Policy Advisor

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Transport Full time

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

- 249268**Salary**:

- £39,428- National Salary £39,428 or London Salary £43,316**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DFT - Decarbonisation, Technology & Strategy Group (DTS) - Future Transport Systems and Environment**Type of role**:

- Governance
- 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, Hastings, Leeds, London, SwanseaAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The International Vehicle Standards division leads technical policy and regulation for new road vehicles - from e-scooters & bicycles to the heaviest trucks, buses & coaches to agricultural tractors and off-road machinery.

We have the important task of overseeing the government's policies to ensure that new vehicles comply with legal obligations.

If you would like the chance to work with us to help set and deliver sustainable low carbon road transport for the future, then we would really like to hear from you

**Job description**:
Future Transport Systems and Environment is a new and exciting directorate and is at the heart of shaping our transport networks.

We aim to minimise the impact of transport on the environment, delivering cleaner air and lower greenhouse gas emissions, while improving mobility for everyone by using the latest technology.

We work closely with the UK automotive sector, international stakeholders and global partners to deliver the government’s policies.

The DfT Agencies (VCA and DVSA) are our delivery partners to ensure that new vehicles comply with legal obligations, and we lead the DfT programme establishing the post-EU legislative framework for new vehicles in GB.

**Responsibilities will** i**nclude, but are not limited to**_:_**
- You will principally support the Head of the Vehicle Standards Compliance branch through leading the division’s work overseeing the delivery of the £3.5m market surveillance programme by the Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
- You will develop an understanding of the automotive market and set direction for the MSU by agreeing which sectors of the market the MSU will investigate and what products it will test, working closely with your engineering colleagues in DfT and its agencies.
- You will agree the annual plan of work and monitor progress and spend.
- You will act as Secretariat for the governance board for compliance and enforcement workstreams of vehicle standards
- You will work with colleagues in the compliance team to develop policies to modernise compliance and enforcement regimes to ensure a flexible, proportionate, and responsive approach to regulating safety, security and environmental performance of vehicles.
- You will have line management responsibilities.

**For further information, please see the role profile attached.**

**Person specification**:
**About You**

If the idea of a challenge engages you, this role will be perfect for you

If you are naturally an organised person with the tenacity to bring work to completion through implementing structure, then we want you to apply.

We would like you to have the following experience:

- Analysis - to identify risks, looking at finer details to inform decision making, to make improvements
- Relationship building - influencing and persuading
- People management - motivating and managing a team
- Planning - forward thinking
- Awareness of governance.

**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.

You will have the option to be either based in London attracting the London pay scale, or in Leeds, Birmingham Hastings or Swansea attracting the national pay scale.

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

- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.**How to Apply**
- Experience of where you have reviewed a situation (work/personal related) and have identified risks and priorities.
- Experience of where you have made a decision in response to analy

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