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About the Role

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced policy professional to influence the responsible use of innovative products and services at the forefront of technological change. You will address complex, high-profile issues, ensuring compliance with data protection law while fostering innovation that benefits individuals and organizations. Success requires strong analytical and organizational skills, confidence in challenging and negotiating, and the ability to build productive stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

Support the ICO’s strategic approach to regulatory supervision, responsible innovation, and the use of personal data in digital and emerging technology contexts.
Develop, produce and deliver clear written and verbal advice on complex data protection, regulatory, policy and innovation issues.
Analyse complex issues, undertake research, and use evidence and insight to inform policy development, decision-making and the ICO’s wider strategic approach.
Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in information rights legislation, data protection law, emerging technologies, and wider political, legal, regulatory, technological and societal developments.
Build, develop and maintain effective relationships with assigned stakeholders, including innovators, regulators, businesses, senior stakeholders and other organisations.
Work collaboratively with colleagues across the ICO to support policy development, regulatory coordination and joined-up approaches to innovation, supervision and emerging technology issues.
Identify emerging issues, risks, opportunities and trends in technology, innovation and data rights, including horizon scanning and considering their strategic, social and practical implications.
Keep accurate records of internal and external engagement, progress, and project documentation as required.
Comply with ICO policies and procedures and undertake any other duties as required.
Support the supervision of big tech platforms and help drive improvements in how these firms approach data processing in high-priority areas such as AI and children’s privacy.
Influence senior stakeholders and external organisations in a way that supports the ICO’s objectives, including through negotiation and the maintenance of effective working relationships.
Act as a central point of coordination for cross-ICO collaborative project work and liaison.
Provide practical advice and support to organisations, innovators and regulatory partners to help embed compliance and data protection considerations from the earliest stages of product or service development.
Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for new partnerships and engagement to increase the team’s output, influence and reach.
Promote data protection by design, privacy-friendly innovation, and responsible approaches to the development and deployment of products and services that use personal data.
Contribute to business planning, activity reporting, and the measurement of performance and impact.
Represent the ICO through stakeholder engagement activities, including meetings, workshops, conferences, industry events, regulatory forums and public speaking engagements in the UK and internationally.

Requirements

Significant relevant working experience in a policy, regulatory, technological or legal based role.
Experience of working with complex information, which could include legislation or operational rules and procedures.
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, up to and including senior management level.
The ability to use good judgement and problem-solving skills in order to take sound, evidence-based decisions.
Excellent ability to analyse complex issues and formulate clear and persuasive arguments for a range of audiences.
Excellent communication skills, including excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
An ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve a shared goal.
An understanding of wider political, economic, and technological developments in the UK and overseas.
Ability to travel to meetings and events in the UK and occasionally overseas (possibly outside office hours).
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance required.

Skills

Data protection law
Information rights legislation
Emerging technologies
Policy development
Regulatory supervision
Stakeholder engagement
Negotiation
Analytical skills
Organizational skills
Problem-solving
Written communication
Oral communication
Presentation skills

Location

Manchester
London
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Belfast

Work Type

Hybrid
Full time
Part time

Experience Level

Senior

Salary/Compensations

£44,297 - £49,813 with potential for further progression to £56,082

Benefits

Pay progression scheme
Hybrid and flexible working options
25 days paid holiday per year, plus privilege and public holidays
Flexi leave (up to 26 additional days leave per year)
Pension (employer contribution around 28.9%)
Online discount scheme
Health Cash Plan
Fantastic development opportunities

About the Company

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the independent regulator of information rights.
In a data-driven world, we provide advice, guidance, and support to organisations enabling compliance with their obligations, as well as protecting individuals and their personal data.
As an employer, we are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives and careers of our people, and we empower you to be curious, impactful, collaborative and respectful.

Equal Opportunity

The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy will be invited to interview as part of the ICO’s commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme.
We guarantee an interview to candidates who declare they identify as belonging from an ethnic minority background and who meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy.