Chief Scientific Adviser
Salary: £156,163NSP £4,630, plus London Pay Addition of £6,250 (if applicable)
Job grade: SCS Pay Band 3
Contract type: Fixed term Secondment
Length of employment: 3 years with potential to extend to 5 years
Locations: Cheltenham, London, Manchester
Application deadline: 17 October 2024
The Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security (CSA) leads on advice and delivery of science and technology (S&T) for the three security and intelligence agencies: MI5, SIS (MI6) and GCHQ, with the post reporting to Director GCHQ. This includes overseeing UKIC’s major S&T transformation effort via the Science, Technology and Engineering Programme (STEP).