Policy and Project Officers
Location: London / Hybrid (2 days in office / 3 days at home)
Salary: £35,777 - £42,090 pa
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Permanent x 2, fixed-term for up to 12 months x 1 (maternity cover)
The General Dental Council has recently announced its Corporate Strategy (Apply online only). We have a clear delivery plan to achieve our strategic ambitions and remain committed to protecting the public and maintaining public confidence in the dental professions. This is key to our vision of being a trusted and effective regulator, supporting dental professionals to provide safe and effective care for their patients.
To enable us to deliver our Corporate Strategy, we are expanding our policy team, recruiting 3 Policy and 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 services.
Policy and Project Officers deliver policy projects which draw on evidence and data, stakeholder engagement, and public consultation. You will 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.
Person Specification
- Research and analysis experience to support policy development.
- Good project and/or programme management skills.
Further person specification details can be found when you apply.
About Us
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.
Our work matters, and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints.
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.
Some of our benefits include:
- 27 days' holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) - rising to 30 days (plus 8 bank holidays) 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 year’s 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:
As part of your supporting statement, please provide examples of your work experience that align to the role and person specification below, using the STAR format:
- Planning
- Managing competing priorities and delivering work to tight deadlines.
- Understand and communicate complex information.
- Drafting reports and papers and presenting them at meetings.
For further details and to apply, please click the Apply button.
Deadline for applications: 23:59 on 08 February 2026.
Interviews w/c 16 February 2026.
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.
No agencies unless otherwise instructed