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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.

Thank you for your interest in DSIT. There has never been a better time to join HR as we start to set up the new department. Whether you are at the start of your career, returning from a break or looking for a change of direction, DSIT is where you want to be. We have teams based at our regional hubs – Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Manchester, Edinburgh and coming soon in 2024 is Bristol.

We have a really exciting agenda - harnessing the power of data, and technological transformation – and the HR team’s expertise and services are critical in enabling the new department to function and deliver its mission.

We need brilliant people to make DSIT a great place to work and want our team to lead by example. Within the team we believe that L&D is critical to grow our capability, development and stretch ourselves. You will be joining a welcoming and inspiring working environment in which colleagues look out for and support one another. I really hope you can join us to play a part in DSIT as we enter an exciting chapter of our creation and in making the department the best across Civil Service.

You will have a unique opportunity to shape and develop the workforce planning strategies from the ground up. Leading the SWP team in the creation and development of strategic workforce plans and identifying and resolving skills gaps to ensure that DSIT has the right workforce that it needs to meet its future goals, in alignment with strategic business plans. You can have influence over DSIT’s workforce in a time of ever changing demand. This role has significant impact on HR’s reputation as a strategic organisation capable of planning ahead to pinpoint strategic issues and support the deliver of a quality strategic workforce plan.

You will be taking ownership of building and delivering a dynamic Strategic Workforce approach across the department. This will involve activities such as the below:

• Workforce Analysis: Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the department’s current and future workforce needs, including skills, competencies, and demographics. Identify key trends, gaps and areas of improvement.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with department leaders and stakeholders to scope, design and implement long-term strategic workforce plans that align with the department’s goals and objectives. Translate departmental strategies into actionable workforce requirements and identify potential risks and opportunities.
• Metrics and Reporting: Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness of workforce planning strategies. Prepare reports and presentations to communicate insights and recommendation to department professional boards.
• Utilising Data: You will be working with relevant data teams to gain insight from multiple data sources and distil complex data sets into accessible formats for improved stakeholder understanding. Call for high quality data to support the executive board in decision making and to ultimately enable the formation of a strategic workforce plan that deliver the departments long term objectives.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment and integration of workforce planning initiatives. Build strong relationships and collaborate closely with HR, people analytics, business groups and other departments to understand organisational priorities, develop workforce data and communicate key conclusions.
• Change Management: Provide guidance and support during the establishment and growth of the new department. Assess workforce impact during organisational changes and develop strategies to mitigate risks and manage the transition effectively.

Essential Criteria:

• The ability to see the bigger picture and bring multiple pieces together to deliver an effective and efficient project.
• Outstanding collaboration skills, able engage with internal and external stakeholders including senior stakeholders.
• Project management skills and/or experience of delivering a transformation project across a wide area utilising a range of resources.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning methodologies, analytics, and best practice.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and make strategic recommendations.
• Expert / practical strategic workforce planning experience will be essential.
• CIPD Membership or a willingness to work towards it

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

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.

Job contact :

Name :
Rachel Shearan
Email :
rachel.shearan@dsit.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email :
dsitresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk