Background: The UK Space Agency:
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.
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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.
Primary/general responsibilities:
* Ensuring that Agency is doing the right things: prioritising and initiating a portfolio of investments that will meet the Agency’s strategic ambition.
* Deputising for the Head of Portfolio Management.
* Task management of 2x SEOs in the Portfolio Definition team.
Portfolio Definition
* Ensuring that alignment to UK Space Agency strategic ambition, DSIT’s intentions and the National Space Strategy through the identification, categorisation, prioritising, balancing, and resourcing of the portfolio of investments.
* Establishing and maintaining the Agency’s prioritised portfolio workbook.
* Working with Strategy, Finance, and senior leaders to develop and assess scenarios for portfolio composition to meet strategic goals.
* Developing and maintaining multiple-year portfolio roadmaps that include: the investment pipeline; achievement of outcomes aligned to the corporate plan; collective benefit realisation; forward view of funding and affordability; the business case pipeline.
* Developing and maintaining prioritisation and balancing criteria for the portfolio.
* Developing and maintaining a multi-year portfolio definition schedule for the continuous prioritisation and balancing of the portfolio, accounting for Corporate Plan development, Annual Report development, and Spending Review cycles.
* Working with leaders across the Agency to shape and prioritise new initiatives, controlling entry to the portfolio.
* Supporting the Portfolio Delivery Board with regards to portfolio definition, shaping agendas, and providing insightful reports regarding prioritisation, benefit targets, outcome achievement and strategic risks.
* Managing the business case pipeline and business case processes.
* Working with business case authors to co-ordinate business case production, ensuring appropriate specialist input and timing of approval through governance framework, providing best practice advice and guidance.
* Reviewing business cases and providing guidance to business case owners. Ensuring that business cases reflect the strategic intent and priorities of the portfolio.
* Leading the Agency’s relationship with DSIT’s portfolio office with regards to delivery, assurance and business cases.
Delivery Centre of Excellence
* Developing and implementing plans to ensure that the Agency becomes and stays outcome/benefit focussed when taking decisions.
* Selecting, adapting, implementing and continuously improving UK Space Agency’s approaches to portfolio register, prioritisation, and balancing.
* Ownership of the Agency’s Benefit Management Framework.
* Networking with external organisations to learn and share best practice on portfolio definition, business cases, and benefits management.
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