Digital Policy Adviser Full Time

City Of Westminster, London
WHICH?
TITLE: Digital Policy Advisor

Division: Digital and Scams

Department: Advocacy

Location: London – Hybrid Working (2 days in the office per week)

Job Type: 6 month Fixed term Contract (FTC)

This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays and 6% pension (rising to 11% after one year of service).

Salary: £28,000 – £32,000

About the role

At Which? our Policy team underpins the work we do to influence and shape consumer issues affecting each of us every day. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Digital Policy Adviser to join us in the Digital & Scams Policy Team.

All Which? Policy Advisers think strategically to get to the heart of complex issues, understand and anticipate the policy agenda and develop evidence based solutions that impact the lives of consumers for the better.

Key responsibilities include:

Reporting to the Principal Policy Adviser of Digital & Scams Policy, you’ll be responsible for supporting the delivery of key digital policy areas across the Digital and Scam Policy team.

We are looking for a Digital Policy Advisor to contribute to the development of Which?’s policy programme in the area of digital by proactively identifying policy issues and developing evidence-based recommendations that support Which?’s Advocacy work

About you

What are we looking for?

A team player who enjoys working in cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high quality policy outcomes.
A good understanding of the Digital policy landscape, in particular an appreciation of the key digital issues which impact consumers.
Experience of conducting research in multiple policy areas and managing a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences.

We also have these benefits for you to consider:

28 days holiday + all bank holidays
35 hour working week
Hybrid way of working, with patterns agreed at team level, based on the requirements for the role
Award winning pension scheme – when you pay in 3%, Which? pays in 6% (rising to 11% after one year of service.)
Discount site that offers large % off everyday shopping across over 100 shops (so important that you can save on your small and large shopping items in this climate)
Annual Bonus (up to 5% currently, depending on employee and company performance)
Healthcare insurance & Private medical insurance and opportunity to participate in Vitality rewards programme – at 6 months
Free life assurance cover (worth at least 4 times your annual salary. If a member of the pension scheme and has a dependent, it’s 10 times!)
Free access to Which? member content and free access to Which? money and legal helplines

About Which?

All our roles are now hybrid and we will supply you with the tools and technologies to enable you to do this. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.

Which? is the UK’s consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. Our research gets to the heart of consumer issues, our advice is impartial, and our rigorous product tests lead to expert recommendations. We’re the independent consumer voice that works with politicians and lawmakers, investigates, holds businesses to account and makes change happen. As an organisation we’re not for profit and all for making consumers more powerful.

We impact in key areas such as consumer rights, scams, data protection and unfair pricing. Our investigations go deep and our expert advice is completely impartial. Same goes for our product reviews – our rigorous tests and expert recommendations help consumers to make better decisions. Come and champion consumers with us – it’s important work. As people we’re brave, caring, rigorous and insightful in the way we connect with each other to make change happen.

At Which? we value diversity and we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We want to receive applications from all regardless of age, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, social economic background. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to understand and create a positive impact for consumers. We want to ensure that everybody can apply and be part of our recruitment processes, and therefore we can make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates as and when.

Policy Adviser_Role FTC_Jan23.docx.pdf
Candidate pack October 2022 London (2).pdf