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DSIT
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.
Find Out More
We regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/departmentforsciencetechnologyandinnovation?
You can also follow our LinkedIn Careers Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dsitcareers/
Job description
The role:
We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual with excellent communication and relationship management skills and the ability to manage work and deliver results with a high degree of autonomy. The successful candidate will be resilient and flexible, able to promote inclusion and well-being in the team, and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.
The post will play an important role in delivering the Departments cyber security and digital identity objectives with international partners. The role includes building strong working relationships with priority countries and stakeholders, and identifying opportunities to collaborate and/or influence.
The role works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Cabinet Office, to ensure the UKs international cyber engagement is coherent and has impact.
Our Department:
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is driving an ambitious digital agenda to make Britain the most connected, tech friendly, innovation-driven, digital skilled and cyber-secure country in the world.
Our team:
Our work on cyber security is high profile and attracts significant attention from the highest levels of government and industry. This role sits within the Strategy and International team which is responsible for overseeing DSITs role in the UK National Cyber Strategy and international engagement for the Directorate. This involves building close working relationships with Departments and agencies across Whitehall, as well as developing and maintaining a network with partners across the world.
DSIT plays a key role in implementing the UK National Cyber Strategy in a number of policy areas, such as the securing the talent pipeline, protecting Critical National Infrastructure, and ensuring that emerging and critical technologies are secure.
Key responsibilities:
The successful candidate will support the delivery of an impactful programme of international engagement which contributes to the objectives of the UK National Cyber Strategy. This will include:
Lead the design and delivery of a set of bilateral engagement plans with established priority countries, to proactively promote DSITs cyber security work and encourage international alignment with DSIT/UK policy.
Construct new working relationships between DSIT and countries in the Global Middle Ground, in support of wider DSIT/UK multilateral and strategic objectives.
Build strong partnerships within DSIT and across Whitehall, representing DSITs cyber security interests across Government and effectively delivering through others, particularly via the UK International Cyber Network.
Lead the development of robust and agreed UK policy positions for the purposes of international negotiations, formal bilateral agreements, and set-piece engagements such as UK Cyber Dialogues.
Contribute to the teams strategy function, on behalf of the Directorate and Department, to ensure that the Directorate is effective in its longer-term planning and prioritisation, and well-positioned for new opportunities.
Person specification
Essential criteria
Experience of leading or managing international policy and/or stakeholder engagement;
Proven ability to work independently and proactively, delivering a range of complex activity;
Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to draft effectively to a high standard and explain complex issues in readily understandable terms;
A proven track-record of managing a range of competing priorities and shifting time frames;
Experience of building strong working relationships with a wide range of colleagues and external stakeholders, particularly to support communicating and influencing objectives;
Proven ability to pick up complex issues rapidly and a good understanding of the wider policy sensitivities of the brief.
Desirable criteria
Knowledge of cyber security or of the wider digital policy environment;
Knowledge of the wider international environment;
Experience of project/programme management methods to support a team working at pace.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
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.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and a number of behavioural statements.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to, with reference to the listed Essential criteria and experience, please briefly outline your suitability for the role and motivation for applying
Please note – the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.
Applications will be sifted on behavioural statements and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead behaviour statement Communicating and Influencing.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and strength based questions
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: from w/c 27/11/2023
Interview dates: w/c 11/12/2023
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter
Reasonable Adjustment
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
We fully support adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.
We do not have an exhaustive list of adjustments that we support but just some examples include additional time to complete your application form, behaviour questions up to 72 hours prior to interview and having extra time at interview.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Sean O’Connor
- Email : sean.oconnor@dsit.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dsitresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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