Policy Manager (Misinformation)

Hiring Manager

Azzurra Moores

Job Title

Policy Manager (Misinformation)

Salary

£41,000 - £44,000 per annum 

Location

Hybrid with 2 days in our London office or attending in-person meetings with stakeholders. We are a remote-first (within the UK) organisation. We work primarily from home but also have an office available in Central London. Given this role involves meeting with stakeholders, you can expect to travel to the office or other locations in London at least twice a week. 

Reporting to

Policy Lead

Employment Type

Permanent

We are happy to talk about flexible working.

Application Closing Date

10am Wednesday 15 January 2025

Introduction to the role

Full Fact fights bad information. We’re recruiting for a Policy Manager (Misinformation) to maximise our influence over how government and public bodies address the harms of bad information.

Reporting to Full Fact’s Policy Lead, the role will be pivotal in shaping and advocating for Full Fact’s policy positions and achieving real-world change through legislation and regulatory frameworks. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of technology, misinformation, digital skills and artificial intelligence. You will be responsible for policy development and outreach on Full Fact’s work on the Online Safety Act, media literacy and promoting our work on Artificial Intelligence with decision makers. 

The role holder will balance both the policy development and the policy outreach, holding relationships with a variety of stakeholders across Parliament, Whitehall and civil society partners.

Full Fact’s work has an impact. We obtain corrections from Prime Ministers, other senior politicians and MPs. We influence policy and practice on online misinformation and related issues. We drive forward solutions to misinformation rooted in evidence, including from our fact checking. Recent policy wins include securing a House of Commons procedure change so that all MPs can correct the record, and legislative changes in the Online Safety Bill to improve media literacy, including on misinformation.

If you are interested in applying but not sure you have all the skills, please do apply. We are open both to supporting learning on the job and to rearranging tasks within the team to suit the skillsets of the best applicant.

What we are looking for from you

• You are committed to the political neutrality of our work and have a good understanding of impartiality (please see the rules on our website).

• Understanding of public debate in the UK and sensitivity to the political context we work in.

• Experience working with or building relationships with parliamentarians to achieve change

• Proven ability to be effective and persuasive with senior decision makers or policy makers including MPs

• A good working knowledge of the misinformation policy landscape

• Experience of developing policy positions.

• Strong analytical and research skills with a keen eye for detail

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with partner organisations in all sectors, including challenging them when necessary

• Experience working with senior decision makers

• Ability to communicate persuasively in person and in writing, including on technical matters and on points of principle

What we offer

Starting salary of £41,000 - £44,000 per annum depending on experience.

Workplace Pension

Generous holidays

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. 

• In addition, we close the office for a period between Christmas and New Year. 

• Day off for moving home.

Comfortable, centrally located London office with good transport links.

Employee Assistance Programme.

How to apply

Upload your CV and cover letter using the link below by 10am on Wednesday 15 January 2025.

Our recruitment platform will remove identifying details such as email addresses to allow us to sift applications anonymously

Before applying, please read the requirements we place on staff to protect Full Fact’s independence and non-partisanship https://fullfact.org/get-involved/jobs/#standards 

How the application process will work

We want to see you at your best to understand your strengths and the contribution you could make at Full Fact with strong support, including for your learning and development. We also want to make sure that we use your time well during this process and don’t ask for more from you than we need to. We will make any reasonable adjustments we need to make to this process to help ensure you can perform at your best. For more information about this before applying, please contact [email protected].

The interview panel will be Full Fact’s Policy Lead, Head of Communications and Policy and another member of staff who you will work with in this role.

The process starts off with an anonymised covering letter and CV. This will be read by at least two people to produce a shortlist for the interview.

The first round interviews will be a phone (not video) interview, lasting no more than half an hour, at a time that’s convenient for you. We will record it so at least two people can review each interview to decide who we invite back for the second round. The recordings will be deleted at the end of the process.

The second round will include a structured interview and a timed task which assumes no prior knowledge. The task can be completed prior to the interview, at a time that most suits you. 

The interview will be with the full panel by video and last no more than an hour. We’ll tell you everything you need to know to prepare, including anything we’d recommend reading in advance.