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Senior Policy Advisor - Transport Labour Market & Skills Team

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London, England

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39428 GBP ANNUAL

Department for Transport

London, United Kingdom

The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP

$100 to $500 million (USD)

Government

2002


Job Description

Details

Reference number

264856

Salary

£39,428
National salary - £39,428, London salary - £43,316

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DFT - Decarbonisation, Technology & Strategy Group (DTS)

Type of role

Policy
Project Delivery
Strategy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Birmingham, Leeds, London

About the job

Job summary

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Do you enjoy collaborating with people at all levels?

Have you got experience of developing policy?

Can you react at pace and make effective decisions relating to engagement and policy development?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Job description

This is a key role in the Transport Labour Market & Skills (TLMS) team within the Department for Transport, developing policy and strategies to ensure the transport sector has the skilled people it needs to deliver for the future.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in conjunction with senior skills and employment experts from across the transport sector and Government as we work to address skills challenges for the whole of the transport sector including;

  • Improving training and employment
  • Promoting careers in transport
  • Boosting diversity, inclusion and social mobility
  • Developing a future workforce and skills assessment for the transport industry

We take diversity, inclusion and wellbeing seriously; and take pride in making the division a welcoming and fun place to work. Whatever your background, we are looking for someone who is comfortable working closely with senior officials and industry stakeholders, building strong relationships within the Department, across Government and the transport sector, and delivering progress through collaboration. We also take growth and opportunity to progress very seriously – we will support you to develop your skills and build your career.

The successful candidate will:

  • Join a small, highly regarded team in the Strategy, Private Office and Governance Directorate;
  • Have the opportunity to work across an interesting and stretching brief;
  • Engage senior industry stakeholders, government officials and Ministers; and
  • Work at the heart of DfT to develop innovative policy approaches to address emerging skills challenges.
  • Be fully supported to develop their skills and knowledge further, there will be opportunities including, getting involved in the wider work of Strategy Unit and shadowing in Private Office

It would suit candidates who are looking for development towards a Grade 7 role and are experienced in collaborating with stakeholders, developing policy, analysing data and working independently.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • With the wider team, provide Secretariat to and support the work of the industry led, Transport Employment and Skills Taskforce as well as direct support to the Chair and the three working groups that sit beneath the Taskforce.
  • Support the development and coordination of the TEST action plan.
  • Lead on briefings and engagement related to skills and support the Minister responsible for skills in DfT.
  • Build a network of contacts internally and externally to build knowledge and advocate for skills and the industry taskforce.
  • Responsible for leading the policy profession work for the Department for Transport, the policy profession provides tailored L&D and support to all those working in policy roles. You will work closely with the Director on arranging an ongoing programme of events, such as developing & supporting the Policy School and Policy Orientation course, and manage relationships with facilitators & learning providers to guarantee this offer

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile.

Person specification

About you

To thrive in this role, you will have the ability to compile, assimilate, distil, interpret and present a strong evidence base from a wide range of types of evidence and opinions to form a sound and compelling base to inform coherent policy making.

You will be a proficient user of MS Office applications.

The role requires the post-holders to be able to understand the big picture, work together with internal and external stakeholders, react at pace when required, and to make effective decisions both on stakeholder engagement and policy development.

Additional information

A minimum of 40% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

This role may include some travel, this is likely to occur up to once a quarter and may include overnight stays.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

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Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

How to Apply

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide:

1.Three written behavioural examples that provide evidence of you having demonstrated the following. There is a word limit of 250 words for each example.

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

2. A tailored CV that demonstrates suitability to the role and essential criteria.

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 interview.

The sift is due to take place on the 14th & 15th February 2023.

Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 27th February 2023.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

  • an interview

This interview could be conducted online via Teams or face. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, DfT is committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How we hire page of our DfT Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Recruitment in detail page of the DfT Careers website. You will find detailed information about the entire recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role in the Civil Service.Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers Website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.


Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Recruitment team :

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here


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