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Policy Advisor (Local & Regional) PEC

Newcastle University

Location: Newcastle
Salary: £35,608 to £37,694 with progression to £46,049 per annum (pro rata).
Hours: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 4th September 2025
Closes: 28th September 2025
Job Ref: 28544

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The Role
We are looking for an outstanding policy advisor with a passion for the North East's creative industries to join our supportive and high-performing Policy Unit. You will have strong policy and public affairs skills, and enjoy working with rigorous academic research to develop, and advocate for, policy recommendations that support the growth of the creative industries.

You will play a pivotal role in growing the Creative PEC's policy impact in the North East of England, as well as strengthening our engagement with local government across the country. You will develop and nurture key stakeholder relationships; develop and manage regional policy impact initiatives; collaborate with partners across the University; and pro-actively identify and to act on new opportunities for policy impact.

This is a new role within the Creative PEC's Policy Unit, which operates across the twin-hubs of the Creative PEC at Newcastle University and the RSA in London. You will work with colleagues across the Creative PEC, and with other University initiatives such as Insights North East and the University's Policy Academy.

Reporting to the Head of Policy - and working closely with colleagues based in Newcastle University - this role is responsible for managing the Creative PEC's policy development and impact activities in the North East of England, as well as with local government across the country.

You will identify and develop relationships with key stakeholders; advise and provide management on regional policy impact initiatives; pro-actively identify opportunities for policy impact; and coordinate with Creative PEC's Research and Communications Units to effectively disseminate Creative PEC research to our local and regional policy audiences.

This role is based in our Newcastle University office and is a part-time (22.2 hours per week), fixed-term opportunity available until 31st May 2028. Our preference is for fixed working days (Monday to Wednesday) however we can be flexible and this can be discussed further at interview stage.

For informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Bernard Hay, Head of Policy, Bernard.hay@pec.ac.uk.

For more information about the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, see: https://pec.ac.uk/.

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