Policy Advisor London, England
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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 ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.
Do you have experience of building strong and productive relationships with others?
Are you someone with superb communication skills and can draft high-quality pieces of work?
Would you like the opportunity to have an insight into real life security issues?
If so, then this is perfect role for you! We are seeking a driven and motivated induvial to join us within the Department for Transport (DfT) as part of The Transport Security Directorate (TSD).
So please apply! We can’t wait to hear from you!
Job description
The Transport Security Directorate (TSD) works across the Department for Transport, HMG, and with partners to mitigate the threats the transport sector faces domestically and internationally.
We lead on high profile work to implement and improve the transport sector’s maritime and aviation security regimes as well as working with international partners to raise global standards and build capability. As the national security threats transport faces evolve, we are working across DfT to ensure that these issues are reflected in the Department’s work to ensure that we balance prosperity with security objectives.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Domestic and Europe Port & Ship Security team within the Maritime Security Division. Someone who can help support our cross-cutting agenda and deliver on high profile policy development, often to tight timescales. Our work involves bringing together a wide range of stakeholders so the successful candidate must be competent at making effective decisions considering all points of view and manage a number of conflicting demands and competing priorities.
Person specification
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Work closely with colleagues in DfT, wider government and industry to develop maritime security policy responsive to changing risks.
- Contribute to the delivery of the Port Facility Security Instructions which set out domestic security measures required for the UK port sector.
- Implement recommendations from Maritime 2050 and the National Strategy for Maritime Security.
- Prepare high-quality briefings and correspondence related to the team’s policy area, sometimes in crisis response scenarios.
For a more detailed description of the role and its responsibilities, please see attached role profile.
About you
To be successful, you will need to be someone who can build strong and productive relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
You will bring with you your experience of project delivery, bringing together differing stakeholders to coordinate and manage delivery.
You will have excellent communication and drafting skills, being able to draft high-quality pieces of information to present/share with others.
Additional information
There will be occasional travel involved with this role, this will include visiting ports and other DfT sites to attend meetings. This is likely to occur 6-7 times a year, but we will remain flexible to your working and personal life responsibilities.
A minimum of 40% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- 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.
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How to Apply
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role. Please tailor your CV to match the role and its responsibilities and within your Personal Statement please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following:
- Your experience of building strong and productive relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders
- Your experience of project delivery, bringing together differing stakeholders to coordinate and manage delivery of pieces of work or projects
- Your experience of using excellent communication and drafting skills to draft high-quality pieces of information and presenting/sharing with others
Your Personal Statement should be no more than 750 words.
The sift is due to take place from the 24th of April
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 8th of May
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 will include:
- an interview
This interview could be conducted online via Teams or face to face at one of our offices. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
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.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, DfT is committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants'
Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How we hire page of our DfT Careers website.
Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Recruitment in detail page of the DfT Careers website. You will find detailed information about the entire recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role in 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.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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