Business Applications and Space Solutions Delivery Manager
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,860 to £42,765 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | OX11 0QR |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 351759/4 |
Summary
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.
More information about the Agency is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency
To discover more please watch this film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZZ-o0IkVU
Our Inclusive Environment
We have an inclusive culture to make UK Space Agency 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.
We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion.
Once rockets and satellites make orbit, the Space Applications and Data Team is responsible for ensuring that the British public, and British businesses, get the most out of the services and data they provide. We deliver the heart of the National Space Strategy by:
- Enabling UK businesses to utilise space data and assets to address some of the greatest challenges of our age, including climate change, an aging population, and a fragmented international supply chain. Our team performs this role predominantly through running the Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) programme in collaboration with the European Space Agency.
- Supporting British space applications companies to access growth investment, scale, and offer their services internationally.
- Representing the UK’s strategic priorities on inter-governmental platforms including the European Space Agency, emerging international partnerships, and through the UK’s independent Free Trade Agreements.
Successful delivery of these objectives contributes materially to the growth and expansion of the UK’s space economy, create jobs and embeds space as a core UK strength.
The Space Applications and Data team sits withing the UK Space Agency’s Investment Directorate. Although we support the delivery of all three aspects of the Agency’s value proposition (to Catalyse Investment, Deliver Missions and Capabilities and Champion Space), maximising total investment into the UK space sector is the key objective of the work of the directorate.