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Senior Policy Advisor - TV & Broadcasting, Content Policy Team

Job details
Posting date: 16 August 2024
Salary: £37,670 to £45,217 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 September 2024
Location: M2 3AW
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 366343/1

Summary

The successful candidate will hold a key role in Television and Broadcasting team (TVB). The team is responsible for a wide range of high profile policy areas including supporting the UK broadcasting sectors to adapt and succeed in a rapidly changing media environment, engaging with public service and international broadcasters and on-demand providers, and ensuring appropriate regulation and protections for audiences.

The TV and Broadcasting team sits within the wider Media and International Directorate (MINT) which covers a broad range of work on sectors including: TV, radio, press, and advertising; as well as having a key role leading the department’s international work.

We pride ourselves on our inclusive and respectful team environment, with ample opportunities to get involved in corporate work such as our social committee and staff networks. Our staff survey scores show positive engagement in all areas, with a high level of interest in our work.

This is an exciting and stretching senior policy role working in the Content Policy Team. This role will consider the current and future needs of UK audiences, the role of regulation, and the position of the television and video-on-demand sectors, to develop and deliver evidence-based policy.

The successful candidate will also contribute to wider work relating to content policy. This includes supporting work on a range of topical and reactive issues with significant political interest and exposure; leading on emerging policy priorities; and responding to Ministerial and Parliamentary requests.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to further their experience of policy development and delivery, while working on a high profile policy area, with the potential to have a positive impact on people’s lives across the UK.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead on developing and implementing policy around unregulated internet TV channels - including publishing policy statements and accompanying secondary legislation and impact assessments.
  • Supporting work to implement enhanced regulation of video-on-demand services (e.g. ITVX) following Royal Assent of the Media Act 2024.
  • Leading policy development on the future of content regulation and to improve the accessibility of TV and on-demand services (e.g. subtitling).
  • Lead engagement work with key stakeholders including Ofcom, other departments and industry players to understand and fill the gaps in our evidence base.
  • Lead on relevant content (TV and video-on-demand) Parliamentary Questions, briefing, correspondence etc.