International Policy Manager

Requirements of the role

About the team you’ll be part of

The role sits within Ofcom’s International Team.

The International Team is responsible for managing Ofcom’s engagement with our counterpart regulators, industry, academia and other relevant stakeholders around the world.

We exchange views and share best practices on all issues of relevance to Ofcom, such as media regulation, online safety, network resilience and digital markets.

We use these international insights to inform how we design and apply regulation in the UK, and to support Ofcom’s regulatory thinking and horizon-scanning work. We also share our expertise with international partners and seek to contribute to regulatory developments in the sectors that matter to us.

We represent Ofcom globally, including through holding leadership roles in a variety of European and global forums.

The purpose and scope of the role

You will work within the International Team’s online safety pod.

Working within a team of four, you will help deliver Ofcom’s international online safety strategy and lead our programmatic work across several workstreams.

Your work will ensure Ofcom co-creates international standards, norms, and understandings around online safety regulation, and will ensure that Ofcom’s domestic work is enriched by international regulatory evidence, experience, and expertise.

Your Key Responsibilities

Representing Ofcom in international engagements, including meetings, workshops, and conferences with other regulators and policy stakeholders.

Coordinating the international engagements of senior and working-level colleagues from across Ofcom, ensuring international engagement is impactful and delivers on Ofcom’s strategic objectives.

Establishing new relationships and cultivating existing ones with regulators, policymakers, civil society, and academia internationally, to enhance cross-border regulatory coherence and facilitate the sharing of best practices.

Gathering insights and intelligence on international online safety regulatory developments that are relevant for Ofcom’s online safety work on specific policy areas.

Ensuring international considerations are at the heart of Ofcom’s policy development and supervision work, by working with and alongside internal project teams on their online safety deliverables.

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