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Director General for Digital Foundations

Director General for Digital Foundations

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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£174,000 per year

Job summary

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) exists to accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, ensuring that new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the US, and driving forward a modern digital government for the benefit of its citizens. This includes maximising the impact of government action to support R&D and science and technology on the UK’s national and regional economic growth; applying AI and digital technologies to transform the citizen’s experience of public service; and widening and deepening individuals’ digital skills and their knowledge and trust in digital technology.

Job description

The Director General for Digital Foundations will lead the UK Government's work to lay the digital foundations for the country, including through delivering safe and secure access for all through programmes and policy to build and support infrastructure, and ensuring cyber security for individuals, business and across government. As DG, you will:

  • Lead government cyber security policy and oversee the Government Cyber Unit
  • Share responsibility for the UK’s digital identity scheme as the policy develops
  • Oversee implementation for the Digital Inclusion Action Plan
  • Lead delivery of Project Gigabit and the Shared Rural Network as Building Digital UK transitions from an Executive Agency to a DSIT directorate
  • Strengthen telecoms and digital infrastructure resilience
  • Represent DSIT in industry and regional partnerships

Click here to view a video from Emran Mian, Permanent Secretary DSIT

Person specification

  • Familiarity with national security or cyber risk, contributing to strategy, policy, and operational frameworks. Able to interrogate board-level technical strategy and make judgements around pace, value, security, and delivery​
  • Proven leadership of major, high-profile programmes under intense scrutiny, with a track record of rigorous governance and accountability​
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen, experienced in strategic supplier management and optimising large-scale spend with a value-focused approach​
  • Extensive experience leading large, distributed multi-disciplinary workforces, fostering inclusive, high-performing cultures, setting direction, and driving delivery​
  • Highly effective influencer, securing alignment, adoption, and integration of shared services across complex stakeholder environments

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £174,000, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £50,407 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial 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 details

Refer to the candidate pack attached below for more information.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (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.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

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 Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Recruitment team

Further information

To apply please follow the Odgers link

Follow link to apply

www.odgers.com/95523

Attachments

Candidate Pack - Dsit DG Digital Foundations Opens in new window (pdf, 2040kB)Declaration of Interest form (1) Opens in new window (docx, 209kB)

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Salary range

  • £174,000 per year