Senior Policy Advisor

2 weeks ago


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

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

- 342260**Salary**:

- £38,732-
- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Bristol, Darlington, Leeds, Manchester, WolverhamptonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The English Devolution and Institutions team in the Levelling Up Group brings together and coordinates the government’s policy agenda on English devolution, including delivery of the mission to extend, deepen and improve devolution in England set out in the Levelling Up White Paper. The team works across DLUHC and with a range of government departments, HMT and No10 to implement existing devolution deals; and negotiate new devolution deals. Over half of England now has a devolution deal, and will see further powers, including transport, education and housing funding, devolved to local leaders over the coming years.

The successful post holder will work with local partners and across Whitehall to implement a streamlined funding landscape for mayoral authorities in England via the single settlement policy with Greater Manchester Combined Authority and West Midlands Combined Authority.

**Job description**:

- Developing English devolution funding policy across England.
- Work across government and the trailblazer MCAs to implement the single settlement, such as establishing the outcomes framework and other commitments in the Memorandum of Understanding
- Drafting policy papers and advice to Ministers and senior officials, often with short deadlines.
- Participating in meetings with stakeholders and producing high quality papers and accurate minutes. Gathering independent research and engaging with other government departments, local government, academia and across DLUHC
- Drafting correspondence and responses to parliamentary questions.

**Person specification**:
We are looking for the following essential criteria:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skill to confidently engage with stakeholders and colleagues at different levels.
- Ability to form effective partnerships with people both internally and externally.
- Working on strategic, complex issues, reflecting wider priorities and considering trade-offs and options.
- Balance competing demands and work flexibly to deliver timely and quality results in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to reflect wider priorities of the devolution and levelling up agenda into your work.
- Experience of working in policy context.

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £38,732, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £10,457 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**:
**We are for everyone**

***We would strongly recommend that applicants get in touch with the vacancy manager to find out more information about this 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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- The assessor won’t be reading your answers sequentially.
- Do not assume that the same assessors will have read all of your answers.
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**At sift, we will be assessing**

Behaviour 1 (lead behaviour) - Working Together

Behaviour 2 ,Delivering at Pace

Behaviour 3 Making Effective Decisions

Behaviour 4 - Seeing The Big Picture

There is a 250 word limit per question.

**The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of the following success profiles elements**:
Behaviour - Seeing The Big Picture,Working Together,Making Effective Decisions,Delivering at Pace.

**In the full campaign we will test the below Success Profile Elements**:
Behaviours: Seeing The Big Picture, Working Together, Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace.

Strengths: Yes

**SEO salary**
- ** The salary for this role is £42,208 (London) or £38,732 (National).**

**BENEFITS**:
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