Senior Scientific Officer, Water Sector Delivery
6 months ago
**Details**:
**Reference number**:
- 343187**Salary**:
- £39,439 - £47,039- National: £39,439 - £43,569, London: £42,577 - £47,039. For details of our pay on appointment policy. This Science/Analysis post is eligible for a Specialist Skills Supplement. Please see below under the heading 'Salary' for further information..- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:
- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:
- Permanent**Business area**:
- DEFRA - Environment - Water & Flood Management - Analysis and Evidence team.**Type of role**:
- Science**Working pattern**:
- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:
- 1Contents
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- Bristol, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, YorkAbout the job
**Job summary**:
They will also support on ongoing projects such as the development of Drainage Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs) as well as ensuring evidence and analysis are imbedding into policy making. The senior scientist will be required to work with a range of stakeholders including policy teams, contractors and external experts, and be able to consider a wide range of research methods and approaches to address complex questions.
They will join a multi-disciplinary analysis and evidence team of scientists, economists, social researchers and operational researchers, collectively responsible for supporting both strategic policy development and delivery through the provision of robust scientific evidence and analysis for Floods, Water and Contamination.
**Job description**:
1. Commissioning high-quality external research contracts. Managing relationships and finances throughout the projects, and ensuring the outputs meet the appropriate standards and are effectively disseminated and used in policy making.
2. Providing analytical and research support throughout the policy cycle. Supporting policy teams to ensure that their policy products are evidence-based and meet analytical standards. This requires project management and collaboration skills.
3. Identifying research needs from policy teams. This will involve engaging with policy teams to draw out research questions, using a knowledge of a wide range of methods to design appropriate research and looking within and outside of the civil service for expertise and opportunities.
4. Promoting evidence-based policy making, helping to embed this within the culture of the Directorate and building positive and effective relationships across Defra group and externally with stakeholders.
5. Understanding complex systems with an ability to see links, synergies and risks across different policy areas and to effectively communicate this complexity to non-technical audiences. Whilst the post holder will have responsibility for a particular area of work, they will be expected to work flexibly and adapt to deliver additional work requests as they arise, drawing on their specific expertise. There may be line management opportunities associated with this post.
**Person specification**:
Person Specification
We'd love to hear from you if you have the following skills and/or experience:
Essential criteria:
- Strong quantitative analytical skills and experience of carrying out data analysis.
- Experience of designing and commissioning complex large scale external research projects
- Experience of working with government departments
- Experience working at pace to deliver analysis or research to a tight deadline.
- Experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities.
- Experience working with a mixed group of stakeholders to achieve a shared goal.
- Ability to interpret information from a range of information sources to provide recommendations.
**Qualifications**:
- A degree (BSc/MSc/PhD) in a relevant scientific, social research, statistical, analytical or engineering discipline.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
**Benefits**:
- Alongside your salary of £39,439, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £10,648 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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**Selection process details**:
- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Ability and Experience.**Application process**
- Three Behaviour Statements on Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace and Working Together
- Personal Statement of no more than 750 words outlining how you meet the essential criteria listed
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