As a Strategy & Delivery Adviser, you will support the research team operationally and help shape the strategic direction of research in line with AISI objectives.
Day-to-day, you will be responsible for the delivery of our research projects, working alongside researchers and internal partners in AISI and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Alongside delivery, you will help steer the teams direction. That includes the research direction: what we should prioritise as the AI landscape evolves; what the biggest societal risks are from AI, and our most important uncertainties about those risks. It also includes a general mission to make the research team a success: you will propose and develop improvements to make our research more efficient and impactful.
Our research team is an extremely talented group working in a fast-moving space, with new model releases every few weeks and enormous appetite across government and society for high-quality information on AIs societal impacts. This role is at the centre of that team, and a critical enabler of its success.
What you might work on
Strategy & Delivery roles in AISI are broad by design. We encourage individuals to actively shape their role and innovate on the teams modes and methods of working. Below is an illustrative, non-exhaustive list of potential responsibilities:
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Lead operational delivery for research projects from idea to output. This includes coordinating ethical and legal approvals, managing project deliverables and timelines, and establishing partnerships with third parties.
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Own high-priority special projects, like recruiting top Research Engineers to build the infrastructure our research depends on.
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Coordinate the team's objective-setting, pulling input from across the research team, working with the research lead, and contributing a view of what we should prioritise.
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Build impactful partnerships with researchers outside AISI, figuring out the operational mechanisms required (e.g. grants, contracts) and making them work.
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Bring our findings to stakeholders in AISI, the UK government, and AI labs. This includes drafting policy reports, delivering presentations, and briefing counterparts.
