Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Reports to: Assistant Director of Policy and Public Affairs

Function:

To provide judicious policy advice and support to the Assistant Director of Policy and Public Affairs and others, including the Director of Communications and Public Affairs, the Chief Executive and Compliance Managers.

To input into a range of cross-departmental projects including communications, research, classification, education and business services.

To deputise on policy issues in the absence of the Assistant Director of Policy and Public Affairs.

Key responsibilities:

• To provide direct support to the Assistant Director of Policy and Public Affairs to achieve the BBFC's policy objectives, including internal cross-departmental projects and those that have a direct influence on the BBFC's external stakeholder relationships.
• To deliver strategic input into the BBFC's development of policy, especially with regard to Government consultations and non-statutory regulation, leading on multiple projects and their delivery.
• To draft policy papers and recommendations for the Assistant Director of Policy and Public Affairs and others.
• To lead on further-ahead planning of the BBFC's Public Affairs and Policy work.
• To identify opportunities for the BBFC's external engagement.
• To prepare briefings for internal and external use.
• To monitor the political landscape on a daily basis, promptly alerting the wider team to any relevant political or policy developments.
• To liaise with, brief and advise UK Government departments on a range of issues pertinent to BBFC business and stakeholder relationships.
• To brief MPs and Peers, including at Ministerial level, on the BBFC's work, alongside the Assistant Director of Policy and Public Affairs and the Director of Communications and Public Affairs.
• To advise Compliance Managers and the Executive Leadership Team with regard to novel or complex policy issues arising in film and video works.
• To keep abreast of all films, videos, television programmes, and leisure software that may have a bearing on BBFC policy.
• To book regular external guests to speak at compliance meetings.
• To be well-versed on all BBFC publications, research material, legal or legislative developments, and press comments.
• To act as secretariat for the Advisory Panel on Children's Viewing (APCV) meetings and to brief the attendees on key policy issues.
• To conduct research to establish the suitability for classification of submitted works and equivalent material under the BBFCs duties and UK law, for the purposes of (but not limited to) prevention of the distribution of material prohibited by law, and for the initiation of criminal proceedings.
• To carry out such other duties of a similar nature as may from time to time be necessary.