Online Safety Supervision Associate – Policy & Risk

Ofcom; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Ofcom's Online Safety Group is seeking a Supervision Associate to supervise key online services and help develop governance and risk frameworks under the Online Safety Act 2023.

You will build relationships with regulated services, translate regulatory requirements into supervision plans, and contribute to cross-team initiatives while safeguarding users online. This is a fixed-term contract within the Supervision Team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a policy role, or within a regulated industry.
• Interest in policy compliance/regulatory issues.
• Ability to identify and solve issues using well-thought-out strategies, considering different angles.

Responsibilities

• Support your team to build and maintain sustainable relationships with relevant online services.
• Develop knowledge and expertise in supervised services and across Ofcom’s online safety programme.
• Understand, assess and support improvements in protections offered to users under the Online Safety Act.
• Identify and support research, information gathering and analysis about the services you supervise.
• Ensure the delivery of clear, concise documents for internal use or external publication.
• Own and prioritise your workload to deliver against strategic priorities.
• Build and maintain relationships with Ofcom teams, ensuring they are updated.
• Deliver or contribute to initiatives across the Supervision Team to support the strategy.

Skills

Policy experience

Regulatory awareness

Evaluating problems

Generating insights

Executing plans

Forming relationships

Harmonising work

Job description

Ofcom's Online Safety Group is seeking a Supervision Associate to supervise key online services and help develop governance and risk frameworks under the Online Safety Act 2023.

You will build relationships with regulated services, translate regulatory requirements into supervision plans, and contribute to cross-team initiatives while safeguarding users online. This is a fixed-term contract within the Supervision Team.