Local Passenger Transport and Inclusion Policy & Delivery Adviser x 4

Can you communicate complex issues clearly, including drafting high‑quality advice and producing clear, compelling briefings?Are you organised and resilient, with the ability to work under pressure, make sound decisions, and prioritise effectively?

Have you worked collaboratively across teams and with external partners to achieve shared outcomes?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK Government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.

The Local Passenger Transport & Inclusion (LPT&I) Directorate is right at the heart of the Department’s business and plays a key role in meeting the Department’s strategic aims. Our focus is on people – making their experience of transport better, breaking down the barriers to great journeys and leading the way in DfT in putting people at the heart of how we plan, build and operate transport. The local transport network connects people and places, driving local economies and creating opportunities for employment, education and economic growth everywhere. This important role is an outstanding opportunity to contribute to the continued health of vital transport services.

Within LPT&I we work flexibly so that we can deliver against the Government’s ambitious plans to improve local passenger transport and can collectively and proactively address emerging issues. As an HEO you will be responsible for delivering against the policy landscape within the Directorate, working with a Grade 7 team leader.

Find out more about what it's like working at Policy opportunities at the Department for Transport - Department for Transport Careers

As we look to deliver the Government’s ambitions for improved local transport, we are recruiting to four posts within the Accessibility, Coaches, Community Transport & Taxis Division, known as ACT. The roles will offer the opportunity to work flexibly in response to emerging priorities offering the opportunity to work on developing new legislation, policy, project delivery and business management and governance within the division spanning our work on accessibility, coaches, community transport and taxis/private hire vehicles. It is envisaged that successful candidates will initially work on a best-fit basis across:

• Development and delivery of ministerial priorities on taxi and private hire vehicle policy, including new legislative options and draft bill development.
• Implementing accessibility measures under the Bus Services Act 2025, including guidance for safer, more accessible bus stops and stations, disability awareness training, and local authority Bus Network Accessibility Plans.
• Sponsorship and secretariat management of the Department’s statutory advisors on accessibility policy – the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.
• Supporting the delivery of the Mobility Centres network, including administration of the Department’s grant funding system and stakeholder engagement.
• Support key community transport policy projects, including consultations, guidance updates, stakeholder engagement and analysis, to help improve accessible local passenger transport services.
• Supporting the delivery of emerging priority projects and initiatives across the ACT Division and wider LPT&I Directorate in response to ministerial priorities.
• Drafting clear, concise correspondence responses, submissions, policy notes and briefings for internal and external audiences.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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