Space Strategist

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. We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. UK Space Agency's Strategy Team Strategy is the choices we make to match our ambitions for space with our resources, respond to challenges and opportunities and communicate a compelling direction to our staff and stakeholders. At every level in our organisation our UK Space Agency strategy ensures that what we do and how we do it delivers the government's space priorities and our vision of space benefiting our people and our planet. Strategic decisions are never easy. The Strategy and Planning Team offers real choices to our senior team by clarifying complex issues and generating actionable insights. We're fearlessly curious and creative and never stop building the capabilities and connections we need to understand what's happening and offer a great service to our Agency. By doing so we achieve our directorate objectives to set the direction for everyone in our organisation, power up our programmes with insights and new ideas and help our teams keep delivery on track. This role As we work on the next Spending Review and support the Agency to deliver the government's space priorities you'll have the opportunity to:

• understand strategic decision making on space and innovation in government, in the context of a future Spending Review;
• Help develop UK Space Agency's strategic framework and support decision-making by our leadership through short, bespoke projects;
• shape how we deliver our strategy through planning and agency delivery activities and working with DSIT and other departments;
• build networks within UK Space Agency and government and with experts outside of our Agency to support our team's mission.
There's no one model for a strategy professional, and we're willing to consider applicants with a range of experience. Whatever you background, you'll be intellectually strong, curious about space and how government can support innovation, and willing to apply your skills to a wide range of projects. You'll also have a strong motivation to learn new things and be open to learning and striving for excellence in new and unfamiliar skills and topics.

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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.