JOB SUMMARY

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

• Joining up public sector services
• Harnessing the power of AI for the public good
• Strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
• Elevating leadership and investing in talent
• Funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
• Committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.
We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.
The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.
Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You’ll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Public sector data has the potential to radically transform people’s lives through boosting economic growth, underpinning ground breaking research, improving the delivery of public services and fuelling cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) development and applications across the economy.
The National Data Library (NDL) is a high profile, ambitious, manifesto commitment which intends to realise this potential through responsibly unlocking the highest-value public sector data for use by businesses, academia and the public sector.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and inquisitive candidate to join the friendly and inclusive Engagement Team within the wider NDL programme.
The Engagement team is responsible for building trust and awareness across a range of public, private and civil society stakeholders for one of the government’s most ambitious data transformation programmes.
You will play a key role in shaping how the National Data Library engages with stakeholders across government, academia, industry, and the public. You will help design and implement a programme of engagement that ensures the NDL is transparent, collaborative, and aligned with the needs of its users and the wider public.
This role is being advertised in Manchester, but existing DSIT staff based in other locations can apply and remain in their location.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

The specific responsibilities this role may evolve with departmental priorities, but are expected to include:

• Support the development and delivery of engagement strategies and plans for the National Data Library, tailored to different stakeholder groups.
• Support the design and delivery of external engagement activities, including roundtables, workshops, consultations, and communications campaigns.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including government departments, data providers, research institutions, and civil society organisations.
• Provide high-quality policy advice and briefing to senior officials and ministers on engagement strategy and findings.
• Monitor and evaluate stakeholder feedback to inform future engagement activities, policy development, governance design, and the overall direction of the NDL programme.
• Draft clear, accessible communications materials for internal and external audiences, and responding to government and external commissions