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We recognise the challenges that people with 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.
Can you work at pace and demonstrate a forward-thinking approach?
Have you got strong leadership skills?
Do you have excellent communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders?
If so, wed love to hear from you!
Job description
Do you enjoy working in a fast faced, high profile and varied policy area? If so, this role in the aviation consumer team offers an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team delivering policy that sits at the heart of the aviation industry and has a real-world impact on consumers.
The team is entering a new phase of work to deliver a range of policy reforms (both legislative and non-legislative) with the aim of strengthening passenger protections and ensuring industry provides the best possible service. Our work is varied, including aviation accessibility, protections for flight disruptions, disruptive passengers, cabin air quality, allergies and regulation.
You will have the opportunity to be responsible for your own diverse policy areas, to build expertise, deliver impactful policy, and manage others. There will be the opportunity to be involved in legislation (secondary and potentially primary), consultations, project management and stakeholder engagement, including with international stakeholders.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Leading policy development/implementation and providing proactive advice on current challenges and opportunities for senior officials. You will be expected to take ownership of your own policy areas.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with a range of stakeholders including other Government departments and industry to assist collaborative policy making.
- Supporting policy work on international engagement (Europe and wider) on consumer issues, including accessibility.
- Undertaking other ad-hoc consumer policy work as required, including drafting of submissions, briefings, parliamentary work, and correspondence on behalf of the team.
- Exercising autonomy and innovative thinking, making well-founded decisions in the absence of established guidelines or precedents.
For further information, please see the attached Role Profile.
Person specification
About you:
We are looking for a self-starter, who is keen to develop their policy and stakeholder engagement skills. The work is varied and challenging, and the post holder will be working in a busy, sometimes reactive environment. We are looking for someone who:
- Is flexible and able to prioritise their work, often at short notice to meet demand.
- Is able to project manage and demonstrate forward thinking.
- Is proactive in developing policy to address emerging issues.
- Is a creative thinker and problem solver who can work independently through complex issues, helping to create innovative solutions while keeping in mind the bigger picture.
- Is able to work autonomously and make effective decisions using available evidence.
Additional Information:
A minimum of 60% 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.
This role may require occasional travel to other DfTc offices.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
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Selection process details
As part of the application process, you will be required to provide evidence of 3 behaviours. Each behaviour example will be limited to 250 words.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour which is Communicating and Influencing. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.
The sift is due to take place from week commencing 8th January 2024.
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 22nd January 2024.
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
- A written exercise
This interview will be conducted online via MS Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
Youre 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 youre 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 dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
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This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.
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. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.
Pre-employment Checking
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 applicants 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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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jonet Tann
- Email : jonet.tann@dft.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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