National Security Innovation Lead | Research & Strategy

Plexal; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme (up to 10%)

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Volunteering day

Job summary

Plexal is seeking an National Security Innovation Consultant to join our rapid-growth team and help deliver Plexal-led innovation projects. You will work with our consulting team on cross-competency work, focusing on innovation consulting, hypotheses testing and research activities for diverse stakeholders.

You will engage with startups, scaleups, government, academia and industry, and be willing to travel nationally. A minimum SC clearance is required, with pre-existing clearance welcomed.

Qualifications

• Educated to bachelor level or equivalent.
• Experience in innovation, startup, research or tech with an interest in technology policy.
• Ability to design robust experiments and present findings clearly.
• Interest/experience in spaces such as space, telecoms, AI, data, quantum, semiconductors, PNT.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovation hypotheses and associated experiments to test them.
• Deliver experiments and interventions to yield evidence-based outcomes for clients.
• Design practical models and frameworks to help clients deliver change.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative research on emerging technology and innovation themes.
• Form insights into emerging technology areas such as AI, data, space and telecoms.
• Create high-impact deliverables like reports and presentations for clients.
• Engage with National Security clients to understand needs and challenges.
• Manage regular communication with National Security clients and external stakeholders.
• Support business development by responding to client requests and drafting bespoke proposals.

Skills

Organisational skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Research skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Project management tools

Job description

Plexal is seeking an National Security Innovation Consultant to join our rapid-growth team and help deliver Plexal-led innovation projects. You will work with our consulting team on cross-competency work, focusing on innovation consulting, hypotheses testing and research activities for diverse stakeholders.

You will engage with startups, scaleups, government, academia and industry, and be willing to travel nationally. A minimum SC clearance is required, with pre-existing clearance welcomed.