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Working with the Policy Connect team
Policy Connect offers an open, vibrant work environment close to the heart of UK politics. In a team of 25 staff, you will experience the buzz of working in Westminster and the passion of working to make a change to people’s lives for the better.
Our team gets to have great influence shaping the policy field and work across Policy Connect in developing the direction of the role.
Policy Manager, Assistive Technology
In this role you will work within the Policy Connect Industry, Technology and Innovation Team (ITI), leading the team’s work on assistive technology policy to achieve one of Policy Connect’s key objectives: to roll out technology for people in society and develop innovative solutions to societal challenges. This role includes managing the activity and stakeholder engagement of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Assistive Technology (APPGAT) in support of that objective.
About the APPGAT
The APPGAT is an All-Party Parliamentary Group made up of MPs and Peers dedicated to pursuing the opportunities presented by assistive technology to make society inclusive for all. The group is designed to facilitate discussion between the sector and Parliament and make policy interventions on issues surrounding assistive technology (AT).
The APPG works by holding policy events in Parliament, bringing experts and politicians together for roundtable discussions, symposia, and receptions; we use the findings from these policy events to develop briefings, term papers and research reports with the aim of informing and influencing Parliament, Government and the sector.
As manager of our assistive technology policy work you will have great influence shaping the policy field and work across Policy Connect in developing the direction of the role.
How to apply
Please read the job description and candidate specification below, which includes the application instructions, and send your CV, a covering letter of no more than one A4 page and a completed equal opportunities monitoring form to careers@policyconnect.org.uk. Please include “Policy Manager, Assistive Technology” in the application email subject line.
Access needs
Please contact us if you would like us to make any adjustments to the application process stated above. Please also let us know if you anticipate the need for any adjustments to the interview process (e.g. arranging a BSL interpreter).
Closing date: 19th November, 2018, 11:45pm
Likely interview date: During the week commencing 26th November, 2018