Stakeholder engagement and community building

• Develop and drive stakeholder engagement activities (e.g. workshops, webinars, roundtables) across government, industry, academia, regulators, standards and assurance bodies, and NPL’s international counterparts.
• Lead the development and delivery of NPL’s national and international stakeholder engagement strategy across a portfolio of AI projects.
• Deliver the AI assurance innovation network, convening members, curating its programme of activities and helping to build a strong community of AI assurance practitioners.

Strategy and impact

• Work alongside the AI Strategic Programme Manager and other NPL colleagues to plan, develop and deliver strategic initiatives aimed at improving AI testing and evaluation science and capability in the UK.
• Lead the development of external facing materials, including presentations, briefings, and position papers, to effectively communicate the AI Programme aims and work to key stakeholders.
• Work closely with technical teams to translate cutting-edge scientific research into clear, compelling outputs for government, industry and international audiences.
• Take a leading role in amplifying the impact and reach of the programme’s work, making sure it addresses user needs and translates into influence and uptake.
• Represent the programme in external meetings and events, communicating its objectives and activities clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Delivery

• Manage multidisciplinary matrix teams, coordinating colleagues from research, policy, business development, marketing and communications and operational functions to deliver shared programme outcomes.
• Work with the Delivery Manager to support end-to-end delivery of projects across the AI programme, reporting progress to senior stakeholders within NPL and externally.
• Identify delivery risks and blockers early, escalating issues where necessary and helping develop practical solutions.
• The role may include direct line-management responsibility in the future as the programme and team develop.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience developing and running complex projects in a relevant field, such as AI/emerging tech policy, governance, or technical research.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-management skills, with credibility and confidence to act as an external point of contact.
• Excellent organisation and delivery skills, with a strong track record of managing teams and complex projects end-to-end and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication, including the ability to produce briefings and translate technical material for non-specialist audiences.
• A collaborative, proactive approach and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-moving field.
• Strong interest in technical and governance dimensions of AI.
• Experience working with UK government departments or national level missions.

Desirable

• Understanding of AI testing and evaluation approaches and agreed best practices.
• A strong network of contacts across industry, government, assurance ecosystem and/or the third-sector.

Nationality and Security Requirements

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

However, to work in this role in the Data Science & AI department, you will need to have a current SC clearance, or you must have the ability to obtain an SC clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.