Senior Policy Adviser

2 weeks ago

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

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

- 351708**Salary**:

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

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Local Government and Communities incl Integration**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
- Bristol, Darlington, Leeds, Manchester, WolverhamptonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Here at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), we work on things that make a real difference to people’s lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we’re all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you’re thinking of joining us, there’s never been a more exciting time.

As part of the Local Government, Resilience and Communities group, the Communities and Integration Directorate sits at the heart of the Government’s aim to level up opportunities for everyone.

This new role is in our Communities Policy division responsible for our work on community empowerment, faith and belief, and parks and green spaces. You will be part of the community empowerment team which helps create strong, connected and empowered communities through policies which strengthen community spaces and relationships and provide opportunities for people to shape the decisions that matter to them.

We are looking for a new Senior Policy Adviser with a policy, strategy or engagement background and a keen interest in supporting communities to thrive. This is a great opportunity to grow and develop your skills in a fascinating policy area working with many passionate stakeholders and as part of an inclusive and caring team.

**Job description**:
As a Senior Policy Adviser you will:

- Take a leading role in our strategy to connect with teams across DLUHC and other government departments to make policy connections and support policy development.
- Work with stakeholders in the community sector to understand the issues facing communities and identify opportunities to develop and strengthen policy.
- Use your project management skills to make sure we have strong processes in place to oversee our stakeholder engagement across the whole team.
- Support the development of policy options, reviewing and synthesising a range of evidence sources, including stakeholder insights, to draw conclusions and support policy appraisal.

**Person specification**:
You will:

- Be able to pick up new policy ideas and concepts quickly and spot relevant connections and opportunities.
- Have good verbal communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.
- Have strong written communication skills with good attention to detail.
- Have good project management skills, be able to manage your own varied workload and support others to keep on track with key milestones.
- Want to understand multiple perspectives on complex problems to create policy that is informed by the experience of communities themselves.

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

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

**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**:

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

Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that each of your answers would be viewed by different assessors.
- The assessor won’t be reading your answers sequentially.
- Do not assume that the same assessors will have read all of your answers.
- If talking about something in your first answer, make sure that you write the second answer as if you had not written the first (and so on)

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