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Duration: 3 years
Salary: £31,186
Location: UK-wide
Go further, sooner. Own your development on this career-accelerating programme. Gaining real-world skills and future-shaping experience you’ll put what you learn into practice, on work that impacts our nation. We offer 15 different schemes. Each one offers high-quality practical training, on-the-job learning across a variety of postings, and a career path in a government profession. We’re developing our next-generation leaders, building a Civil Service that represents every community and keeps ahead in our fast-changing world. And you could help tackle some of our biggest challenges.
What could I be involved in as a Science & Engineering Fast Streamer? Whatever your scientific or engineering background, you can help shape government policy and decision-making. You’ll build and broaden your expertise and creativity across a range of postings, in both operational and policy teams, working on addressing key issues like rare diseases and emerging therapies, artificial intelligence and climate change. Wherever you’re based across a range of postings, you’ll build relationships with industry partners, academia, and science and engineering bodies.
Training includes: As well as core training from the Cabinet Office, you’ll have specialist training linked to the Government Science & Engineering Profession’s career framework. This includes bespoke development opportunities addressing your specific learning needs, along with support to gain membership and chartership of external professional institutions.
To apply, you’ll need:
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• A 2:1 or higher (or expect to achieve this) in any degree subject including degree apprenticeships.
• A postgraduate degree in any science or engineering discipline, or be a chartered engineer or scientist registered by one of the professional institutions licensed by the Engineering Council or by the Science Council.
We’re developing our next-generation leaders. Building a Civil Service that represents every community and keeps ahead in our fast-changing world. And you can help tackle some of our biggest challenges. In return, you’ll enjoy a variety of benefits including membership of the Civil Service Pension scheme, season ticket loan, flexible working arrangements, childcare assistance and more. You’ll be a valued member of the wider Civil Service community, where you can be yourself – and be at your best. Go further, sooner. Discover more and apply today. See the full details of the scheme at faststream.gov.uk
