Government Levers Executive Job in United Kingdom Recruiting by NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council

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Government Levers Executive

The post-holder will support the Senior Government Levers Manager and other team members in developing and rolling out Innovate UK’s suite of new, first of a kind regulations and standards, products and services, and in maintaining the strategic partnerships required to deliver on the ambitions of the Government Levers chapter of our Plan for Action.

*Please note this advert will close at on Wednesday 1st May 2024.

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Title: Government Levers Executive

Band: UKRI Band D (UKRI Ts & Cs)

Salary: £34,905 gross per annum

Reports to: Senior Government Levers Manager

Location: Field Based

Contract:Fixed Term (until 31st March 2025)

Innovate UK recognises the importance of work-life balance, and we will be happy to discuss any requests for flexible working arrangements.

Job Purpose:

The post-holder will support the Senior Government Levers Manager and other colleagues in the wider Government Levers team to deliver Innovate UK’s suite of regulations and standards products and services, which include the following:

In addition to supporting their line manager on their primary regulations and standards for innovation work, the successful candidate will also lead on coordinating Innovate UK subject matter expert input to UKRI responses to consultations, select committee inquiries and other government calls for evidence within a framework agreed with the Senior Government Levers Manager, so that Innovate UK is actively influencing and informing the development of UK government policy in areas in which Innovate UK activity is focused.

The post-holder may also be required, as necessary, to support IUK Business Connect (formerly KTN) Stakeholder Relationships in their day-to-day responsibility for pulling together Innovate UK inputs to ministerial briefings and Parliamentary Questions on an ad hoc basis.

The successful candidate will be passionate about innovation and comfortable working in a dynamic environment. 

Externally, they will support their line manager and the wider Government Levers team in making sure that Innovate UK plays an active, collaborative role in developing, evolving and promoting its products and services that deliver pro-innovation regulatory and standards systems, in line with the government’s Science and Technology Framework, Standards for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and other related policy statements.

Internally, the role will require you to take a leading role working with colleagues across Innovate UK and UKRI staff to help roll out and embed new programmes such as the Standards Challenge Fund, the Regulatory Hubs programme, and any other interventions developed over the duration of the role, to ensure they deliver operationally. This includes close working with Innovate UK’s Domain, Competitions, Finance, Monitoring and Impact Management teams, as well as relevant IUK Business Connect teams.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Within a framework agreed with the Senior Government Levers Manager, the post-holder will:

This is not an exhaustive list and the post-holder might be expected to undertake any other duties across the wider directorate, commensurate with the Band and level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training.

Person Specification:

Experience:

Essential –

Desirable –

Skills:

Qualifications:

Essential –

Competencies:

All team members demonstrate compatibility with and capability against our Core Competencies such as:

Thinking and Problem Solving – Stakeholder management – Communication skills – Influencing – Self-awareness/self-management – Strategic awareness – Working with others– Project management

Travel Requirements:

There will a requirement to travel, mostly national, and there is some flexibility in this. Innovate UK staff make extensive use of telepresence tools for meetings to minimise unnecessary travel. In general, you will need to work in the Swindon office once a week and may have four to six nights away from home per month on average to attend conferences and events.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Innovate UK is a diverse workforce of people. We believe that encouraging these differences and drawing the best from them will build a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, where talents are fully utilised and in which organisational goals are met. Underpinning this is a belief that it is a fundamental right for everyone to be treated equally, with fairness, respect and dignity. We will act directly and use our influence to ensure that this right is promoted and upheld; we encourage applications from all those who meet the criteria set out in our role profiles.

Equal Opportunities:

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to employing any person who meets the criteria for our roles. When undertaking recruitment, we may require applicants to undertake certain tests or assessments, some of which will be online and others may be in-person. If you have a disability, health condition or specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia then you may be entitled to support with undertaking this type of assessment exercise. Where you feel that reasonable adjustments are required to support you, we ask that you advise your recruitment point of contact in a timely fashion, providing further information. In confidence, Innovate UK will then review your application for adjustments and provide support as required.

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Employee Benefits:

We offer a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance. This includes 30 days’ annual leave, public and privilege days, flexible working hours, an exceptional defined benefit pension scheme, and access to a variety of support networks and discount schemes.

Flexible Working:

We understand the importance of work-life balance and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants.

Pre-employment Screening:

To enable us to hire the very best people we will conduct a comprehensive pre-employment check on successful applicants as part of the recruitment process.

The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.

UKRI supports research in areas that include animal health, agriculture and food security, and bioscience for health which includes research on animals, genetic modification and stem cell research. Whilst you may not have direct involvement in this type of research, you should consider how this aligns with your personal values or beliefs. To enable us to hire the very best people we will conduct a full and comprehensive pre-employment check as a crucial part of the recruitment process on all individuals that are offered a position with UKRI. This will include a security check and an extreme organisations affiliation check.

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