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The responsibilities for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for 2023 are as follows:

• Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement
• Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth
• Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure and regulation to support our economy, security and public services
• R&D funding

For 2023, our priorities are:

• Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world.
• Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs – including by delivering world-class physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent.
• Put our public services – including the NHS and schools – at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of in-house STEM capability to improve outcomes for people.
• Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world.
• Deliver key legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our pro-innovation approach to regulating AI.
• Pass the remaining stages of the reformed Online Safety Bill to keep British people, especially children, safe online.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department 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. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.

Provide administrative support to space Directorate SCS including diary and inbox management, ensuring the most efficient use of the senior management team's time in-line with their working styles. Confidently advise and respond to communication where appropriate.

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  Logistical support including preparing papers and briefing material in sufficient time before meetings and visits to a high standard. Room and travel bookings along with meeting setups.
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  Able to conduct day to day management and delegation of work to others along with taking an active part in corporate initiatives to support the wider objectives of the Department.
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  Strategize and forward plan, drawing up solutions to possible issues that may arise. Be proactive in independent decision making and anticipating what is needed.
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  Organise large-scale and possibly high-profile events in full including liaising with external and senior officials, being the point of call, delegating tasks and giving direction.
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  Reviewing and drafting briefings and submissions where needed.
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  Confidently engage with and build strong relationships with senior colleagues both through oral and written communication. Experience with working with senior colleagues is desirable.
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  Confidently able to work at pace, under pressure, and taking decisions in a fast-moving environment along with advising SCS on matters of their inbox.
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  Support the Directorate hub in the business management of the Directorate, leading corporate activities working closely with Directorate staff and teams in central finance, HR, comms etc working closely with the corporate Business Manager and Directorate hub.
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  Responsible for a distinct and specific area of work, requiring the need for specialist advice and guidance around developing and implementing ideas towards change and improvement. The content of this work will be at the discretion of the vacancy holder.
• Confidently able to work independently on tasks and take the initiative along with developing the necessary knowledge to follow through on conversations.
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  Accompany SCS to meetings and visits and chair team meetings where needed, minuting, collating, sending and

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  Partner with staff across the directorate, UK Space Agency, BEIS and beyond to help the Directorate achieve its objectives by making connections and spotting opportunities deliver change.
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  Liaise with officials and stakeholders (including DG office, Ministerial Private Office and high-level external stakeholders), communicating clearly and concisely, both in writing and orally

Skills and experience

• Proactively able to plan ahead and make decisions based on knowledge and communication.
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  Flexible and able to prioritise multiple commitments at a fast pace. Able to adapt and react to last minute changes to plans.
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  Excellent communication skills both written and orally and able to confidently advise and voice opinions with colleagues and senior officials.
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  The ability to lead on tasks to support the wider group with autonomy and minimal direction.
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  Confidently able to develop strong relationships with senior colleagues and the Directorate, positively interacting with others and bringing motivation and enthusiasm to the role.
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  Organised, able to multi-task and deal well under pressure and to deadlines.
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  Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook and the ability to learn quickly how to manage the BEIS online travel booking system
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  The postholder is required to lead activities or projects which involve working through others to deliver and have experience of identifying opportunities to improve ways of working.
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  Handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.
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  Able to make confident judgements, taking the initiative on tasks and able to network to collate information and complete work.

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

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• 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.
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

Job contact :

Name :
John McCarroll
Email :
[email protected]

Recruitment team

Email :
[email protected]