Online Safety Policy Architect (Associate)

Ofcom; City of Edinburgh; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ofcom is recruiting for Policy Advisors within the Online Safety Group to help regulate online safety and protect users online. You’ll work on developing and delivering policy, collaborating with legal, technical, economic and research colleagues to implement policy codes and guidance.

The role emphasizes understanding regulatory challenges in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, with opportunities to contribute to areas such as AI, age assurance and content moderation.

Formación

• Previous experience of regulatory policy development, incl. gathering and analysing information from various sources, drafting clear policy documents or recommendations, assessing options and impacts, and using evidence to support decision-making.
• Candidates should have experience in policy development and knowledge in AI, age assurance, and online platform features and functionalities (e.g., Proactive Tech, Recommender Systems & Content Moderation).
• Evaluating Problems: identify and solve issues using well-thought-out strategies and considering different angles.
• Generating Insights: use evidence-driven methods to gather insights and make well-founded decisions.
• Pursuing Growth: show commitment to growing and developing skills.
• Harmonising Work: work effectively with others and share information.
• Articulating Ideas: express ideas clearly and concisely.

Responsabilidades

• Uses initiative to understand and articulate how work contributes to One Ofcom priorities.
• Uses professional knowledge to deliver priorities on time and to a high standard.
• Support project teams to solve complex policy problems by developing options and considering practicality, risks and long-term implications.
• Research and analyse multiple data sources on particular topics and draw conclusions for the wider team.
• Ensure the delivery of clear documents, such as meeting notes, agendas, briefings and research reports.
• Provide practical project management support to work areas, such as setting up meetings and planning.
• Support your team to build and maintain relationships with online services to understand and support protections for users.
• Develop and foster online expertise across Ofcom’s online work programme and keep abreast of online trends.

Conocimientos

Regulatory policy development

Policy development experience

AI knowledge

Age assurance

Online platform features

Proactive Tech

Recommender Systems

Content Moderation

Evaluating problems

Generating insights

Pursuing growth

Harmonising work

Articulating ideas

Descripción del empleo

Ofcom is recruiting for Policy Advisors within the Online Safety Group to help regulate online safety and protect users online. You’ll work on developing and delivering policy, collaborating with legal, technical, economic and research colleagues to implement policy codes and guidance.

The role emphasizes understanding regulatory challenges in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, with opportunities to contribute to areas such as AI, age assurance and content moderation.