Senior Policy Advisor, Dormant Assets

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

The Dormant Assets Scheme is a voluntary Scheme that is led by the financial services industry and backed by the government. To date, the Scheme has unlocked hundreds of millions of pounds for good causes across the UK.�

You will be working closely with Ministers, senior stakeholders across government (notably with HM Treasury and Reclaim Fund Ltd, their arm�s-length body), and with our financial services partners to deliver this programme of work at pace. It offers the opportunity to work on a high profile programme of work and will suit someone able to work flexibly.

Job description

You will have overarching responsibility for ensuring dormant assets funding across four financial services sectors can be unlocked for good causes. This role is perfect for someone who is an exemplary communicator: your ability to build strong and trusted relationships with senior stakeholders will be critical to the Scheme�s success.

Our team works flexibly and often has to absorb new policy priorities, which means you will need to cover wider policy issues as they emerge. Current key deliverables include:

Maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders across the ecosystem, notably including financial services firms, Reclaim Fund Ltd, and HM Treasury colleaguesDevelop and implement a participation and engagement strategySupport work to unblock current barriers to participationLead work to consider other types of dormant assets for future inclusion in the SchemeWork alongside another Grade 7 on dormant assets distribution policy, ensuring industry views are appropriately fed into decision-making processes and covering their role when needed

Person specification

The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience:

Essential requirements:

Communicating and influencing: Build strong relationships of trust with an array of senior stakeholders � both internally and externally. Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Take complex information and explain it a way that is easy to understand.Leadership: Shape this agenda and drive progress across multiple boundaries. Proven track record in providing strong leadership and bringing others along with you.Working at pace and flexibly: Work with a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, demonstrating excellent resilience and intellectual curiosity to respond to shifting requirements. Collaborate as part of a team in a changing environment, taking responsibility for delivering timely and quality results.Seeing the big picture: Understand the strategic drivers for your work and be proactive in developing your and the team�s knowledge, aligning with other priorities where possible.

Desirable skills:

Experience working with or in financial services would be desirable, but not essential.

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Taryn Cornell (Interim Head of Dormant Assets), and will take place on�16:00�17:00 Tuesday 4 June 2024.

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.

Please register your interest by filling out and you will be sent an invitation.�

Behaviours

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

Communicating and InfluencingLeadershipDelivering at PaceSeeing the Big Picture

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �49,839, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes �13,456 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We�re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:

Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home

days annual leave on entry, increasing to days after 5 years� service

A with an average employer contribution of 27%

Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice

3 days of paid volunteering leave

Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave

Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year

Occupational sick pay

Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice

Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks

Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work

Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more

Terms and conditions at SCS grades will vary. Those applying for SCS roles should refer to the candidate information pack for more information on terms and conditions.



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