288323

£73,000

Permanent

DFT - Decarbonisation, Technology & Strategy Group (DTS)

Policy
Project Delivery
Senior leadership

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

1

Birmingham, Leeds and London. Frequent travel to other sites may be required. We currently work on a hybrid basis with 40% of our time working in an office location working

The successful candidate will play a leading role in shaping the DfT’s approach to delivering the Retained EU Law programme and will work across the department to take forward DfT priorities.

We would like to take this opportunity to tell you a bit more about the role and the directorate in which the role sits. This post sits in the Retained EU Law and Brexit Opportunities directorate and is focused on delivering DfT’s ambitious programme of activity to identify and take advantage of the transport opportunities afforded by Brexit through 2023 and beyond.

We are based in Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy Group which works on a cross cutting basis across all of DfT to deliver the department’s strategic priorities and reports to the Second Permanent Secretary. DTS is focused on the key issues facing the country including moving to net zero, our long-term strategy and growing our global impact.

The REUL and Better Regulation Division is made up of c. 17 individuals, with the Deputy Director having direct line management of three staff who together will form the senior management team. The successful candidate will not only have the opportunity to shape and nurture their team but will also have a key role to play in further establishing the directorate across the DTS group and the wider department.

We are looking for an individual who can lead that team to work in a complex, high profile policy area, who has outstanding policy delivery and inclusive leadership skills and is a strong communicator and collaborator. We are happy to speak to you about the role if you have any questions, contact details can be found in the candidate pack.

Realising the full benefits of EU Exit and seizing the regulatory and economic opportunities it offers through the removal of retained EU law (REUL) from the UK statue book is a key Government priority. As Deputy Director for Retained EU Law and Better Regulation, you will be at the forefront of shaping and delivering DfT's policy in this space. You will act as deputy Senior Responsible Owner, leading a programme of work across DfT transport modal teams to take forward DfT’s interests and policies. You will need to work closely with other departments, as well as across the Department to ensure modal teams are ready to deliver their programme of work to revoke and reform REUL.

We are seeking a senior leader with strong policy delivery and organisational skills with the ability to work flexibly and use evidence to take forward this exciting new and rewarding challenge. You will need to effectively represent the DfT in cross Government meetings and brief Ministers and senior officials with confidence and authority. You will also be responsible for the Better Regulation Unit overseeing work to review and scrutinise assessments of regulatory interventions.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead a highly performing team and provide strategic leadership to a high-profile, complex, and fast evolving policy area. They will need to work closely across the DfT including policy, legal, analysts and parliamentary to ensure plans are coherent and deliverable.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Leading the retained EU law programme, working in partnership with analytical, legal and policy teams across DfT and government to develop and deliver a programme of secondary legislation in 2023, as well as a coherent strategy for our policy ambitions from 2024.
  
• Developing credible delivery plans and a clear and practical governance framework working across DfT to ensure the programme is on track, and mitigating risks and interdependencies at a systems level.
  
• Providing DfT leadership and direction on the Brexit opportunities agenda with the ability to respond with confidence in an evolving environment, ensuring cohesion in DfT’s strategy and ambitions to deliver policy outcomes.
  
• Building trusted relationships confidently and proactively with ministers and a wide range of senior stakeholders across and beyond government to support DfT’s policies and strategies, representing the programme at key fora with gravitas and authority despite uncertainty and complexity.
  
• Leading the Better Regulation Unit, ensuring the department fulfils its responsibilities on the effective review of policy interventions through regulatory impact assessments and post-implementation reviews. You will also be responsible for enhancing the DfT’s role as a centre of excellence for Better Regulation and ensuring effective governance is in place to deliver the updated Better Regulation Framework
  
• Building a diverse and high-performing team, acting as a role model across DfT and championing the directorate objectives and the team’s development to allow them to thrive.

You will need to be able to show, through your application, that you have the professional skills, breadth of experience and personal qualities for this post, as well as the leadership skills to succeed at Deputy Director level in the Senior Civil Service.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience of leading, motivating and developing high-performing, professional and inclusive teams ensuring morale and motivation are maintained amidst change and ambiguity.
  
• Excellent strategic and systems thinking, with the ability to develop and co-create innovative approaches, especially in complex political environments.
  
• Experience of operating with a diverge range of senior stakeholders, with credibility, building their confidence and trust in delivery, as well as a broader track record of forging excellent collaborative relationships partnerships across organisational boundaries.
  
• Direct experience of policy development where there are high levels of dependency with legal, analysis and project delivery, working across professions to create a prudent and holistic policy delivery plan.
  
• A track record of delivery at pace, balancing the ability to act decisively whilst taking a wider strategic view to complexity and evolving priorities.

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

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

It is crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead, and you’ll benefit from regular performance and development reviews to ensure this development is ongoing. As a Civil Service employee, you’ll be entitled to a large range of benefits.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service values and supports all its employees. We have strong and pro-active staff networks, special leave policies for hospital appointments, reasonable adjustments put in place for those who need them, and diversity talent programmes to help everyone irrespective of background, to achieve their potential.

Pension

Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package. A competitive contributory pension scheme that you can enter as soon as you join where we will make a significant contribution to the cost of your pension; where your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken; and where your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. Visit Civil Service Pension Scheme for more details.

Generous Annual Leave and Bank Holiday Allowance

25 days annual leave on entry, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service (allowance is pro rata for part-time employees). This is in addition to 8 public holidays.

This will be complimented by one further day paid privilege entitlement to mark the King’s Birthday.

Staff Wellbeing

Flexible working including part-time or time-term working and access to Flexible Working Schemes allowing you to vary your working day as long as you work your total hours.

Generous paid maternity and paternity leave which is notably more than the statutory minimum offered by many other employers.

Childcare benefits (policy for new employees as of 5 April 2018): The government has introduced the Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) scheme. Working parents can open an online childcare account and for every £8 they pay in, the government adds £2, up to a maximum of £2000 a year for each child or £4000 for a disabled child. Parents then use the funds to pay for registered childcare. Existing employees may be able to continue to claim childcare vouchers, so please check how the policy would work for you here. Any move to the DfT from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments.

Onsite facilities Opportunity to use onsite facilities including fitness centres and staff canteens (where applicable).

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

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