Head of Legacy Policy and Delivery

**General Information**:

- Salary
- The national salary range is £68,967 - £78,842, London salary range is £73,115 - £83,585. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
- Working Pattern
- Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
- Vacancy Approach
- External
- Location
- Belfast, London
- Region
- London, Northern Ireland
- Closing Date
- 16-Jun-2025
- Post Type
- Permanent
- Civil Service Grade
- Grade 6
- Number of jobs available
- 1
- Reserve List
- 12 Months
- Job ID
- 6459

**Descriptions & requirements**:

- Job description

**Business Area**

Legacy Group

**Role Title**

Head of Legacy Policy and Delivery

**Terms of Appointment**

Permanen**t**

**Band**

Grade 6

**Location**

Northern Ireland or London

Erskine House, 20-32 Chichester St, Belfast BT1 4GF or

1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ

Occasional travel between Belfast and London will be required.

**Vacancy Manager**

Sharon Carter

**Applications Invited From**

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join on the minimum of the pay range.

Existing Civil Servants will have their salary calculated in accordance with the Department’s pay on transfer / pay on promotion rules.

The national starting salary is £68,967. The London starting salary is £73,115. Your salary will be dependent on your base location.

**BACKGROUND**

The Northern Ireland Office supports the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in promoting the best interests of Northern Ireland. We make sure that Northern Ireland interests are represented within the UK Government and that UK government responsibilities are fully and effectively represented in Northern Ireland. We are the centre of expertise on Northern Ireland issues across Government.

The Northern Ireland Office employs around 170 staff, with offices in Belfast and London. As a small Department, we adopt a flexible project-based approach to ensure that we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place to support the delivery of our key objectives.

Due to our structure and size, we are able to offer extensive exposure to Ministers and the opportunity to work on a far wider portfolio of policy and responsibilities than might be the case in a larger department. This creates an interesting and stimulating work environment.

Our key priorities are set out in our Operational Delivery plan and include:

- Supporting greater inclusion, tolerance and openness in Northern Ireland
- Contributing to a safer Northern Ireland, w terrorist and paramilitary groups are less able to cause harm to communities
- Ensuring that governance in Northern Ireland is responsive, transparent and able to deliver effective public service.
- Addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland

For more information about what we do:
**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
Dealing with the legacy of the Troubles is widely seen as one of the most significant outstanding issues from the Northern Ireland peace process and both individual cases and broader issues continue to have a very high profile in Northern Ireland and in the work of the NIO.

The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience leading work in a high profile area, developing wider skills around policy development as well as casework and experience in legal matters, often with national security implications.

You will be expected to work ly with your Deputy Director in managing Grade 7’s and the wider team and in leading work across a range of legacy priorities. This is likely to involve developing innovative policy, handling high-profile litigation and progressing legislation. You will be expected to develop and provide complex and sensitive written and oral advice to the Secretary of State and other Ministers, and to work ly with other Government Departments, operational partners and external stakeholders including international partners. A strong grip and proven track record in managing complex and sensitive projects or programmes is essential. Legislative experience is desirable.

A collaborative leadership approach is essential to the role, but you must also be capable of working independently and with initiative. The Legacy Team culture is one of empowerment, bringing with it great opportunities for development and growth.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
The main responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

- Developing and leading implementation of a programme of work within the legacy group which organises the delivery of diverse Ministerial priorities against tight and shifting deadlines and across a range of stakeholders. Working
- ly with lawyers and operational experts to develop innovative policy and handling solutions in relation to the UKG’s approach to dealing with the past - this could be in terms of developing legislation, working with inquiries, handling litigation casework or other. Developing and leading briefings on legacy policy and/or casework matters for seni