3 X Policy Adviser

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

- 358714**Salary**:

- £33,635 - £39,955- National: £33,635 - £36,325 London: £37,000 - £39,955 (pro-rata for part-time hours)- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DESNZ - Energy Infrastructure - Renewable Electricity**Type of role**:

- Policy
- Project Delivery
- Strategy**Working pattern**:

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

- 3Contents

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- Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Do you want to work in a government department that is at the forefront of current policy making decisions that will impact the UK and beyond? If yes then a career at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) could be for you.

Here at DESNZ we are securing the UK’s long-term energy supply, bringing down energy bills and halving inflation. We are seizing the opportunities of Net Zero to lead the world in new green industries and encouraging greater energy efficiency across the UK. The work of the department has never been more timely or relevant, and by joining us you will be part of making that difference.

Our work is varied, interesting and most importantly it's impactful. Our DESNZ Values are interwoven into everything we do; we are Bold, we are Collaborative, we are Inclusive and we Learn. As a department we are committed to these values to build a culture where everyone can thrive.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is

found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

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**Job description**:
The UK is charting a course to net zero emissions by 2050, boosting jobs, reducing our need for expensive, pollutant producing energy, and securing our position as a world leader in low carbon generation. The Government enshrined the world's most ambitious climate change target into law in 2021: to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 when compared to 1990 levels.

Delivering this ambition is not going to be possible without renewable electricity, and these roles offer an exciting opportunity to be a part of this journey.

Solar and onshore wind are an important part of our energy mix: taken together they make up around a half of installed renewable energy capacity in the UK today. They are also the cheapest technologies and can help to control increases in consumer costs. The Net Zero Strategy concludes that a low-cost net zero system of the future is likely to be predominantly comprised of wind and solar, which is why we have committed to a sustained increase in onshore wind and solar over the next decade and beyond.

There are three roles available that will be focused on the strategic policy required to increase deployment of solar and onshore wind and address barriers to deployment. The roles will offer a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced priority area, in teams that are growing substantially to meet the increasing policy and project delivery demands.

These exciting posts are rich and varied and, in supporting Government policy on renewables, is topical, sensitive, and involves working on policies that attract national media and senior political attention.

**Person specification**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Planning and managing a range of projects and pieces of work;
- Using interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with teams in DESNZ, other Government departments and external stakeholders ; involve partners in policy discussions, analyse their input and facilitate effective implementation;
- Conducting independent research and analysing complex information to provide policy options advice based on evidence;
- Performing secretariat functions, writing agendas, minutes and keeping actions logs to ensure the delivery of cross-government policies;
- Drafting briefing for Ministers and senior officials, communicating complex arguments clearly and concisely to a senior audience, in both written and oral form;
- Preparing, checking, and advising on correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Freedom of Information requests, and responses to other ad hoc requests to help deliver Ministerial communication;
- Adapting flexibility across the team to meet changing priorities.

**Skills & Experience**:
We are looking for applicants who have a demonstrable interest in working in renewable energy; strong, written, and oral communication skills to explain complex issues to ministers, special advisers, senior management, and others; credibility and confidence working with partners across government and externally to drive forward discussions and negotiations and deliver projects; good political sensitivity.

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