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The Tweeters amongst you will already know that I have been offered (and accepted) a secondment to Communities and Local Government (the Department of) as ‘Policy adviser: new technologies & online tools’ in the Community Empowerment Directorate. Grateful thanks go to Jonathan Adams who emailed me 6 hours before the application deadline saying:

Dear Simon
I saw this and thought of RuralNet. You may well know of this, but I
would not want it to pass by unnoticed.
Very short notice, but I have seen it only this evening.
Yours,
Jonathan

I’m very excited about this as it is a real opportunity to influence government policy with a White Paper due in the summer.

I’ll be using all the trusted open innovation principles on this one. I’d be a bit daunted if I didn’t know that my ‘pop-up’ support network will do just that once I get started. The job description follows. More at the beginning of next week.

Job title: Policy advisor: new technologies and online tools
Division: Community Empowerment Directorate
Location: Eland House

Open to: Secondees from within or outside government

NB needed urgently for a period of 3 months, to start as soon as possible

Background

The Community Empowerment Strategy Division is leading an exciting and challenging agenda which is a top priority for the Secretary of State. Its objectives are to:

· Deliver the Community Empowerment White Paper by summer 2008;

· Support the development and delivery of new policies which have community empowerment as a goal or means to better public service delivery

The job will involve

· working with policy colleagues to develop specific policy options that use new technologies and online tools to support communities in shaping their local place and services. This will include undertaking cost/benefit assessments for specific policy options

· developing CLG’s role in using new technologies to promote community empowerment and building alliances across government with Ministry of Justice, DCMS, the Cabinet Office & other relevant government departments

· using new technologies as part of the policy development process

· advising on delivery models for the new technologies policies and identifying in particular how new policies would work with technologies and approaches already being tried

Essential criteria:

• Demonstrable technical excellence and fluency in new technologies and online tools;
• Extensive experience and understanding of policy making within central government
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Strong team working skills;
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of working in/for community media
• Comfortable and confident in interpreting research findings to draw out policy recommendations;

Salary: Grade 7 or £42,435.00 - £56,544.00 pro rata.

Full time or part time considered but must be in the office at least 3 days a week

How to apply:
Existing civil servants: please submit your last two appraisals, a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and confirmation from your line manager that you will be released to take up this post on secondment.

External applicants: please submit your current C.V. and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role, including your availability to take up post.

For more information or to submit an application please contact:

Emma Hagan at . . .

Applications must be received no later than Friday 25th April

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