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The UK AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded government team dedicated to understanding the capabilities and risk characteristics of advanced AI, and developing practical risk mitigations.
We're situated in the heart of the UK government, in the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet, with direct lines to No. 10, and we work with frontier developers and governments globally.
We're here because governments should play a fundamental role in the success of frontier AI, and to do so must be equipped with a scientific understanding of the risk. With our resources, agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape AI development and government action to ensure AI systems are deployed safely and responsibly.
The Testing team is at the core of AISI's mission. Our team works with world-class researchers and engineers to evaluate the world's most advanced AI systems. Our findings shape how developers build and how governments prepare.
We work with leading AI labs (like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind) to evaluate the safety and security of their most capable AI systems. We run many of these evaluations before the public release of a system ("pre-deployment"), where we can make the greatest impact with developers before systems are made widely available. That means we regularly deliver projects to rapid and condensed timelines, pulling together a large range of senior and technical staff across government to do so.
We also take on strategic projects, for example shaping our testing strategy, creating new testing processes, or answering wider research questions. It requires working collaboratively with technical teams and civil servants across AISI (and beyond), grappling with technical detail, and seeking agreement for our decisions from across the organisation.
Overall, this is a high-performance team, with periods of pacey work and consistent exposure to seniors across the organisation. We work together as a unit - pitching in with a spare pair of hands or a brainstorming chat. We hold a high bar for quality. We care deeply about development (with dedication to giving and receiving feedback). We are highly motivated and curious about the problems presented by AI.
The role will report to the Head of Testing (G6). You may be expected to line manage a Senior Executive Officer (SEO) or Higher Executive Officer (HEO).
In return, we offer:
These are roles in which high agency is encouraged, and where you will have the opportunity to take on high-profile projects.
This might be a great role for you if you are someone who:
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
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.
The process for this role will be split across four stages, as follows:
Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.
To apply for this post, you will be asked to complete the following as part of the online application:
In your personal statement please outline how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role.
In the event of a high volume of applications, the initial sift will be conducted on CVs only. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
An information and Q&A session on the role will be held at 2pm on Friday 23 October; sign up here.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Former DSIT recruitment campaigns are continuing as usual, but candidates should be aware that following the Government's announcement on the changes to some civil service departments, roles will be subject to the machinery of government moves and will ultimately be in one of the new departments. We will provide more information if you are selected for a role. This work remains of high importance to the civil service, and we thank you for your continued interest.
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.
Candidates who meet the minimum benchmark may be placed on a Reserve List for consideration for similar roles, including those at a lower grade. Candidates who narrowly miss the benchmark and are not placed on the Reserve List may still be considered for an offer in a similar role at a lower grade.
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; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.
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.
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
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
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.
Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, and can be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
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