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Deputy Director - Science, Technology, and Access to Finance

HM TREASURY-1
Durham
8 months ago
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Are you looking for a fascinating and high-profile role, leading HM Treasury policy on Government's innovation priorities? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Team

Science, innovation, and digital technology transform how we live and work. This opens up new possibilities for driving economic growth, improving efficiency, and generating high-skilled employment. The Science, Technology & Access to Finance (STAF) team leads work in the Treasury on how the UK can make the most of this opportunity.

Our role is to coordinate HM Treasury's collaboration with DSIT and develop HM Treasury's strategy for the digital technology sector. We formulate policies for priority technologies such as AI, quantum, and semiconductors. Additionally, we work towards improving access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses across the country, with a particular focus on attracting more investments to the UK's most innovative companies.

About the Role

Leading a team of 20 to advise Treasury Ministers on driving innovation and technology adoption for a future economy, you'll help to shape the digital economy's future and keep the UK at the forefront of technology.

key accountabilities:

  1. Leading HM Treasury’s spending and policy oversight of DSIT, spearheading discussions with DSIT as part of phase 2 of the Spending Review.
  2. Setting HM Treasury strategy for the digital economy to support the develop...

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