Head of HR Strategy - London, United Kingdom - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £61,580 - £73,440

National: £61,580 £70,890 London: £65,995 £73,440
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Grade 6
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DSIT
Corporate Services
HR & Organisational Development
Type of role:
Human Resources
Strategy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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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 worldclass 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 inhouse 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 proinnovation 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.

Job description:

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 in the Civil Service.

Helen Mills

DSIT

HR Director

Job Description:

This position is a truly unique opportunity to be able to work across the entirety of the HR function and other departmental areas to lead and support the delivery of our strategic objectives.

The creation of
DSIT means that the role holder will be joining us at an exciting time and will influence both the creation of
DSIT'S People Strategy and the development of our long-term operating model.

This role will have significant impact on HR's reputation as a strategic function capable of planning ahead to pinpoint strategic issues and support the delivery of successful change.

Person specification:

The Head of HR Strategy is a core leadership role at the centre of the HR function, holding responsibility for all t