The Academy’s higher education and skills policy work aims to raise the profile and demonstrate the value of the humanities and social sciences, giving voice to Fellow’s and wider research in our disciplines, by maximising opportunities to contribute to, react to and inform the place and contributions of our disciplines in the higher education and research ecosystem. The team’s work programme consists of a mixture of pro-active policy projects which inform and establish an evidence base for our disciplines’ contributions within and to the higher education, research, innovation, the societal and economic landscape, and more responsive policy work which reacts to policy developments in the sector.
The Senior Policy Advisor role will work primarily on leading the development and delivery of a range of policy projects within the Higher Education and Skills policy team – including research and innovation policy – as well as supporting on cross-Directorate projects as appropriate. The ideal candidate will be excited by the opportunity to shape and contribute to new ways of approaching our higher education policy activities, aligning these with our directorate and Academy-wide strategies. We are looking for someone who can be both proactive and collaborative in developing and implementing creative ideas and concepts in policy research and analysis. The ideal candidate with have strong qualitative and quantitative research expertise and the ability to apply these skills to policy questions in innovative ways.
The Academy offers 34 days of annual holiday (not including bank holidays), excellent benefits (including a defined benefit pension scheme) and one of the best locations in London.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion statement
As a key part of our People Strategy, the British Academy is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, promoting equal opportunity, and addressing under-representation. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria.
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Closing date: 12pm (GMT) Tuesday, 16 November 2021.
Interview date: Friday, 3 December 2021.