Head of Technical Excellence and Knowledge Management

386487

£67,486 – £76,598

Salary will be dependent on skills and experience.

Permanent

Dstl S&T Capability

Knowledge and Information Management
Policy
Science
Senior leadership

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

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Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ

Candidates are expected to have on-site attendance of 60% or more.

Travel to other Dstl sites and some travel to various MOD, Government and partner / supplier locations will be required.

Your new position as the Head of Technical Excellence and Knowledge Management is a pivotal role within Dstl, embodying and driving the ethos of technical excellence, ethical conduct, and effective knowledge management, throughout the organisation.

You will ensure that all strategies and policies are adhered to across the organisation, assuring compliance and maintaining the high standards of excellence.

This role is central to the organisation’s commitment to technical excellence, ethical conduct, and effective knowledge management.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

Your new role will see you:

• Lead, shape, and oversee the development of technical quality and assurance (TQA), ethics, and knowledge management (KM) strategies, policies, and processes across Dstl.
• Implement strategies through close partnership with The Head of Science and Technology (S&T) Capability.
• Overseeing Dstl’s requirement for Research Governance, with the potential for developing a pan-lab research governance policy.
• Leading and managing a team of professionals, providing guidance, support, and performance management, you will foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement, ensuring work is carried out in a safe and secure manner.

To succeed you’ll need an S&T background with knowledge of Defence S&T. Proficiency in the technical aspects relevant to Dstl’s operations, including an understanding of the latest technologies, tools, and best practices is essential.

Please see the attached Candidate Information Pack for a full job description.

Essential Criteria:

You’ll be a science & technology leader with the ability to embrace change, work with ambiguity and be able to adapt quickly to a dynamic environment, championing change across Dstl.

You will understand operational issues and cope with large amounts of complex and detailed information to assimilate and inform decisions.

Please see the candidate information pack attached below for the job description and essential criteria.

Important Information:

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats.

For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

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

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership

Benefits

Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

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  Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.

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  Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).

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  Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.

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  Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.

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  Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.

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  Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid

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  Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.

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  Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.

• Alongside your salary Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes a minimum of £18,896 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Open to UK nationals only.

This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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