Job Description
Our client Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is seeking a Head of Strategic and Digital Policy for the Policy, Research and International (PRI) Division.
The Policy, Research and International (PRI) Division aims to significantly increase the CCPC's ability to proactivelyengage and influence on policy development with stakeholders; and to increase its research capabilities to analysemarkets, providing a strong evidence-based voice for consumers in Ireland. The PRI Division delivers the CCPC'sstatutory functions to conduct research and make recommendations to policy makers on areas related to the CCPC'sfunctions, including growing functions in digital and data regulation. It also coordinates the CCPC's internationalengagement. PRI is currently made up of four units:
• Policy Unit leads the CCPC's engagement with public policy formation
• Market Insights Unit leads on market analytics and behavioural research functions
• Economic Research Unit leads on in-depth studies, including market studies, and
• International Unit coordinates the CCPC's engagement with international stakeholders
This is an exciting time to join a growing multi-disciplinary division in the CCPC, as it evolves and takes on newresponsibilities as part of our expanding legislative remit.
The Role:
The PRI Division is seeking to recruit a Head of Strategic and Digital Policy to expand our policy function.The CCPC is expanding its portfolio and capacities and adapting to the digital shift. It has received and expects to
receive more responsibilities. The CCPC must be able to engage early with policy and legislative proposals toenable it to meet these new responsibilities in a strategic and proactive way. It also needs to be able to influence
policy and regulation development across a wide range of areas. This will ensure that the mandate and remit ofthe CCPC remains consistent and holistic, so we can deliver on our mission to promote competition and enhanceconsumer welfare.Digital regulation is a rapidly expanding discipline. The CCPC needs to recruit and develop a broad range of digitalregulatory skills at pace. The CCPC has a broad and complex remit, in part due to the "Country of Origin" principle, and the existing and planned suite of legislative files being implemented is continually evolving. The CCPC is alsopart of a regulatory framework that aims to ensure a horizontal, coherent, and consistent application of digitalregulation in Ireland.
The Successful Candidate:
The successful candidate will be a key member in the CCPC's delivery of its new digital regulatory functions thatcut across all areas of our work in competition, consumer protection, product safety and data. You must be
comfortable working with multi-disciplinary teams. We are looking for somebody who can demonstrate an abilityto understand complex and emerging areas relatively quickly and make recommendations and decisions and makerecommendations and decisions. This is so our functions align with our core competition and consumer protectionfunctions, as well as complementing other stakeholders' functions in digital regulation.
You will report to a Deputy Director in PRI. You will be responsible for managing the strategic and digital policypositions of the CCPC, analysing the impact of the regulation we have to enforce to our existing mandate, as wellas developing broader policy and strategic advocacy positions for the CCPC. You will have the opportunity torepresent the CCPC at national and international fora and conferences.In addition to the immediate appointment from this campaign, an order of merit may be established.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and manage the CCPC's mandate management policy, to ensure a coherent and robust remit for theCCPC in our functions including competition, consumer protection, digital regulation and data regulation.
• Identify, conduct analysis, and make recommendations to the Director and Commission Members on theimpact of new legislative or policy proposals to the CCPC's work and on consumers and fair markets.
• Represent the CCPC through formal and informal cooperation with national and international stakeholders,including digital regulators.
• Engage closely with CCPC divisions that are implementing digital regulation (e.g. Digital Markets Act, DigitalServices Act).
• Engage closely with Departments and, if necessary, the European Commission on necessary legislation andpolicy for digital regulation.
• Influence policy makers on digital regulation to ensure cohesive implementation of digital regulation to assist the delivery of Harnessing Digital - the Digital Ireland Framework.
• Track and report on the impact of digital regulation on the delivery of CCPC's Strategy Statement.
• Participate in and co-develop Ireland's national digital regulatory cooperation in Ireland's Digital RegulatorsGroup.
• Participate in national forums responsible for inter-regulatory cooperation such as the Digital Regulators'Group (the CCPC, Coimisiún na Meán, the Commission for Communications Regulation and the DataProtection Commission)
• Engage with national and international stakeholders such as academics, policy experts, sectoral regulators,Government Departments, and institutions.
• Promote the Vision, Mission, and Values of the CCPC that will pro-actively contribute to the CCPC achievingits strategic objectives.
• Carry out any other additional tasks that may be assigned to deliver the business objectives of the Divisionand the CCPC.
Essential:
• Relevant degree or equivalent in legal, economics, public policy or other relevant discipline
OR
comparable professional experience (5 years in a relevant role).
AND
• Relevant experience and/or knowledge of Irish and/or European legislation and policies, preferably thosethat concern digital regulation.
Desirable:
• Knowledge of consumer and/or competition related legislative environment, issues and challenges.
• Ability to research, collate, analyse and use information from a range of sources in a clear, balanced andconcise manner.
• Ability to work independently but with excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances, and to understand complex and emerging areas relatively quickly
Application Process:
In order to apply for this opportunity, candidates must submit the application form for this opportunity before the closing date for applications.
The application from can be found here :
To apply for this role using the link on the CCPC careers page, please submit an up-to-date CV and a cover letter.
addressing the following point in no more than 500 words total:
1. Please include an example of a time you had to analyse a topic/issue, taking a position on its impacts, andinfluencing a decision-maker to agree with your position.
The deadline for applications is 12 noon, Thursday, 27 June 2024.
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