Policy Officer - Research and Innovation

We are seeking a talented Policy Officer to join our Research & Innovation team. 

You will be interested in innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, and research and capable of building productive and respectful relationships with thought leaders. You must have strong analytical skills, with excellent written and verbal skills and a proven ability to deliver high-quality evidence-based work at pace. Your proactive approach, drive, and determination to enhance engineering innovation in the UK and foster diversity and inclusivity within the organisation and the team will be of paramount importance.

Who are we looking for?

As a Policy Officer, you will develop and deliver high-quality evidenced policy advice for engineering research, innovation and entrepreneurship via a fast-moving mix of reports, workshops, events, briefings and responses to consultations and inquiries. You will work with some of the country’s best innovators, researchers and business leaders to ensure their experiences inform policy development so that the UK has a dynamic and thriving ecosystem for engineering research and innovation while going the extra mile to build our public profile.

We can offer you excellent support and development and a chance to grow your own profile in the engineering and policy worlds and make a real contribution to delivering lasting change.

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future, which we’d love you to be part of.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference to join our team – is this you?

Company benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits, including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Independent financial advice
• Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
• Life assurance, 4x annual salary
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Generous holiday allowance
• Wellbeing days and office-wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development
• Regular social activities
• Subsidised restaurant

Location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

To find out more and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 11 September 2024.

Interview date: w/c 23 September 2024 (in person at our offices).

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.

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