Srr - Science and Innovation Country Lead, Ksa (Heo)

2 weeks ago

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Foreign & Commonwealth Office Full time

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy Riyadh has a vacancy for a Science and Innovation Country Lead for a fixed-term contract of two (2) years. There is a strong possibility of extension of the contract depending on performance and operational requirements.

The UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) is the British Government’s organisation for international science diplomacy, using the UK’s excellence in science and innovation to develop partnerships and collaborations that support UK prosperity and help tackle global challenges. SIN is jointly funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with more than 100 staff based in over 40 countries and territories worldwide, including the SIN Gulf Team, led from Doha.

The Science and Innovation Country Lead for Saudi Arabia must work as part of the wider SIN Gulf Team, ensuring they continue to promote the UK as the partner of choice for research, development and innovation.

The six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain) are investing heavily in research capacity as they seek to diversify and build their knowledge-based economies. In addition to Post and wider FCDO objectives, the SIN Gulf Team also manage programme funding to support the UK's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Strategy, with the SIN Country Lead assuming responsibility for programme delivery in Saudi Arabia along with supporting activities across the wider Gulf region. SIN Gulf has already identified significant opportunities for the UK research base to engage beneficially with Gulf research institutions in priority research sectors and is looking to extend its coverage both in the region, and with UK institutes and businesses.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Implement the UK Government’s science and innovation strategy for the Gulf with direct responsibility for Saudi Arabia.
- Responsible for planning and delivery of programme funded scientific focussed initiatives.
- Manage the UK relationship with Saudi research, innovation, and funding bodies.
- Report on Saudi trends, policy and funding in the areas of research, science and innovation.
- Develop communications strategies and campaigns to promote the vibrant, creative and ambitious UK-Saudi science and innovation partnerships to a wide range of target audiences.
- Provide support to senior UK Government staff and the UK research base regarding Saudi Arabia’s science and innovation environment.
- Act as the first point of contact for UK Government lobbying on research, scientific and technology policy issues in Saudi Arabia.
- Collaborate with Saudi partners on the development of common science and innovation policies.
- Work with UK partners - UK Department for International Trade (DIT), Prosperity, British Council and others to deliver wider UK prosperity objectives.
- Develop and maintain a network of senior level contacts across the UK and Gulf research landscape.
- Support UK entities to leverage Gulf research funds to tackle pressing global challenges.
- Support VIP visits - curate events with a range of high level, diverse thought leaders and influencers to promote our bilateral scientific partnership.

The above list is not exhaustive and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required, including participating in the Embassy’s emergency planning and any other response to a crisis affecting UK citizens.

**Key behaviours required**:

- Working Together - Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
- Delivering at Pace - Taking responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.
- Managing a Quality Service - Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs.
- Seeing the Big Picture - Understand how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives. Recognise the wider priorities and ensure work is in the national interest.

**Eligibility**:
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- BSc, BA, or BEng in a relevant field
- Ability to plan strategically, assimilate information from a range of sources, and to see the bigger picture to spot opportunities.
- Flexible, resilient under pressure, and decisive, with a proven track record of working quickly and reliably with attention to detail and with limited supervision. Strong organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently and to take the initiative as well as being able to work well as part of a larger team to deliver results.
- Collaborative approach to colleagues and stakeholder partnerships. Ability to initiate and maintain a wide range of working relationships.
- Experience in project management

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