Legislation and Devolution Policy Advisor

5 months ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Full time

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

- 349485**Salary**:

- £32,178-
- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Group: Union and Windsor Directorate: Union and Devolution**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Edinburgh, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the team as a Legislation & Devolution Policy Advisor (at HEO).

The role is an exciting opportunity to work across two interesting and challenging areas of work - the development of UK legislation and the relationships with the devolved administrations. We are a busy, friendly team in the Union and Devolution Directorate, working to the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Secretary of State for Levelling Up. We work closely with teams from across the UK Government, including the Cabinet Office and No10. We advise teams on the drafting and approach to primary and secondary legislation as well as on engagement with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and Northern Ireland Executive. We work closely with the Territorial Offices, the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee Secretariat, and with senior civil servants and ministers to deliver on high profile matters. It is an excellent opportunity to understand the interactions between the UK Government and the devolved governments and a real insight into intergovernmental working.

**Job description**:
Key responsibilities and duties will include:

- Providing advice and guidance on devolution in relation to primary and/or secondary legislation; the devolution settlements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and effective intergovernmental working;
- Managing (with support from the wider team and line management chain) an interesting portfolio working across several UK Government departments and pieces of legislation;
- Supporting UK Government departments and bill teams to engage with the devolved administrations;
- Tracking and managing the progress of the team's work and coordinating briefing products;
- Preparing and delivering high-quality verbal or written submissions, advice notes and briefings to senior officials and Ministers;
- Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and senior leaders; You may occasionally be required to travel to other UKG/DLUHC locations across the UK.

**Person specification**:
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to form strong, trusting relationships with colleagues/stakeholders across organisational boundaries to deliver on departmental objectives.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to distil complex policy information into key summaries/points for either senior officials and/or Ministers;
- Excellent policy skills, including the ability to analyse and use evidence to inform decisions; Desirable criteria: An interest in constitutional affairs and devolution;
- Existing experience of working on legislation or on devolution related issues;
- Familiarity with the devolution settlements.

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

- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £32,178, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £8,688 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- 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%

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.**We are for everyone**

**Please contact the vacancy manager if you have any questions about the role.**

As part of our pre-employment checking process we will be using your CV to confirm your job history. Please note that by providing us with your CV you are consenting to us using the information enclosed as part of the checking process.

We are for everyone

DLUHC want to bring in a diverse workforce at all levels.

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- Do not assume that the same assessors will have read all of your answers.
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