holding leadership roles in a variety of European and global forums.

The purpose and scope of the role

As the UK's converged communications regulator, Ofcom works with industries that have technology at their heart. These are sectors that have driven significant innovation and economic growth over many decades.

The markets, technologies and policy challenges that Ofcom regulates are increasingly shaped by international developments. As communications services become more interconnected, international engagement and cooperation are essential to Ofcom's ability to anticipate change, respond to emerging risks and deliver effective regulatory outcomes for UK consumers and businesses.

Working across telecoms and digital markets, you will help Ofcom navigate an increasingly international regulatory environment by identifying emerging opportunities and risks, building relationships with international partners, and ensuring that international evidence and experience inform Ofcom's work.

Your Key Responsibilities

The role will involve contributing to Ofcom's international engagement across telecoms and digital markets, as part of a wider team.

It will mean:

• Conducting research and analysis on international regulatory, legislative, market and technological developments, and translating insights into practical recommendations that support Ofcom's policy development, regulatory decision-making and strategic priorities.
• Contributing to Ofcom's strategic policy priorities across the Infrastructure and Connectivity Group (ICG). This will include areas such as scams and fraud, emerging consumer protection challenges such as AI-enabled harms, digital transitions and net neutrality. It also includes analysing how developments in digital markets and platform ecosystems are reshaping communications markets, including the growing role of large technology companies in areas traditionally associated with telecoms, and assessing the implications for Ofcom's regulatory objectives.
• Supporting and co-ordinating Ofcom's participation in international discussions taking place in regulatory networks (e.g. BEREC/IRG, OECD) and other fora on telecoms and digital markets issues, helping to influence international debates in pursuit of Ofcom's strategic and regulatory objectives.
• Proactively horizon-scanning to identify international developments in future technologies that are relevant to Ofcom's regulatory objectives, communicating and explaining those within the organisation and making connections between different threads of Ofcom's work, and sharing Ofcom's thinking and approaches with international stakeholders.
• Preparing senior colleagues for international meetings and helping to plan how they might be deployed in support of Ofcom's objectives.

This will require:

Proactively building and maintaining relationships with regulators, policymakers and other stakeholders internationally, acting as a liaison between Ofcom experts and international counterparts, to understand and, where appropriate, influence telecoms policy and regulatory developments, and to ensure Ofcom's approach to these issues is shaped by international learnings.

Working closely with policy groups across Ofcom, and particularly with ICG, co-ordinating across the organisation to ensure that Ofcom's policy thinking and program