GSE Annual Conference

Breakout Session:Breakout Session:

Leadership and SkillsLeadership and Skills

The civil service is changingThe civil service is changing

New senior structureNew senior structure

Smaller and flatter Smaller and flatter (size and structure)(size and structure)

more agile (pace of response, fewer ‘silos’)more agile (pace of response, fewer ‘silos’)

more professionalmore professional

more connected to outside world (commercial more connected to outside world (commercial awareness, links to expertise)awareness, links to expertise)

Potential impact of changesPotential impact of changes

More opportunities to move around and get More opportunities to move around and get experience in other Departments experience in other Departments

Closer working with related professional groupsCloser working with related professional groups

Greater emphasis on development of professional Greater emphasis on development of professional skills and networksskills and networks

Potential impact of changesPotential impact of changes

Need to be better at communicating the value of what we Need to be better at communicating the value of what we do…do…

Civil Service Learning PortalCivil Service Learning Portalhttps://https://civilservicelearning.civilservice.gov.ukcivilservicelearning.civilservice.gov.uk//

Learning opportunities map (core civil service Learning opportunities map (core civil service curriculum)curriculum)

S&E skills framework and curriculum (from March S&E skills framework and curriculum (from March 2012)2012)

Other professional curriculum (from March 2012)Other professional curriculum (from March 2012)

Who is a GSE member?Who is a GSE member?

Practising S&E specialistPractising S&E specialist Specific specialist science or engineering expertise is essential to current role. Specific specialist science or engineering expertise is essential to current role. Eg people actually carrying out research, engineering or analysis and those applying their Eg people actually carrying out research, engineering or analysis and those applying their

knowledge as a technical expert in an advisory or leadership/management capacityknowledge as a technical expert in an advisory or leadership/management capacity

S&E orientatedS&E orientated May be strongly motivated by opportunity to work on science or engineering issues and May be strongly motivated by opportunity to work on science or engineering issues and

continue to engage with external science or engineering expertscontinue to engage with external science or engineering experts Science or engineering background likely to be necessary or highly desirable in current Science or engineering background likely to be necessary or highly desirable in current

role (or to future roles in government if not using S&E background at the moment) role (or to future roles in government if not using S&E background at the moment) eg scientific secretariat, technical policy role, scientific research or engineering contract eg scientific secretariat, technical policy role, scientific research or engineering contract

management.management.

Informed S&E advocateInformed S&E advocate Maintains an interest in science or engineering and may have a relevant background but Maintains an interest in science or engineering and may have a relevant background but

not currently working in S&E related role. not currently working in S&E related role. May draw on wider analytical skills but often reluctant to describe themselves as a May draw on wider analytical skills but often reluctant to describe themselves as a

scientist or engineer.scientist or engineer.

GSE Top TrumpsGSE Top Trumps

Pick a job description (or choose your own role)Pick a job description (or choose your own role)

Discuss competencies in groupDiscuss competencies in group

Agree and allocate a score (0 to 10)Agree and allocate a score (0 to 10)

10 minutes10 minutes