Senior Policy Adviser

Job Description

The Ada Lovelace Institute (Ada) is hiring a Senior Policy Adviser, which will sit at the intersection of policy research, public policy, law and regulation, and public affairs. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join and help develop a rapidlygrowing dynamic and energetic organisation working at the intersection of technology and society on some of the most pressing policy and technical challenges. The Senior Policy Adviser is a new role for Ada, and the successful candidate will have the opportunityto develop the position in post.The primary purpose is todevelop andshape UK Government policyand law related to data and AI, to support Adas mission to ensure data and AI work for people and society. The post will be managed by the Associate Directorfor Policy, and work closely with the Senior Researchers leading programmes on Ethics and Accountability in Practice, Public Sector Use of Data and AI, and the Future of Regulation, and with our (incoming) Legal Adviser. This role will have internal and externalfunctions, which might include: Ongoing engagement with DCMS, CDEI, Cabinet Office, GDS etc.;monitoring major policy interventions (strategies, white papers, bills, manifestos etc.) and briefing the teamonkeydevelopments Working with the AD for Policyto agree strategy on policy interventions(and Adas roleeginfluencer, convener, translator, observer). Leading Adas work on specific interventions, which might include running events, workshops, policy sprints, drafting commentary or responses, or policyresearchprojects Working with AD for Policy andother colleagues to identify interventions,recommendationsand opportunities to mobilise Adas research around current policy priorities. Some work will include running policy research projects to build evidenceto shape policy and law, and the role will havea significantproportion of time kept free for tactical,responsiveand cross-cutting work.About youYou may have a background working in a policy or regulatory setting, or have extensive experience undertakingpolicy research and analysis and influencing policy and regulation. You are curious and passionate about the issues which arise at the intersection of technology and society, and committed to bring multidisciplinary, sociotechnical and public evidence to bearon policy making. Youre excited about the opportunity to work with some autonomy in a fast paced and fast-growing organisation, and both running your own projects as well as working across the researcher-led programmes to articulate policy arguments. Youhave been following key pieces of policy and regulation evolving around data and AI, and enjoy getting swiftly up to speed on new and evolving issues. For further information and to apply, please click through to our recruitment platform.The Ada Lovelace InstituteThe Ada Lovelace Instituteis an independent research institute and deliberative body funded and incubated by the Nuffield Foundation in2018.Our mission is to ensure data and artificial intelligence work for people and society. We do this by building evidenceand fostering rigorousdebateon how data and AI affect people and society. We recognise the power asymmetries that exist in ethical and legal debates around the development of data-driven technologies and seek to level those asymmetries by convening diversevoices and creating a shared understanding of the ethical issues arising from data and AI. Finally, we seek to define and inform good practice in the design and deployment of AI technologies. After little more than a year of operation, the Institute hasemerged as a leading independent voice on the ethical and societal impacts of data and AI. We have built relationships in the public, private and civil society sectors in the UK and internationally. Some of our most impactful work to date includes our rapidevidence review on contact tracing apps, Exit Through the AppStore,and our public attitudes and engagement work on biometrics, including our Beyond Face Value survey and Citizens Biometrics Council. We aim to be a collaborative, welcome and informalplace to work. Before Covid-19 the team worked flexibly, with some working from home regularly or on an ad hoc basis. We now operate fully remotely, using collaborative working tools such as Microsoft Teams with regular videocalls).