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    Head of Futures Advice Government Office for Science - United Kingdom - Houston Foresight

    Houston Foresight
    Houston Foresight United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    GO-Science

    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.

    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.

    This is an exciting and varied position leading the development of government's use of futures and foresight techniques.

    The successful candidate will play a significant role in improving national policies that will ultimately support wellbeing, boost the economy and protect national security.

    This role is for a specialist Futures adviser to provide advice and support to government organisations to use futures thinking and techniques to develop strategies and policies.

    The role leads the advice function in the wider Futures Team in GO Science, which works to ensure government is able to respond effectively to future challenges and opportunities.

    You will work closely with senior colleagues in Cabinet Office, BEIS, HMT and other departments to help them get real value from futures methods.

    The role would provide a great platform to develop a career in government. You'll build your profile across departments, contribute to new strategies and see first-hand how government makes policy.

    It's a great place from which to put your knowledge of futures tools to good use – helping develop strategies and policies which are more resilient to the future.

    We are a small, friendly team building government capability in futures approaches to help deliver long-term, resilient policy and strategy.

    Demand for our services is growing.

    This is a great opportunity to join GO-Science – we have grown in size, scope and profile since the pandemic whilst remaining a lively, supportive and friendly place to work.

    We're proud of the commitment GO Science has made to diversity & inclusion.

    You will lead our advice service to colleagues across Government, providing some of that advice themselves – supporting colleagues to understand what they can do, helping them plan work and facilitating futures exercises.

    You will also help nurture relationships and broker support from the community of horizon scanners across Government and external specialists.

    GO Science itself is a centre of excellence for futures in Government.

    This role plays a major role in our internationally-recognised Foresight programme, supporting project teams to build futures methods into their work.

    It also coordinates our Futures Framework – a procurement framework through which colleagues in government can access external expertise more quickly.

    Promoting the framework and helping colleagues to get their commission right will be a growing area of work. Providing specialist Futures advice to teams across government, including one-to-one advice
    – Working with the Cabinet Office Joint Data and Analysis Centre to develop and implement a foresight system that builds long-term thinking into the heart of government decision making
    – Managing a procurement framework of Futures suppliers which can be accessed by public sector organisations
    – Oversight of the Futures team Project Management Office and line management of the SEO PMO lead
    – Lead contact for a cross-government network of embedded Futures experts
    – Supporting development and delivery of tools, training and resources to support futures work
    – Leading continuous improvement of the team's performance, for example by bringing in new approaches from wider networks, training or experience
    – Briefing senior managers and the GCSA on progress and to secure timely decision-making where needed
    Familiarity with futures methodologies and techniques and experience applying strategic futures tools to policy making or strategy
    Experience of designing and delivering futures and foresight projects
    An ability to communicate clearly, succinctly and persuasively in writing, meetings and presentations, (digitally and in person)
    The willingness, and emotional intelligence required, to develop your leadership skills are crucial.
    Having experience of government policy development would be great but not essential. You do not need to have a scientific or technical background.

    The ability to adapt to developing priorities, work towards common goals, and help each other out when colleagues are busy, are key to how we work.

    Managing a Quality Service
    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 (from September 2021, depending on how the public health guidance evolves).

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