G7 Policy Team Leader: Nuclear Justification

2 days ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 278910**Salary**:

- £49,403 - £61,392- £49,403 - £55,823 National £54,328 - £61,392 London For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’.**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term
- Loan
- Secondment**Length of employment**:

- 2 Years**Business area**:

- DEFRA - ERM - Environment Quality - Air Quality and Industrial Emissions**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Bristol, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.

**Encouraging diverse applicants**

We also encourage flexible working arrangements, including compressed hours.

**Job description**:
The UK Government is putting nuclear energy at the centre of its strategy to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, alongside renewables. With the lowest lifecycle footprint of all energy sources, the Government has committed to continuing the development of large and small-scale reactors.

This is an opportunity to be involved in the exciting game-changing potential of nuclear power and other emerging technologies contributing to the Government’s ambition to provide long-term, carbon neutral solutions to power homes and businesses for generations to come.
- leading a small team, working proactively to deliver on priorities, taking your own initiative to drive forward the team’s objectives
- setting up a Justification Liaison Group to engage devolved administrations and relevant OGDs in the progress of nuclear technologies.
- running public consultations likely attracting a high level of public and NGO interest, working with lawyers, drafting submissions and analysing complex information to make decisions.
- leading on briefing Ministers on this policy area and handling relevant correspondence, and Parliamentary Questions

**Person specification**:
Essential Criteria
- Strong leadership skills & experience;
- Ability to work proactively, taking own initiative to drive forward the work of the team
- Expert in managing stakeholders and cultivating positive relationships including with stakeholders with varying priorities;
- Ability to confidently analyse, evaluate and advise on large amounts of information, including highly technical material
- Excellent communicator, both written and verbal, able to deliver clear and effective messages to stakeholders, Ministers, other government colleagues and others;
- Confident manager who can effectively manage team dynamics to drive forward a shared goal and who can manage and support staff to enable their best performance;
- Self-starter and experience as a project delivery professional, setting and delivering clear objectives in a challenging and fast paced environment.

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

- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

**Blended working**

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.**Sift**

**Interview**

**Reserve List**

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

**Merit Lists**

**Location**

For information, our core Defra hub locations are:

- York - the Kings Pool;
- Newcastle - Lancaster House;
- Bristol - Horizon House (Please note that space at this office is limited and it may not be possible for all Policy roles to be recruited to this location);
- London - Nobel House and 2 Marsham Street.

This means that Defra new joiners will be located alongside existing colleagues in offices a short distance away from Nobel House in our other office at 2 Marsham St, London.

To work from 2 Marsham Street, you will require the higher level of CTC clearance. Therefore, confirmation of appointment to the advertised post will be dependent upon successful CTC clearance being confirmed as part of pre-employment checks.

**Blended Working**

**Loan and Fixed Term Appointments**

This is a Fixed-term Appointment as a G7 Team Leader on the Nuclear Justification Team.

The post is not permanent

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