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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford
At DSIT we’re all about improving people’s lives by maximising the potential of science & technology.
We accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development.
We use technology for good by ensuring new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK, with the benefits more widely shared.
We are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back.
We do all this to enable the Government’s 5 national missions: kickstarting economic growth, making Britain a clean energy superpower, taking back our streets, breaking down barriers to opportunity and building an NHS fit for the future.
Above all, we focus on improving people’s lives. Whether it’s researching new treatments for disease, developing better batteries, reducing burdens through better public services, keeping children safe online, and much more, outcomes for citizens are at the heart of what we do.
Our Inclusive EnvironmentWe offer flexible working benefits, employee well-being support and a great pension. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.
Find Out MoreWe regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application and interview process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://forms.office.com/e/Jae3B4w7xmYou can also follow our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dsitcareers/
Semiconductors are one of six frontier technologies prioritised in the Industrial Strategy’s Digital and Technology sector plan, recognising their high growth potential and importance for national and economic security. The Semiconductor Unit sits within the Frontier and Early-Stage Technologies Directorate in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
We work with other technology areas to enable cross-tech initiatives, such as with AI and quantum teams to realise the potential of sovereign AI hardware.
The Semiconductor Unit in DSIT leads the UK’s strategic efforts to strengthen our semiconductor ecosystem to deliver on this potential, through targeted R&D investment, workforce development, access to finance support and international collaboration.
Our team also plays a central role in shaping policy on supply chain resilience and national and economic security in relation to the semiconductor sector.HEO Policy Advisor, Semiconductor Strategy & Projects:
This role will support with developing, managing and tracking progress of DSIT’s Semiconductor Team Strategy as part of the Industrial Strategy Digital & Technologies Sector Plan, as well as delivering special projects in the Unit, including large investment cases and FDI strategy.
This remit includes supporting stakeholder engagement across the team, including account management of key semiconductor companies, enabling major strategic investments in the UK from large semiconductor companies in collaboration with the Office for Investment and Department for Business and Trade, and relationships with cross-Whitehall and devolved administration stakeholders.
As a core strategy function, the role holder will manage the Unit's evidence and briefing hub, maintaining and evolving the Unit’s evidence base and core lines. The role sits in the Semiconductor Sector Growth team in the Semiconductor Unit, although it has a cross-cutting remit working collaborative across the whole Unit.
The role holder will also support the team’s legal casework requirements in relation to the National Security Investment Act, as needed.
This role comes with excellent development opportunities including high levels of responsibility and would suit an experienced or highly motivated candidate.
Semiconductors are one of six frontier technologies prioritised in the Industrial Strategy’s Digital and Technology sector plan, recognising their high growth potential and importance for national and economic security. The Semiconductor Unit sits within the Frontier and Early-Stage Technologies Directorate in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
We work with other technology areas to enable cross-tech initiatives, such as with AI and quantum teams to realise the potential of sovereign AI hardware.
The Semiconductor Unit in DSIT leads the UK’s strategic efforts to strengthen our semiconductor ecosystem to deliver on this potential, through targeted R&D investment, workforce development, access to finance support and international collaboration.
Our team also plays a central role in shaping policy on supply chain resilience and national and economic security in relation to the semiconductor sector.HEO Policy Advisor, Semiconductor Strategy & Projects:
This role will support with developing, managing and tracking progress of DSIT’s Semiconductor Team Strategy as part of the Industrial Strategy Digital & Technologies Sector Plan, as well as delivering special projects in the Unit, including large investment cases and FDI strategy.
This remit includes supporting stakeholder engagement across the team, including account management of key semiconductor companies, enabling major strategic investments in the UK from large semiconductor companies in collaboration with the Office for Investment and Department for Business and Trade, and relationships with cross-Whitehall and devolved administration stakeholders.
As a core strategy function, the role holder will manage the Unit's evidence and briefing hub, maintaining and evolving the Unit’s evidence base and core lines. The role sits in the Semiconductor Sector Growth team in the Semiconductor Unit, although it has a cross-cutting remit working collaborative across the whole Unit.
The role holder will also support the team’s legal casework requirements in relation to the National Security Investment Act, as needed.
This role comes with excellent development opportunities including high levels of responsibility and would suit an experienced or highly motivated candidate.
Person specification
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.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.
Office attendanceThe Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience.
Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Management Judgement Test If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.
Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55pm on 1st July 2026. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.
There will be maintenance for online tests on 21st June from midday to 1pm and 28th June from 4pm to midnight. This means you will be unable to access the online tests during these times. Your progress will be saved, and you will be able to continue once the tests are available again.
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to set out how you meet the essential criteria for this role.
Applications will be sifted on CV and Personal Statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement only.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions.
To help you to prepare for your interview, for this campaign behaviour questions will be shared in advance of interview if you are successful at sift stage. These questions should be treated as confidential and should not be shared.
The interview panel may ask you other questions which will not be shared with you in advance, including any follow-up questions, and other elements listed in the job advert, for example, experience, abilities, strengths and technical skills. The panel will be looking for examples of your own work, experience, and ability so do try and avoid using AI written answers without any human oversight.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Further InformationReasonable AdjustmentWe are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DSIT Candidate Guidance. A DSIT Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available.
We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Candidates who meet the minimum benchmark may be placed on a Reserve List for consideration for similar roles, including those at a lower grade. Candidates who narrowly miss the benchmark and are not placed on the Reserve List may still be considered for an offer in a similar role at a lower grade.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments.
You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.ukApplicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences.
This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
FeedbackFeedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and InclusionThe 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).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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