Bk - Science and Innovation Officer, Heo

(Roles and Responsibilities)
• MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
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To promote effective science and innovation collaboration between the UK and Thailand, which drives UK prosperity, supports the UK's science strengths, and opens up future potential leading to science investment in the UK and opportunities for our businesses.
To deliver strong Government
• Government collaboration on science, technology and innovation, drawing in research funders, policymakers, and innovation agencies on both sides of the relationship.
To promote the UK's science policy objectives and lead the UK's science and technology diplomacy with Thailand.
Outcomes will build on the existing strong partnership between the two countries and may include joint research programmes, new academic partnerships, and new commercial opportunities for the UK.

The British Embassy Bangkok is a large diplomatic mission of around 140 staff delivering a dynamic and rapidly expanding programme of activity in support of the UK's objectives including on prosperity, trade, security, open societies, consular services and law enforcement.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse team.

This position within the Embassy is part of the UK's global Science and Innovation Network, jointly owned by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
The three priority themes for the Science and Innovation Network's work are critical and emerging technologies; global health; and climate and environment.

A central part of your work will be to facilitate relationships and information exchange between the UK and Thai research and innovation systems.
You will work closely with colleagues across the UK's network in Thailand to add value to their work and help deliver the UK government's wider policy goals.
For example, this may include engaging your academic and government network to support the UK's work on sustainable development on health or climate change; working with the embassy communications team to promote the UK's world-leading science, technology and innovation capability, and opportunities to engage and collaborate with it; or working with the Digital Trade Network to alert colleagues to innovative companies and emerging technologies with commercial potential.

As part of the British Embassy team, you will also contribute to wider work at times of pressure such as visits by UK ministers and senior officials or crises.
You will have opportunities to initiate and deliver projects in support of UK government policy priorities and provide science and innovation input to support the wider work of the Embassy.
This opportunity comes at an exciting time as both countries look to science and innovation to drive the economic recovery from the pandemic.

Core Responsibilities Will Include:
• Establishing strong relationships with key stakeholders in government, academia and industry to develop advice and analysis on policy, trends and other developments in Thailand and their implications for the UK, and facilitate sustainable knowledge exchange.
• Sustaining the impact and success of the UK's Newton Fund and Global Challenges Research Fund which have operated in Thailand, including through supporting existing and facilitating the development of new partnerships between UK and Thai actors in preparation of a new international collaboration fund.
• Designing, bidding for, implementing and monitoring programmes, projects and events that deliver UK science and innovation objectives.
This will be central to the role, with elements of project management key.
• As part of the Southeast Asia science network and wider APAC SIN team, identifying opportunities to engage in regional activities in strategic priority areas.
• Providing insights and reporting to the UK government on emerging issues, opportunities and developments to inform and shape UK policy, and responding in a timely manner to requests for information, introductions and briefing for meetings and visits from UK government departments and their agencies.
• Organise visits by senior UK government and non-government representatives, deploying them strategically to deliver UK prosperity and security objectives in Thailand.
• Where relevant, lobby the Thai Government to secure support for related policy objectives on issues considered by multilateral organisations.
• Supporting the UK's global science and innovation campaigns.

The jobholder will be a member of the Prosperity Team.
As a team, and as an organisation, we put respect and kindness first.
We are inclusive, we get to know each other, and value our diversity and the contribution we each bring.
We are fair, act with integrity, and tackle inequality and unacceptable behaviour.
We work together and take responsibility to solve problems.
We value ambition, but also being supportive of one another.

While the work will focus on Thailand, the jobho