Senior Project Officer

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Government Office for Science Full time

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

- 290594**Salary**:

- £37,470 - £45,565- National: £37,470 - £41,925 London: £41,055 - £45,565**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- GO SCIENCE - Science, Innovation & Growth - Government Office for Science - Security, Resilience and Strategy Directorate**Type of role**:

- Policy
- Project Delivery
- Science**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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- Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
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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.

Our values are:
Collaboration - We draw on the experience, skills and knowledge of individuals and partners to reach goals.

Kindness - We are always inclusive, respectful, and compassionate. We look out for one another on work related and non-work-related matters where appropriate.

Openness - We are curious and always open-minded to new ideas, ways of working and points of view, irrelevant of how unconventional they might seem or who suggests them.

Integrity - We commit to upholding the civil service value of integrity by remaining moral, honest, and transparent. We always strive to do the right thing.

Further information can be found here.

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**:

- The Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST) provides advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet on science and technology policy. Our members' advice helps government to understand, shape and use critical and emerging science and technology to boost the UK’s prosperity, wellbeing and security in an increasingly connected, complicated and competitive world. Recent work has included advice on maximising the economic impact of engineering biology, investment in innovative science and technology companies, and the UK as a science and technology superpower. The Secretariat and Projects team provides support to members to ensure CST advice is informed by the best available evidence and expertise and is relevant and timely to inform major decisions.
- This role is a great opportunity to work on high-profile, cross government priorities and offers a mix of policy, analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery experience.-
**Person specification**:
- Carrying out targeted research, evidence synthesis, and analysis and communicating insights to CST members. This will include conducting literature reviews and desk research, identifying evidence gaps, and summarising and synthesising expert advice.
- Working closely with CST sub-group members and external experts to draft and finalise written advice.
- Ensuring the Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) and CST members are updated with relevant science and innovation policy, regulatory and political-related developments that impact the provision of advice.
- Leading engagement with key stakeholders across government and the research and innovation ecosystem to develop policy advice and ensure impact.
- Employing project management practices to regularly monitor progress, ensure the project meets its milestones, and to amend the project plan or priorities if necessary.
- Line management responsibility of HEO staff or interns.

**Skills and Experience**

**Essential criteria**
- Experience of working across teams to delivery key priorities.
- Experience of writing high-quality documents which demonstrate clarity of thought, sound logical reasoning and strong use of evidence.
- An understanding of the UK’s R&D and innovation landscape through experience of working on science, research, and/or innovation policy in government, academia, industry or elsewhere.
- Ability to quickly grasp a new and complex topics and communicate this understanding in a credible and persuasive way.
- Big-picture thinking and able to identify gaps/opportunities for



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