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HEO Policy Adviser – Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
3 months ago
Job summary
The Government Office for Science works at the heart of Government, ensuring policies and decisions are informed by the best scientific evidence and strategic long-term thinking. It's an exciting time to join the organisation; we have outstanding and high-profile positions providing you an opportunity to inform and influence policy-making and the systems for use of science and engineering across government. If you are highly motivated and looking for your next career challenge we want to hear from you.
Our mission is:
Science advice mechanisms that are efficient, effective, speak truth to power and are embedded irreversibly in Government systems.Visible impact through both pro-active and demand-led science advice that is relevant, excellent, and delivered fit for purpose.Further information can be found here:
We strongly believe diversity of experience, thought, perspectives, skills, and background makes us a more innovative, welcoming Department, thus making better decisions and better delivering our objectives.� We are actively seeking applications from every part of the community and particularly welcome applications from candidates of any age, background, disability, or from an ethnic minority background and any other protected characteristics.� This will help us move to a workforce that reflects the people we serve to deliver better policies.
We are a friendly, inclusive team and emphasise personal development. We will ensure individuals with disabilities are provided adjustments to participate in the job application and interview process. We support your wellbeing by putting flexible working at the heart of our offer.; if successful, you will be able to discuss working arrangements with your new manager.
We maintain an internal surge capability of staff who may be called at short notice to support an activation of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Training and support will be provided. This is an excellent opportunity to develop crisis management skills.
Job description
Our Team
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the Government science advice and national security machinery. You'll work in GO-Science's National Security and Resilience (NSAR) team; the purpose of the team is to ensure cross government strategy, policy, preparedness and crisis response activities are informed by high quality scientific advice and evidence.
The Roles
The roles sit within the preparedness and crisis response side of the team. In these roles, you will get the opportunity to deliver real impact on national resilience and emergency preparedness. This includes delivering projects to continuously improve the functioning of SAGE and engaging with and influencing a wide range of stakeholders across Government and beyond. One of our key functions is to provide the secretariat for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). SAGE can be activated by the Cabinet Office to provide scientific and technical advice to Government decision makers in an emergency.
One role will focus on SAGE Continuous Improvement and the other on SAGE Process, Operations and Exercising.
Person specification
The successful candidates will:
- Support the provision of a reliable and resilient crisis response function through SAGE. This includes being part of an out of hours duty rota for the SAGE Secretariat; (Both roles)
- Build and maintain strong relationships with science and operational stakeholders across Government to ensure they can access the scientific expertise and capabilities they need to deliver against national security and resilience objectives; (Both roles)
- Advise the Government Chief Scientific Adviser on national security and resilience risks and S&T issues; (Both roles)
- Lead and deliver projects to improve how SAGE and the SAGE Secretariat functions; (Both roles)
SAGE Continuous Improvement role only
- Support development and delivery of the continuous improvement programme of SAGE, ensuring lessons from previous SAGE activations (including Covid-19) and exercises are embedded into our policies and processes, and thinking innovatively to identify novel solutions to ensure SAGE is fit for
the future;
- Providing secretariat support of the Director-chaired SAGE Governance Board, developing a strong forward agenda, commissioning and drafting high-quality board papers, and ensuring there is good governance overseeing the development of SAGE.
- Be responsible for monitoring and supporting departments to improve how S&T informs their preparedness for accident and system failure risks that may require a SAGE. Examples include National Power Outage, Loss of Telecoms, and Loss of Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services; and Severe Space Weather.
SAGE Process and Operations role only
- Supporting SAGE operations work improving and maintaining the SAGE Standard Operating Procedure, managing the process whereby staff are surged into a response, and ensuring that the SAGE response mechanisms are fit for purpose;
- Supporting SAGE Emergency Response Training and Exercising to ensure the team and wider GO-Science are prepared for a SAGE activation;
- Be responsible for monitoring and supporting departments to improve how S&T informs their preparedness for a portfolio of risks that may require a SAGE.
Both roles will provide opportunities to work with a range of government stakeholders including policy and science teams, as well as across GO-Science, and provide an excellent opportunity for staff to develop their skills and careers.
The post holders will become part of the SAGE secretariat during emergencies requiring a SAGE activation. This may require fast paced work, including outside usual working hours for short periods. Training and support are provided.
Skills and Experience�
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Demonstrable understanding of the challenges of crisis response
- Experience building positive relationships with colleagues either in other government departments, in the private sector and/or in academia;
- A proactive approach and someone who is comfortable working independently but also has a strong team ethic;
- Ability to quickly grasp new and complex topics and communicate their understanding in a credible and persuasive way;
Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Experience of crisis response planning, exercising and/or delivery;
- An understanding the national security/resilience landscape and/or science advice mechanisms in government;
- Experience of working with multiple departments on cross- Government projects or programmes;
- Experience providing secretariat support or drafting papers for senior boards or audiences.
Scientific/technical understanding is helpful, but it is not required for these roles.
Applicants are not required to hold any level of security clearance to apply to the roles but will need to be willing to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) upon appointment.
DV clearance normally requires 10 years' UK residency in the past 10 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be required where individuals have not lived in the UK for the required period. This may mean that your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.
The options for flexible working arrangements are limited due to operational requirements of the role, but we welcome all applications and can discuss individual circumstances/suitability accordingly.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Delivering at PaceChanging and ImprovingCommunicating and InfluencingBenefits
Alongside your salary of �35,720, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes �9,644 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.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 , 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.Office attendance
The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
