£46,062 to £53,695 per year, National pay locations: Birmingham £46,062 - £49,287 London pay locations: Croydon, Westminster £50,182 - £53,695
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
Yes
Closing Date:
28/01/2026
About this job
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
The Science, Technology, Research and Analysis (STAR) Group sits at the heart of the Home Office.
The group ensures the best evidence and analysis are used to address the strategic issues facing the department.
We also provide the science, technology, data, and international insights and collaboration capabilities to drive delivery.
This role sits within the Home Office Science Directorate, where we champion the use of Science, Innovation and Technology (SIT) to inform policy and enhance operational effectiveness.
From supporting frontline services to shaping national security strategies, our work has real-world impact.
This exciting opportunity is within the growing test and evaluation function in the SIT delivery team managing the technical delivery and support to the critical certification and type approval assurance services.
Certification and type approval is an important service that ensures that frontline users can access equipment (for example body armour or speed cameras) that has been demonstrated to meet operational requirements and technical standards.
The Home Office has responsibility for the testing and evaluation of several types of police equipment to ensure it meets police operational requirements.
Responsibility covers certification of personal protective equipment (PPE) against Home Office standards, Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) of road traffic law enforcement equipment, drink and drug drive test instruments, and assessments of less lethal weapons (LLW) and armed policing equipment to inform decisions on their authorisation for police use.
To deliver this science service, Home Office works with partners from within government, including Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and industry.
This is an exciting new role.
You will be leading the delivery of a specific strand of a high-profile Home Office science service, ensuring it is cost-effective, responsive, resilient, and trusted by all.
Reporting to the Head of Test and Evaluation (G6) you will be an expert, delivery-focussed specialist.
You will work closely with senior leaders in science and technology, policy leads and external science and technology delivery partners including test facilities to manage assurance activities, processes and information to support delivery of test and evaluation assurance services.
You will oversee a range of assurance activities which will include managing and delivery of assurance services associated with a specific area, track delivery of commercial activities to agreed time, cost and quality to ensure efficient delivery and act as a technical subject matter expert.
Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to: Using scientific analytical skills to manage an assurance work strand (PPE and Irritants, Armed Policing and Less Lethal Weapons, HO Type Approval) including submissions, tracking cases and incorporation and scrutiny of technical outputs.
Building and maintaining engagement with stakeholders internally (e.g. policy, operational teams and science team) and external suppliers to support delivery of assurance services.
Managing assurance contracts including tracking delivery ensuring it meets agreed time, quality and cost.
Supporting commercial activities through development and coordinating statement of requirement for new commercial for delivery assurance services.
Delivering expert technical advice in relation to assurance activities and equipment.
Driving efforts to continuously improve assurance activities in terms of quality, timeliness and value for money.
Working pattern Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis.
However, compressed hours are available.
Travel Occasional travel within the UK may be required.
Travel costs incurred for business need, will be reimbursed in line with Home Office travel policy.
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