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Job summary
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
OfQ sits within DSIT, in the Technologies and Innovative Regulation directorate, but will be made up of individuals from across HMG. The team will identify, build and realise the opportunities of the nascent quantum sector for the benefit of UK prosperity, security and global influence.
Activities could range from shaping the investment approach or business support environment, to helping to ensure that the economy is ready to take advantage of the opportunities and that society benefits from the application of quantum technologies.
Person specification
Helping to craft cross Government technology policy and the delivery of a new quantum strategy to deliver prosperity and security benefits.
- Contributing to cross-government decision-making on national security investment screening cases relating to quantum technology businesses, with technology security policy teams and the new Investment Security Unit.
- Developing the department’s approach to accelerating the growth of the sector and increasing investment
- Building tech adoption policies to increase the applications and societal benefits associated with the use of quantum technologies.
- Helping to develop Governments regulatory approach to developing quantum technologies for the benefit of society and the economy.
- Extensive relationship building and influencing across government are a critical component of the role, especially with UKRI, DCMS, HMT and the wider science and innovation community. Relationship building with security partners is also important, as the interlinkages between security and prosperity are strengthened in response to the IR.
- The roles will involve a lot of external facing activity; building a network with industry figures and members of the academic community that help inform our policy advice.
Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:
- A proven track record of building evidence-based recommendations from complex and often imperfect evidence.
- Ability to operate at pace, including prioritising effectively across competing activities.
- Ability to work on detailed policy questions whilst understanding how these relate to the strategic context for both quantum technologies and broader EmTech.
- Confidence and impact in how you communicate both verbally and in writing and including with external (often senior) partners.
- Ability to build effective partnerships and relationships across team and organisational boundaries to support delivery.
Desirable Experience:
- The postholder does not need to be an expert in quantum technologies. That said, a curiosity about technology, industrial, or innovation policy, or an understanding of quantum applications is encouraged. As is experience of policy making or analogous experience that shows you can lead a strategy and policy function.
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- Experience in a relevant industry that could be translated to a policy context.
SC clearance will be required (either held currently or willing to undergo). There may be an opportunity to be sponsored for DV clearance if this is of interest, but it will not be essential to the role.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
£10,116 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV, behavioural statements and a personal statement. 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 set out how your skills and experiences are suited to the role
Candidates will be sifted on behavioural statements, CV, and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead behaviour statement (Making Effective Decisions).
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 questions
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 11th December 2023
Interview dates: w/c 18th December 2023
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
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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 : Rachel Maze
- Email : rachel.maze@dsit.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dsitresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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