Senior Policy Advisor

6 days ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Transport Full time

**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**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Birmingham, Leeds, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
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.
- 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

**_ 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.

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
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have ac

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