Skills Officer - Data Study Group (DSG)

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CLOSES: 9 July 2024 at 23:59

The Alan Turing Institute

Named in honour of Alan Turing, the Institute is a place for inspiring, exciting work and we need passionate, sharp, and innovative people who want to use their skills to contribute to our mission to make great leaps in data science and AI research to change the world for the better.

Please find more information about us here 

BACKGROUND

The Institute is recruiting a Skills Officer to oversee the delivery of Data Study Group (DSGs) events. Data Study Groups are an award-winning flagship Turing programme that looks to present researchers real-world data science and AI challenges to put their skills into practice. It is a sprint research activity aimed at PhD level researchers with industry, government, and third sector as well as applied academic projects.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

We are looking for an individual to bring in new ideas and experience to the team, working with academic, government and industrial partners, internal teams and end users to develop and deliver Skills programmes. Candidates for this role can come from data science and artificial intelligence backgrounds, or they may come from a more generalist background in policy, tech, education or academia. and they should have an interest in how data science and AI are changing society and our ways of delivering impact. Typical responsibilities include event planning and management, recruitment, monitoring and supporting partner organisations and academics, as well as developing and delivering training course materials.

DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Plan, develop and deliver Data Study Groups and its variants.
• Manage 2-3 Data Study Group events per year at different maturity stages and involving a range of stakeholders
• Engage with a range of stakeholders,  e.g. DSG challenge owners, university partners, students and researchers, to ensure the Data Study Group and it’s learning interventions under the role remit continuously reflect community need
• Design, organize and facilitate innovative, inclusive events 
• Build, deliver and / or signpost to ongoing opportunities for the communities under the role remit 

Person Specification

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in relevant subject or equivalent work experience
• Experience with successfully engaging a range of different audiences and multiple stakeholders
• Experience in managing complex projects 
• Experience in facilitating group sessions
• Working knowledge of content creation / curation on online learning environments e.g., Moodle or other LMS
• Excellent communication skills

Please see our portal for a full breakdown of the Job Description. 

Terms and Conditions

This full-time post is offered on a fixed term basis for 2 years with possible permanent change after 12 months. The annual salary is £39,189 to £41,097 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies, https://www.turing.ac.uk/work-turing/why-work-turing/employee-benefits 

The Alan Turing Institute is based at the British Library, in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter. We expect staff to come to our office at least 4 days per month. Some roles may require more days in the office; the hiring manager will be able to confirm this during the interview. 

Application procedure

Please see our jobs portal for full details on how to apply and the interview process, via the 'Apply' button above. 

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to making sure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive.

This includes making reasonable adjustments for candidates who have a disability or long-term condition. Please contact us at adjustments@turing.ac.uk  to find out how we can assist you. 

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