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Policy Officer
Policy Group
| Location: |
London |
| Salary: |
£34,646 to £38,496
per annum
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Permanent |
| Post Type: |
Full Time |
| Closing Date: |
Friday 01 May 2026
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| Interview Date: |
See advert
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| Reference: |
UUK00926 |
We are looking for a person that is passionate about making a difference to join the Universities UK policy team. We shape the future of higher education, which changes the lives of students, graduates, researchers, university staff and local communities.
Working within a wider team structure, with support from managers, this role will work to increase the reach and impact of Universities UK’s policy and advocacy work on research and development (R&D), including through quantitative and qualitative analysis that provides insight and supports a strong evidence base.
Who we are: UUK is the collective voice of universities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Our mission is to help UK universities be the best in the world, through their research and teaching, and the positive impact they have locally, nationally, and globally. UUK’s policy group is a team of around 25 staff working in multi-disciplinary teams to influence policies that matter to universities.
We combine working from home with attending UUK’s London Office at Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square (near Euston station) to network and build relationships both online and in person. UUK’s policy group encourages office-based working on Tuesdays and Thursdays for in person meetings.
Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 13 May 2026.
Further details:
Universities UK (UUK) is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join UUK.
Find out more about working at UUK and our equality, diversity and inclusion action plan on our website.
Universities UK operates a hybrid working framework involving the opportunity to work from home and in the office. There will be a small number of roles where employees will be required to work from an office, but typically the majority of employees will be able to work remotely on average 60% of their working week. All employees are welcome to use their contractual office for their whole working week if that is their preference.