SEO Policy Advisor – Smart Data Strategy

Government Recruitment Service; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Belfast is recruiting SEO – Smart Data Policy Advisors to support the Smart Data Strategy and related multi-sector schemes. Role involves shaping governance, policy options and practical delivery across priority sectors with regulators, industry and consumer groups.

Roles cover cross-cutting policy work, developing statutory regimes and engagement with senior stakeholders. The team collaborates across DBT and other departments to deliver policy advice,

Qualifications

• Policy development and advisory skills across government sectors.
• Stakeholder engagement with regulators, industry and consumer groups.
• Evidence collection, analysis and policy option assessment.

Responsibilities

• Develop Smart Data policy for priority sectors in collaboration with government departments and regulators.
• Support design of governance, cross-economy standards and technical architecture.
• Coordinate inputs from legal, analytical, technical and policy teams to ensure robust scheme design.
• Prepare ministerial briefings, policy papers and consultation materials.
• Engage with stakeholders across government, regulators, industry and consumer groups.
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks and governance reporting for the Smart Data programme.
• Identify cross-sector use cases and reusable approaches to reduce duplication and improve interoperability.

Skills

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Evidence gathering

Governance

Delivery planning

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Belfast is recruiting SEO – Smart Data Policy Advisors to support the Smart Data Strategy and related multi-sector schemes. Role involves shaping governance, policy options and practical delivery across priority sectors with regulators, industry and consumer groups.

Roles cover cross-cutting policy work, developing statutory regimes and engagement with senior stakeholders. The team collaborates across DBT and other departments to deliver policy advice,