Geovation Impact Lead

Ordnance Survey (OS) is one of Britain’s most impactful technology and data companies, providing location data across the public and private sector. Our data is part of everyday life, with the average person benefitting from it 40 times a day.

Geovation is part of OS and works with startups to push the boundaries of what is possible with location data. Our Farringdon hub is a vibrant space where first-time founders collaborate with experienced entrepreneurs and geospatial specialists. We host events, encourage creativity, and help build the next generation of data-driven applications through our programmes and challenges. We do this to generate insights for the OS product team and grow future markets for location data.

At Geovation you can make a real difference, develop your skills, and help ideas, businesses and people grow.

About the role

As Impact Lead you’ll be obsessed with ensuring Geovation makes an impact – primarily on OS’s strategy, but also for Britain and as part of OS’s mission to help ‘build a better Britain’. You’ll constantly be identifying opportunities for Geovation to inject value into OS, building relationships at every level of the organisation and defining and delivering processes that create value from Geovation’s work. You’ll move between the Farringdon hub and the OS board room – spotting connections everywhere you go. You’ll help to steer where our ecosystem and incubator focuses to maximise value and explore how we can work with government to unlock wider potential.

In this role, you will:

• Engage and build relationships across OS and government departments to identify and unlock opportunities to create value from Geovation.

• Convert insights into compelling narratives that change the way OS sees market opportunities and how OS products can serve them

• Develop a pipeline of briefs and commissions for Geovation to dig deeper into trends and insights

• Steer the shape and direction of the support we provide to startups, the startups we target and how we work with them

• Regularly meet with Geovation alumni and other members of the ecosystem to monitor progress, understand the impact of location data and assess the impact of Geovation.

• Identify, bid for and deliver opportunities to work with third parties, for example government departments, that utilise Geovation’s capabilities.

Here is a snapshot of the technologies that we use: MS Office, ClickUp, Nexadus, Slack, Canva, Copilot

About you

We’re looking for an entrepreneurial leader that can navigate large public sector organisation, to influence, build opportunities and create impact. You’ll bring deep understanding and experience of innovation and how corporates and the public sector can generate value from working closely with startups – and you’ll be a passionate advocate of Geovation’s role in this. You’ll be comfortable working with every level of an organisation and moving between strategic and detailed understanding of OS products. You’ll relish the opportunity to bring different cultures together, bringing Geovation closer to OS and vice versa – and be experienced at bringing people with you while breaking down silos.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Multi-disciplinary knowledge and an open mindset resulting in the ability to make connections between seemingly disparate activities, problems and ideas

• Understanding of tech and tech startups, ideally including location data and awareness of trends in technology development and its application

• Understanding of innovation processes, the role of startup in creating new markets and the opportunity for large organisations, ideally the public sector, to learn from them.

• Extensive experience and ability navigating and making impact within large public sector organisations.

• An excellent relationship builder with outstanding listening and interpersonal skills and the ability to flex style to very different audiences and situations

• The ability to know when they do not know enough about a topic and seek to continuously learn but never become the expert in the room

The Rewards

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• Salary – £58,272 to £63,128 (dependent on experience) plus London Allowance

• Performance related bonus up to 10%

• A competitive pension scheme (OS contributes up to 12.07%)

• 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays on joining, (3 taken over Christmas) increasing by one day per year, to a maximum of 5 years

• Enhanced family leave, including up to 12 weeks paid partner (paternity) leave

• Free subscription to OS Maps

• Access to online learning platforms

• Coaching and Mentoring schemes

• Plus, a suite of excellent additional perks and benefits

At OS, we believe looking after your health and wellbeing means more than posters and events. We empower you to manage your work and life the way you need it by offering things like

• An extra days’ leave for each year you work, up to 33 days

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Hybrid working

• We adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances

• Eyecare Vouchers

• Cycle to Work scheme

• We believe that as a company we should give back wherever we can, so we give you 1 day a year to volunteer for charities that are important to you, as well as offering a match funding scheme

Location:

• London based, with a minimum of 3 full days in the Geovation Hub in Farringdon.

• Some weeks will require more than this (e.g. 5 days) and there may be a requirement to attend events outside of office hours

Security

OS conducts pre-employment checks for anyone made an offer of employment, including identity, right to work, employment history and criminal record checks (via Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS).

Some of our roles may require additional security vetting. We will advise candidates during the recruitment process if additional vetting may be required for that specific role.

Closing date: Sunday 9th November at 23:59

Interviews are scheduled to take place via MS Teams or in person at Geovation

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role, therefore you must have the right to work in the UK, without the need for employer sponsorship.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that people may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during the application process.

Research indicates that women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community members, neurodiverse individuals, and people from ethnic minority backgrounds often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ordnance Survey, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace where everyone can thrive. If you’re enthusiastic about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly match every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the ideal candidate for