Senior Policy and Delivery Officer

Can you collaborate with colleagues?Do you have experience of working with compliance in design and delivery?

Are you a policy professional looking for a new role?

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.

We are looking for a Policy professional to join our forward-thinking team. This role would suit an individual who is passionate about lowering carbon emissions and is looking to take their career to the next level and gain hand-on experience in a thriving and supporting workplace.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DfTc Policy

An experienced policy professional with strong analytical and communication skills, and a proven ability to deliver strategy and outcomes. Experienced in complex policy areas involving commercial, political and regulatory considerations. Demonstrates effective engagement with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, operating confidently in complex environments.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to

• Lead the delivery and publication of bus franchise guidance.
• Identify and assess options, risks, and impacts using data, stakeholder input, and scenario planning.
• Produce and manage realistic delivery plans that take into account ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Build consensus for the policy agenda and the delivery plans across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
• Communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively to a range of audiences, both orally and in writing.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile which 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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