Sourcing, Events, and Marketing Lead - AI Safety Institute
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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Job summary
The AI Safety Institute is the first state-backed organisation focused on advanced AI safety for the public interest. Scaling it is a critical project and a once-in-a-generation moment.
We have already built one of the world’s leading AI research teams and most innovative bodies in a government, which includes senior alumni from OpenAI, DeepMind, top startups, and senior offices across government. Our team is pioneering AI evaluations and other areas in safety research, and we have a significant impact on both companies and governments globally.
Building a top-tier AI team inside government is an experiment – one we see as critical to get right. Joining our mission-driven team represents a unique opportunity to deliver the vision in this constantly evolving area of innovation and policy.
Job description
The AI Safety Institute is the closest thing to a start up in government. The talent team is responsible for scaling this start up from the ground up. ML researchers sit in the most competitive talent field in the world, and we aspire to work with the best. Your aim will be to build the world’s leading AI safety team, thereby building a key pillar in the world’s response to this rapidly advancing technology.
You take the lead on developing AISI’s talent brand, market engagement, events programme, and headhunting strategy. You’ll also work with closely with our hiring managers to generate and land dozens of candidates for our senior London and San Francisco roles.
This is not your normal civil service team – we have built a reputation for getting things done, challenging the status quo, and navigating ambiguity. We are looking for proactive problem solvers with experience in building organisations that have genuine passion for AISI’s mission.
Person specification
You’ll be a great fit for our team if
- You’re amazing with people. You can quickly build relationships and break into new networks.
- You’re quick, autonomous, adaptable. You can drive projects and problem solve in a quickly evolving environment.
- You have an eye for brand and user experience. You notice when something isn’t working, whether that be a pitch or a process, and you can quickly transform it.
- You are excellent at delivering through others. You can get both more junior and more senior people across the team to contribute to your work in an organised, timely, effective way.
- You’re excited about learning a lot. You’ll need to develop an understanding of every function in our organisation, talent networks in multiple fields, and many government processes.
- Ideally, you have a track record of leading successful sourcing or marketing projects, and you’ve worked with technical staff. If you have different experience, just be prepared to pitch us on how it transfers and on your ability to learn fast.
- You care about AI going well and believe in the government's ability to help.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 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 Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- 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.
Office attendance
The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to explain what experience and skills do you think make you suited for the role? What interests you about working at the AI Safety Institute and in the talent team?
Applications will be sifted on the CV and Personal Statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the CV.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Interview stage 1
If you are selected for Interview Stage 1, you will be assessed against these behaviours;
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
Interview stage 2
If you are selected for Interview Stage 2, you will give a presentation focused on how you would approach various challenges you might face in the role.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 12th December
Interview dates: w/c 19th December
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
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Reasonable Adjustment
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DSIT Candidate Guidance. A DSIT Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available.
We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Olivia Jimenez
- Email : olivia.jimenez@dsit.gov.uk
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