Devolution Policy Adviser

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

- 379419**Salary**:

- £37,497 - £38,373- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DWP - Policy Group**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
- Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh, EH8 8FT. No other locations will be considered. Travel to other sites may be required.About the job

**Job summary**:

- The Devolution Team plays a vital role within Policy Group, supporting DWP to manage its relationships with the Devolved Governments to enable effective delivery of DWP policy.**Job description**:
This is a high profile, varied and diverse role providing advice and guidance for policy leads across DWP on how to work with the Devolved Governments, and to giving a view on the political sensitivities which impact on social security, pensions and child maintenance. This enables and supports policy development to the benefit of the whole of the UK.

You will need to build and maintain close working relationships with a range of colleagues working with the Devolved Governments, the UKG’s territorial offices for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Other Government Departments and DWP policy officials across all teams. You will be expected to support answering general queries and reviewing policy submissions for devolution impacts. There will be a requirement to prepare briefing and draft correspondence.

This role would suit someone who takes an interest in the political landscape across the UK.

You will also take part in delivering the devolution capability building programme across DWP, presenting awareness sessions to officials across the Department on a regular basis.

The high-profile nature of this role makes it ideal for someone looking to develop themselves in a unique area of work, it provides an excellent opportunity to build competence in a fast-paced and business-critical role. Previous experience in the legislative process, and an interest in a highly technical and detailed role would be advantageous.

Knowledge of devolution across the UK, and experience of working on legislation would be beneficial.

**Person specification**:
**Experience Key Criteria**
- Ability to thrive in a high profile, ever changing, fast paced environment, using own initiative to effectively organise and prioritise a varied workload. **(LEAD CRITERIA)**:

- Experience of drafting high quality communications and briefing products, working at pace to deliver to tight deadlines while maintaining a focus on quality.
- Building positive relationships with a range of colleagues and stakeholders, working with and earning the trust of colleagues at all levels, maintaining supportive networks and challenging constructively and influencing, when required.
- Confident use of Teams and MS Office packages, including Outlook, Word, Excel and SharePoint.

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

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £37,497, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £10,862 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

- Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
- Generous annual leave - at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro-rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
- Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
- Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year’s continuous service.
- Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
- An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess yo