Head of Innovation Policy

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Solicitors Regulation Authority Full time

Contract Type 1
Permanent
- Working Pattern 1
Full time
- Working Hours 1
35 hours per week
- Salary 1
£60,750 - £69,860 for Birmingham Cardiff, and £66,800 - £76,800 for London depending on knowledge, skills and experience
- Location Options 1
Hybrid - home based and Birmingham, Hybrid - home based and London, Old Broad Street, Hybrid - home based and Cardiff
- Function Type 1
Policy, Education and Research
- 1

**The role**
The Head of Innovation Policy role leads on the development and implementation of our ambitious Innovation and Technology programme as set out in our Corporate Strategy for 2023-26.

It is an expansive role, covering strategy and policy development with close working with colleagues across all departments, particularly our research and analysis team and our external affairs team. There will be a strong emphasis on external stakeholder engagement and extensive networking in the technology space. This may include Government Departments, regulators across different sectors and jurisdictions, innovators, investors, leading academic institutions, consumer groups and existing legal services providers.

With responsibility for the day-to-day management of a small team, you will also be part of the Senior Management Team for the Strategy and Innovation Directorate - helping to shape and influence its direction of travel and contributing to building an innovative and collaborative culture.

This role will help turn our ambition into a clearly defined work programme with clearly defined outcomes grounded in our regulatory purpose and objectives. You will foster a pro-active, open and “learning
- by
- doing” culture while maintaining sound governance and project management discipline. You will lead, motivate and coach colleagues to successfully deliver positive policy outcomes.

**What’s in it for you?**
- Be an authoritative commentator on innovation and technology for the SRA
- Develop our regulatory position in relation to developing technology such as AI to help the sector seize the opportunities while mitigating the risks
- Support innovation and technology that can improve the delivery of legal services and access to them
- Help translate our corporate objectives into a work programme with tangible deliverables

**What we’re looking for**:

- Significant and successful senior level experience in an innovation policy role
- Expert knowledge of policy development withing a regulatory or other relevant field
- A deep understanding of technologies in regtech and/or service delivery. Preferably in more than one sector
- A track record of identifying opportunities, initiating, leading and successfully delivering strategic reforms
- A background in successfully leading projects to agreed timetables using robust project management and policy development processes to deliver right first-time products
- Strong operational delivery skills with proven ability to deliver complex policy in short timeframes, gaining buy-in and support from relevant stakeholders
- The ability to build, manage and influence networks and stakeholder relationships, raising the profile of our work

**Useful and additional information**

There is a Role Profile attached at the bottom of the advert on our website.

**To apply**

**Y rôl**
Mae rôl y Pennaeth Polisi Arloesi yn arwain ar ddatblygu a gweithredu ein rhaglen Arloesi a Thechnoleg uchelgeisiol fel y’i nodir yn ein Strategaeth Gorfforaethol ar gyfer 2023-26.

Mae'n rôl eang, sy’n cwmpasu datblygu strategaethau a pholisïau a gweithio'n agos gyda chydweithwyr ar draws pob adran, yn enwedig ein tîm ymchwilio a dadansoddi a'n tîm materion allanol. Bydd pwyslais cryf ar ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid allanol a rhwydweithio helaeth yn y gofod technoleg. Gall hyn gynnwys Adrannau o'r Llywodraeth, rheoleiddwyr ar draws gwahanol sectorau ac awdurdodaethau, arloeswyr, buddsoddwyr, sefydliadau academaidd blaenllaw, grwpiau defnyddwyr a darparwyr gwasanaethau cyfreithiol presennol.

A chithau’n gyfrifol am reoli tîm bach o ddydd i ddydd, byddwch hefyd yn rhan o'r Uwch Dîm Rheoli ar gyfer y Gyfarwyddiaeth Strategaeth ac Arloesi - gan helpu i lunio a dylanwadu ar ei gyfeiriad a chyfrannu at adeiladu diwylliant arloesol a chydweithredol.

Bydd y rôl hon yn helpu i droi ein huchelgais yn rhaglen waith bendant gyda deilliannau pendant yn seiliedig ar ein diben a'n hamcanion rheoleiddio. Byddwch yn meithrin diwylliant rhagweithiol, agored a "dysgu-drwy-wneud" ac yn cynnal dull llywodraethu cadarn a disgyblaeth rheoli prosiectau. Byddwch yn arwain, yn cymell ac yn hyfforddi cydweithwyr i gyflawni canlyniadau polisi cadarnhaol yn llwyddiannus.

Bydd deall technoleg ar waith yn y sector gwasanaeth a gallu defnyddio'r wybodaeth honno i ddatblygu polisi rheoleiddio yn hollbwysig.

**Yr hyn y gallwn ei gynnig i chi**
- Bod yn sylwebydd awdurdodol ar arloesi a thechnoleg ar ran yr SRA
- Datblygu ein safbwynt rheoleiddio mewn perthynas â thechnoleg sy’n datblygu fel AI


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