Championing Space Directorate Support Officer - Swindon, United Kingdom - UK Space Agency

UK Space Agency

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Swindon, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £25,310 - £31,825

National: £25,310 £27,515 London: £28,510 £31,825
Job grade:
Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Didcot, South East England, OX11 0

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Swindon, South West England, SN2 1

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City of Westminster, London (region), SW1H 0NBAbout the job

Job summary:

Background:

The UK Space Agency:

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) and provides technical advice on the government's space strategy, supporting the UK space sector to deliver the government's vision.

Space is a part of everyday life. Satellites underpin our national economy, from agriculture and banking to aviation and shipping, and support our national security.

Space science provides critical data to understand and address global challenges such as climate change, while missions to explore our solar system unite nations and advance humanity's horizons.

We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £16.5 billion and employs 47,000 people across the country.

Through our portfolio of programmes and projects, we encourage the development of national space capabilities and are an early-stage investor in space research and development.

We also promote the UK space sector's interests and achievements; make connections to join up industry and academia; and represent the UK in international space programmes.

We have a powerful global voice, partnering with institutions across the world, including the European Space Agency.

Our Inclusive Environment

We have an inclusive culture to make UKSA 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:

The majority of the role will focus on supporting the Parliamentary and Public Affairs (PPA) team within the CSD to champion space through correspondence and parliamentary engagements.

Along with maintaining our legislative duties to keep Government accountable.

Key Responsibilities:

The Support Officer will support the directorate in delivering its objectives.

The position holder should expect the majority of their time (75%) to be spent supporting the PPA team with correspondence, and the remainder (25%) on the provision of wider CSD support and in their role as directorate Digital Champion.

With support and guidance, the post holder will:

Correspondence:

Coordinate and draft responses to public enquiries, Parliamentary Questions and Freedom of Information requests on behalf of UK Space Agency, coordinating with policy teams where necessary.
Build and maintain an active network across the UK Space Agency to facilitate the timely and efficient delivery of correspondence to policy teams for their comment and review.
Lead on correspondence tracking by using eCase, our correspondence case management system, to monitor and report metrics.
Lead on the development and improvement that will streamline on the PPA team's ways of working through, but not limited to monitoring the mailbox and eCase management.

You will also be managing the PPA communication sites and the team's metrics dashboard.

CSD Digital Champion:

Act as the Digital Champion for the UKSA CSD, acting as the first point of contact for all digital ways of working.
Provide ongoing, highquality advice and support for CSD teams when they face issues related to SharePoint and other digital working tools.
Be responsible for keeping the PPA team's folder structure on SharePoint under review to ensure it remains secure and functional.

CSD support:

Ad hoc support for the different teams in the CSD with full training and support given.

Due to the scope and nature of the role the postholder will be expected to work largely autonomously, managing their own time to ensure that objectives and targets are met.

Person specification:

Desirable Experience: