JOB DESCRIPTION

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver a new Commercial Intelligence function within the UK Space Agency. The function aims to integrate market intelligence, financial forecasting, and investment analysis to inform investment decisions in space R&D innovation.
The Business Development Lead (SEO) will play a key role in analysing commercial potential, supporting decision-making, and shaping pilot outputs.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV which will include job history, qualification details and previous skills and experience. The CV is for information and will not be scored.
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
The Sift will be assessed on Personal Statement and Behaviours.
The Interview will be assessed on Behaviours and a Presentation. The presentation title is What are the main challenges when analysing data to translate it into clear insights for a non specialist audience and how would you overcome them?
The Interview location will be MS Teams.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour Making Effective Decisions. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Sift date w/c 29/09/25.
Interview date w/c 13/10/25.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead commercial assessment of applicant R&D proposals in satellite communications, focusing on market validation, business model validation and growth potential.
Develop frameworks for evaluating route-to-market readiness and sustainability of applicant forecasts.
Provide insight into sector-level market dynamics and opportunities, drawing on both applicant data and external sources.
Identify trends in business development success factors and feed learning into organisational investment decisions.
Support consideration of spectrum management in assessing commercial potential where relevant.
Collaborate with the Market Insight Lead to produce proposal insight briefs and opportunity snapshots.