Policy and Project Officer

Location: London / Hybrid (2 days in office / 3 days at home)

Salary: £35,777 - £42,090 pa

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.

To make important changes to how we work with dental professionals and protect the public, we are growing our policy team - recruiting Policy Managers and Policy Project Officers. Through the support of our experienced team, the post offers an unrivalled opportunity to develop your policy making skills whilst shaping essential public service.

As a Policy and Project Officer, you will be instrumental in achieving our ambitions. Policy and Project Officers deliver policy projects which draw on evidence and data, stakeholder engagement, and public consultation. Policy and Project Officers also help us to scan the horizon to be ahead of challenges and opportunities, respond to consultations, and keep specific parts of the GDC’s regulatory policy framework up to date.

Policy and Project Officers are line managed by Policy Managers, and work to Heads of particular policy areas and an Associate Director of Policy and Research who steers the work of the whole team. The team sits within the Strategy Directorate which includes Communications and Engagement and Education Quality Assurance teams.

About you:

We are looking for candidates with experience of research and analysis to support policy development, combined with good project and/or programme management skills. In your application you will need to evidence experience of planning, managing competing priorities and delivering work to tight deadlines, as well as your ability to understand and communicate complex information, drafting reports and papers and presenting them at meetings.

Benefits:

The GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish. To support this we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.

• 27 days holiday (plus statutory) - rising to 30 days after 2 years’ service
• Flexi-time scheme
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Buy/Sell annual leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years’ service.
• Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
• Staff discounts including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership.

We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

How to apply:

For further details about the role and to apply please click the apply button. As part of your supporting statement, please provide examples of your work experience that align to the role and person specification above, using the STAR format:

• The situation and when it took place.
• Explain the task and what was the goal.
• Provide details about the action you took to attain this.
• Conclude with the result of your action.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 08 June 2025. Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

The GDC is committed to equality and diversity. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.