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Background: The UK Space Agency:

The UK Space Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) and provides technical advice on the government’s space strategy, supporting the UK space sector to deliver the government’s vision.

Space is a part of everyday life. Satellites underpin our national economy, from agriculture and banking to aviation and shipping, and support our national security. Space science provides critical data to understand and address global challenges such as climate change, while missions to explore our solar system unite nations and advance humanity’s horizons.

We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £16.5 billion and employs 47,000 people across the country.

Through our portfolio of programmes and projects, we encourage the development of national space capabilities and are an early-stage investor in space research and development. We also promote the UK space sector’s interests and achievements; make connections to join up industry and academia; and represent the UK in international space programmes.

We have a powerful global voice, partnering with institutions across the world, including the European Space Agency.

More information about the Agency is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency

To discover more please watch this film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZZ-o0IkVU

Our Inclusive Environment

We have an inclusive culture to make UK Space Agency a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion.

Job Purpose

Our professional staff include scientists, engineers, commercial experts, project managers and policy officials who help to:

• Catalyse investment by supporting projects that drive investment and generate contracts for the UK space sector.
• Deliver space capabilities and missions that meet public needs and advance our understanding of the universe.
• Champion the power of space to inspire people and offer greener, smarter solutions for business, and to support a sustainable future.

Investment is key to delivering the National Space Strategy’s vision of building one of the most innovative and attractive space economies in the world. Catalysing Investment is at the heart of UK Space Agency’s Value Proposition, whereby for every pound that we put in and invest into the space sector, we want to get a positive multiplier impact into the UK economy. UK Space Agency has recently appointed its first Investment Director and has established a new Investment Directorate.

The post holder will be responsible for leadership of the UK Space Agency Telecommunications Team. They will set the direction and implement the team’s investment strategy for commercial space-based telecommunications, managing the ESA ARTES investment portfolio and ensuring it is aligned with wider UK goals and that it reflects broader UK industrial strategy, while also working with Industry to ensure it meets their needs and is implemented as a quality service.

You will be an experienced leader able to build new teams quickly to deliver high-value programmes.

You will actively manage the development and delivery of the telecom's investment strategy and portfolio management, including:

• Leadership of the Telecoms team (5 G7’s, 1 SEO, 2 HEO, 1 Intern), including building capability in the team and developing the team's role in the Investment Directorate and wider Agency, as well as helping to shape the direction of the new Investment Directorate to deliver the National Space Strategy.
• Leading the UK Space Agency Satellite Communications Programme, including discharging duties as a UK Delegate to ESA;
• Ensuring activity undertaken in this area is consistent with the National Space Strategy and the UK Space Agency Value Proposition;
• Supporting the development of new programmes, including contributing to the drafting and submission of business cases and other HMG approvals, recruiting new teams, and implementing new systems and processes;
• Working with partners across government and industry, including international partners.
• Working with UK industry to identify new opportunities and to structure market interventions, including funding competitions and lead on developing opportunities for enabling new satellite markets for the UK.
• Leading UK policy on other space-based telecommunications programmes, such as the EU and US.
• Lead and/or participate in corporate activities including, but not limited to, aspects of the UK Space Agency’s Integrated Transformation Programme (ITP)

Essential criteria

• Experience of leading teams within and across organisational boundaries
• Programme Management experience, including creating and delivering new, high-value programmes.
• Diplomatic and influencing skills, with ability to develop positive relationships with a wide number of external organisations at a senior level.
• Experience of working with industry at a senior level and present analysis in a compelling way to senior executives, officials and ministers.
• Experience of working at pace and under pressure.
• Demonstrable understanding of the UK space and telecommunication sectors, their growth opportunities, and their relevance to the wider UK economy.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of developing and managing complex relationships across the public and private sectors and academia.
• Experience of developing and managing funding calls.
• Experience of working with international institutions.
• Ability to deliver successful business cases.
• Ability to demonstrate technical literacy and/or a degree or equivalent in a maths, science or engineering subject.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

UKSA offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

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  A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
  

• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.

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  A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
  

• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
  

• Access to a range of retail, travel, and lifestyle employee discounts

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  A generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave package.

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  This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home, or elsewhere, as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

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  The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Job contact :

Name :
Craig Brown
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Recruitment team

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