Senior International Policy Adviser

The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences - is seeking a Senior International Policy Adviser to join our Global Strategy, Policy & Engagement Team in the Policy Directorate, providing key support in taking forward the Academy’s international engagement and policy advice.

This is a new role in the Academy’s Global Strategy, Policy & Engagement Team. This role has a substantive focus on global research and innovation policy and EU research and innovation and international mobility policy and particularly will help to build out the Academy’s global research and innovation policy activities to begin with. This might include, for example, exploring the international connectedness of the humanities and social sciences in an increasingly contested world, the role of and support needed for the humanities and social sciences in this international funding landscape, and the importance of the SHAPE disciplines to international innovation collaboration.

The role would be well suited to candidates who have experience in international engagement and international research and innovation policy who are able to hit the ground running and are comfortable engaging with policymakers, researchers and the research and innovation sector more widely. The role has significant external-facing responsibility, requiring the building of impactful relationships and being able to effectively challenge stakeholders and counterparts.

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• Develop and progress effectively the Academy’s international policy programmes, scanning and monitoring the international landscape in which the Academy operates, sharing relevant intelligence within the Team.
• Manage the preparation and delivery of presentations, policy synthesis reports, briefings, summaries, consultation responses and other outputs as appropriate.
• Collaborate and engage effectively with external expertise, evidence and analysis in the development and shaping of evidence-based advice to ensure the Academy’s international programmes are impactful and influential and the advice is targeted effectively to key audiences. This may require engagement with technical analyses such as scientometrics, economic analyses or innovation analysis of a quantitative and qualitative/ mixed method nature.
• Take responsibility for outcomes, outputs, activities and communications within specific projects, working closely with Fellows, advisory groups and colleagues.
• Engage and convene stakeholders through events and meetings in a range of formats to support input, analysis and dissemination.
• Balance a range of projects and activities across the breadth of the Academy’s international engagement and international policy programmes.
• Provide support for relevant committees and working groups, undertaking analysis and background research

• Develop and sustain positive internal and external stakeholder relationships that deliver on the Academy’s international engagement and policy goals.
• Work particularly closely with colleagues in the Academy’s Higher Education and Research Policy team identifying synergies where appropriate.
• Identify, cultivate and maintain impactful relationships and networks with researchers, policymakers and practitioners to enhance the influence of the Academy’s international engagement and international policy programmes and activities, sharing relevant intelligence within the Team.
• Work with the relevant Deputy Heads and Head of Global Strategy, Policy & Engagement to identify and pursue opportunities for engagement with external organisations and stakeholders in pursuit of the Academy’s international strategic objectives, including scoping and organising round tables, workshops and similar activities.
• Represent the Academy’s views and positions professionally and authoritatively, providing effective challenge to stakeholders and counterparts as appropriate.