Head of Office

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 326463**Salary**:

- £50,305 - £61,145- National: £50,305 - £57,760 London: £54,710 - £61,145. PO allowance of £8500**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DSIT - Digital, Technologies and Telecoms - Digital & Tech Policy**Type of role**:

- Business Management and Improvement
- Governance
- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**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.

**Find Out More**

**Job description**:
The Digital, Technology and Telecoms Director-General group is one of the most exciting DG groups in Government. We are leading on AI policy and recently delivered the first global AI Safety Summit. We have one of the busiest legislative agendas with the forthcoming Data Protection Bill and Digital Markets Bill, and are pivoting to the implementation of the Online Safety Act. Alongside an exciting policy agenda there is a vibrant corporate culture in the group that the DG office support, with 1,200 staff within the group and a large SLT.

We are looking for a dynamic individual, with significant leadership experience, to lead the Director General’s office. You will have exposure to an enormous breadth of fascinating policy development and delivery and will develop relationships across the Department at all levels. You will have visibility of decisions take right across the Department as well as link with other Departments and key external stakeholders.

This is a key job for achieving outstanding public service delivery in the most efficient way, because it helps to ensure that the DG uses his time and information to best effect.

You can expect an exciting, fast-paced and varied job, as you provide advice and support to the DG in handling complex issues relating to policy and corporate matters. You will also have line management responsibility for the two Assistant Private Secretaries and one Diary Manager.

The job requires a combination of very strong judgement, outstanding ability to prioritise and organise, adaptability and excellent written and verbal communication skills. You should be able credibly to engage with colleagues at all levels, represent the DG’s views and reflect others’ views back to him, as well as think strategically about how the DG should use his time to best effect, anticipating upcoming priorities.

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