Background: The UK Space Agency:

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) 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 UKSA 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.

This is a new post in the UK Space Agency’s People Team. You will work with the Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing (DIW) Lead and Senior HRBP - People Strategy (Capability & Inclusion) and HR Business Partnering to create a supportive, safe and inclusive working environment that values its workforce and enables employees to manage their health and wellbeing as they deliver the UKSA’s challenging and exciting space agenda.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful post holder will be a hands-on member of the team supporting the delivery of practical interventions to create an inclusive culture in which UK Space Agency (UKSA) staff feel valued and supported. You will be comfortable planning, organising and tracking a wide range of activities across the Agency, and prepared to contribute to developing and delivering D&I and Wellbeing activities in the Agency. The post holder's responsibilities will include:

• Lead and work collaboratively with the DIW Lead, the L&D team, HR Business Partners, wider HR team and Staff Networks from across the UKSA to develop and deliver strategic and tactical D&I and Wellbeing programmes, activities, events and improvements that will benefit our employees.
• Play a key role in helping to shape the D&I and Wellbeing strategy and managing the D&I and Wellbeing Forward Look Plan.
• Lead on tracking and monitoring new developments and ideas on D&I and Wellbeing across relevant public, private and third sector organisations to understand, share and implement best practice, proportionate to the Agency’s size and resources.
• Lead on tracking and monitoring the UKSA’s People activities, creating a set of metrics for all D&I and Wellbeing initiatives to provide insights into their effectiveness.
• Lead and work collaboratively with the DIW Lead, the L&D team, HR Business Partners, wider HR team and Staff Networks from across the UKSA to develop and deliver strategic and tactical people and culture programmes, including diversity and inclusion activities, events and improvements that will benefit our employees.
• Play a key role in helping to shape the D&I and Wellbeing strategy and managing the Culture and Wellbeing Forward Look Plan.
• Lead on tracking and monitoring new developments and ideas on culture and Wellbeing across relevant public, private and third sector organisations to understand, share and implement best practice, proportionate to the Agency’s size and resources.
• Lead on tracking and monitoring the UKSA’s People activities, creating a set of metrics for all People and Culture initiatives to provide insights into their effectiveness.
• Manage the monthly Wellbeing staff engagement sessions (Your Essential Hour). Lead on designing and delivering bitesize learning sessions that meet both staff and the Agency’s needs.
• Lead and champion continuous improvement across all activities, ensuring that culture and inclusion is a key consideration cross all business processes.
• Manage the coordination and analysis of the People and Pulse Survey results. Identify Culture issues and trends, to inform developments and relevant improvement initiatives.
• Manage the D&I Calendar. Develop and lead activities that help embed change initiatives and facilitate an inclusion and wellbeing in the Agency.
• Act as the central point of contact for People and Culture enquiries. Managing the mailbox to ensure that all queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Build productive working relationships and engagement with other public bodies and subject matter experts on People and Culture, bringing expertise and best practice back into the Agency.
• Work collaboratively with the D&I and Wellbeing Lead and contribute to the development and implementation of policies.
• Support leaders, managers and teams across the Space Agency to understand and fulfil their D&I and Wellbeing commitments and obligations.
• Work collaboratively with the L&D and Agency’s Skills team to help develop and deliver apprenticeships and other outreach programmes with a particular focus on social mobility.

Please note that UKSA is currently undergoing a transformation programme and it is likely that some posts may be affected during this process which could lead to changes to the job description, team or line manager for this role as a result.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:

• Proven experience in creating and delivering D&I and Wellbeing initiatives and projects which have driven culture change with an impact and tangible outcomes.
• High attention to detail and able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage multiple workstreams effectively.
• A business focused approach to D&I and Wellbeing and continuous improvement.
• Experience of implementing people initiatives and developing metrics to measure their value and impact.
• Excellent planning and project management skills or demonstrable evidence of a systematic approach to planning, tracking and delivery.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to explain data in context.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and in writing) and ability to utilise a variety of mediums and tailor message to the target audience.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in a range Microsoft programmes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Personal Attributes:

• Willingness to get involved with all aspects of the delivery of D&I and Wellbeing activities in the Agency.
• Commitment to learning and interest in building up your D&I and Wellbeing knowledge and expertise to share with the HR team and the wider Agency.
• Highly resilient and comfortable with accountability and ownership.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a willingness to adopt a collaborative approach to deliver tasks.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

UKSA 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 with an average employer contribution of 27%

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.

A generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave package.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home, or elsewhere, as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Job contact :

Name :
Saudah Ibrahim
Email :
saudah.ibrahim@ukspaceagency.gov.uk

Recruitment team :

Email :
uksarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk