Location: We operate a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations in Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), London, Manchester or Darlington and working between office and remote throughout the week.

Salary: £76,000 - £100,000

Working Patterns: All our vacancies are offered as a flexible option of Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Job Share

Closing Date: Apply before 11:55pm on Thursday 12th September 2024

This is a new and very important role, essential to ensuring success of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) strategy to deliver statistics for the public good. You will be a strategic leader in the UKSA, creating and embedding a strategic approach across it's policy, planning and delivery activities.

As an experienced strategy leader, you've got a track record of developing lasting strategic plans and successful strategic delivery. You know strategic theory inside out, you're comfortable working with the C-Suite & Exec-committee (& occasionally Ministers!) and you've got outstanding stakeholder management skills at this level.

Lastly, you've got a decent idea of how data, analysis and statistics are delivered across government and their use in policy creation; ideally including understanding ethical data processes and data protection legislation.

For a full job description and details of the skills & experience we are looking for, please click the APPLY button to see our full advert on Civil Service Jobs.

In return we offer you:

✔Hybrid working in an organisation voted top in the UK for work-life balance

✔A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 27%

✔ A choice of working patterns *for every role* full-time, part-time, job-share.

✔Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)

✔Opportunities to learn new technology & skills on the job, utilising blocked out Protected Learning Time in your weekly schedule and taking advantage of the support of our Communities of Practice

✔Employee Assistance Programmes

✔Diversity Network Groups

✔Mental Health Allies

✔Civil Service Sports and Social club

✔Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years service in addition to 9 public holidays

For more information about this role, a full application pack, and to apply, please hit APPLY to be taken to Civil Service Jobs.

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