Digital and Tech Attaché Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Position description

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Job Category: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory: Economic and Prosperity

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) pursues British national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. The UK Mission to the European Union (UKMIS) is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas, and it s now recruiting a Digital and Tech Attaché
. The UKMIS purpose in particular is to promote the UK and its values with European partners, institutions and other stakeholders in Brussels and across the EU. We also aim to develop a new, positive relationship for the UK with the EU covering trade, technology, climate change, health, economic growth, foreign policy, security and defence.

The main purpose of this job is to build the relationship between the UK and EU institutions across all digital and technology fields. There are a large number of digital and technology policies being developed both in the UK and in the EU (and globally), especially in emerging technologies like AI, and the job holder will be instrumental in finding ways of cooperation, engaging on specific regulatory or multilateral outcomes as necessary, developing a mutual understanding through a wide network of Brussels-based stakeholders, and intelligence gathering, analysing and reporting to Whitehall on local developments.

It is an exciting time to join UKMis in a rapidly changing environment. The wider team focuses on the economic relationship with the EU, which remains the UK s largest trading partner, especially in key sectors such as digital and technology.

The successful job holder will work closely with departments in the UK such as our FCDO HQ in London, DSIT (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), DBT (Department for Business and Trade), Innovate UK and other departments with an interest in the dynamic arena of international digital and tech collaboration.

As a third country mission we are developing new ways of delivering on our agenda, using all communication channels, with a focus on:  ain  (conveying UK digital and tech priorities and approaches),  rstand  (monitoring evolving EU activity) and  ge  (articulate the UK position, and drive enhanced cooperation on shared priorities). In this role you will have a responsibility for developing and maintaining relationships here in Brussels to be effective in your role.

The aim is to be seen, heard, and understood - having a voice that is trusted and respected with stakeholders.

You  be working in a small sub-team within the wider Economic Affairs team reporting to the Head of Section, focussed on digital, data and tech policies. While we work as a team, you will have a lot of autonomy to pursue the best way to engage the wider  /p>#J-18808-Ljbffr