Research & Development Officer (AI Policy and Assurance)
Manchester £34,000 - £37,000
Job sector
Digital and Technology
Job function
AI, ethics or public policy
Job duration
8 months
Application closing date
01/03/2026
Job description
- Work with academic team to understand project achievements to date.
- Oversee co-creation activities to identify ‘real life’ AI adoption use cases that will act as an initial prototype of an AI Assessment Tool
- Prepare and facilitate engagement events with internal and external stakeholders, generating feedback that will inform the development/refinement of the AI Assessment Tool
- Create a clear requirements catalogue / specification relating to the assessment tool.
- Undertake design and development of AI Assessment Tool that is user friendly and caters to broad range of stakeholder audiences, with the support of the academic team.
- Plan and explore potential technical hosting solution for the AI Assessment Tool and work with GMCA colleagues, to support implementation.
- Design and deliver training sessions across the GMCA and otherwise work to embed the AI Assessment
- Tool within teams during its phased rollout
- Deliver training sessions to fully embed the AI Assessment Tool within the GMCA and evaluate/disseminate the results of the project
Project description
To design, develop, test, and help to embed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assessment Tool that will allow users who do not have an AI background from across the public sector to understand the risks, limitations and opportunities of AI tools and technologies.
About the business
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