Location

Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, London

About the job

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Do you have a keen interest in the environment and the transport system?

Would you like the opportunity to be an integral part of our policy team, driving forward our key initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by our transport system?

If so, this is the perfect time to join us here at the Department for Transport as we tackle such important issues and we would like you to apply!

Job description

We have four policy roles, all placed within our Energy, Technology & Innovation (ETI) directorate. ETI leads work to ensure we all have a safe, clean and sustainable transport system today and in the future.

Our main aim is to support the Governments ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through delivering policy that will support the UK's transport sector. The objective is to improve air quality ensuring the sector and its supporting infrastructure is suitably adapted to withstand the effects of climate change and promoting world leadership in the industry around electric, connected and autonomous vehicles.

You will have the opportunity to develop new policies, seeking out and analysing evidence to pull out key trends to support new initiatives. You will also be managing work streams, representing the department internally and externally and communicating key points of information to stakeholders.

You will also have the opportunity to develop your skills, work on challenging projects and advance your career, as you will gain valuable working experience and professional development in a dynamic and high-profile environment.

There will be a requirement for some travel and travel to and from our central offices in the future in line with our return to work.
 

Responsibilities

We are recruiting for four roles. The responsibilities for each role are set out in the role profile attached. The responsibilities are reflective of each role, however the focus of the work will consist of:

Developing and supporting the implementation of policies.
Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
Preparing and contributing to briefings and advice for ministers.
Managing short term policy projects

About You

You are someone who:

• is self-motivated
• likes working collaboratively
• enjoys solving challenging problems
• is able to manage competing priorities
• can quickly absorb qualitative and numerical information and deploy this information to identify options and make recommendations for action
• communicates clearly, concisely and persuasively in both spoken and written forms;
• is flexible to change
• is able to write high-quality products which are accurate, clear and concise
• is able to draft documents that are logically structured, contain carefully assimilated and selected information and evidence, and presents a full and balanced picture with a persuasive conclusion
• will have the ability to understand and keep up to date with a breadth of climate change and/or transport innovation issues across the Department and its policy areas

Behaviours

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

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

Our office will be moving from Ashdown House - our home in Hastings for a considerable number of years - and moving to a new, more modern and flexible office space at One Priory Square, in the town centre, on a 10-year lease.
This move will enable us to create a brilliant, more inclusive workspace for everyone – with much improved accessibility and much better public transport links. And, one that’s in line with the standards of the wider modernisation programme.

Things you need to know 

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.

Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

For your CV and personal statement, please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including, for example, attention to detail for written briefings.
• Ability to think strategically, creatively and in an innovative manner, to make links with work and departmental objectives
• Effective working with data and analysis, and the ability to reach conclusions and recommendations when there is a range of data, conflicting evidence or information gaps.
• Strong stakeholder management skills to effectively establish relationships and collaborate with both internal colleagues and stakeholders across Government and with delivery partners and industry.

After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Judgement test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.

Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55 on 14th December. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.

The sift is due to take place w/c 14th December 2020.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held w/c 4th January and 11th January 2021.

This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:

• an interview and a policy exercise

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

Further Information

To learn more about applying for a role within the Department for Transport, visit the Application Process page of our Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Things You Need to Know page for further information about applying for a role within the Department for Transport and the Civil Service.

Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :   Adeola Morohunfola Email :   [email protected]   Recruitment team : Email :   [email protected] Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/) to visit Civil Service Commission