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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 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.
Would you relish the opportunity to work across teams and collaborate with Senior leaders and rail industry partners?
Do you want to help realise the potential of data to deliver a step-change in the way the industry communicates with its passengers, and to help secure efficiencies in a £20 billion per year industry?
If so, we are looking for a talented Senior Policy Adviser, and we would love to hear from you!
Job description
This is an exciting time to be joining our Rail Data Policy and Projects team. You will be at the forefront of designing policy and delivering projects that will drive improvements to the use of rail data within the Department and across the rail industry. Our team play a key role in setting the Departments strategic direction on how rail data is accessed, used and shared in an open and collaborative way.
You will deliver on the Department for Transports (DfT) objectives to unlock the value of rail data, which has become a key priority for our Ministers and senior leadership team.
The Department is working closely with the rail industry to deliver an ambitious programme that seeks to use data in innovative ways to deliver improvements to rail passengers and open the industry up to innovation. DfTs leadership and engagement with the industry is key to achieving good outcomes and you will play a key role in delivering a range of projects focussed on improving the value of data.
Responsibilities
As Senior Policy Adviser your key responsibilities will include a blend of policy and project delivery within a technical context, including;
- Managing innovative grant funded projects, including establish a new central open data publishing platform for the rail industry.
- Playing a pivotal role in delivering on the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail data commitments you will oversee the development and delivery of an open data programme to ensure data plays a key part in improving services for passengers.
- Working closely with legal and commercial teams to remove blockers to data sharing across the rail sector.
- Working closely with the Departments wider transport data community to develop and implement a rail data policy that fits with the broader transport data objectives.
- Working directly with groups within the rail industry on cross-cutting projects for rail data improvements that will include maximising on opportunities to accelerate the use of innovative technologies and analytical methods.
For further information, please see the attached Role Profile
Person specification
About you
You should have relevant experience of working with data and technology, as well as an awareness of policy and/or strategy development at an organisational level, and a willingness to further develop your skills to lead multiple work streams and deliver successfully in a changing environment.
You will have outstanding stakeholder management and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with internal teams and senior leaders across the Department and rail industry.
You will be a confident communicator with the credibility to influence and challenge effectively to support policy decision making.
You will be an innovative and strategic thinker and be knowledgeable and competent to work on issues around data, including the commercial context.
Additional Information
You will have the option to be based in our Leeds or Birmingham office attracting the National salary. If based in Leeds or Birmingham, occasional travel to our London office will be required for key meetings and team events.
A minimum 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. DfT workplace attendance expectations were updated in recruitment campaigns on 17 November 2023. Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required.
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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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Selection process details
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 (max 750 words) please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following:
- Worked on an innovative project using data.
- Supported the development of a business strategy and/or policy.
- Effectively worked with a range of stakeholders to deliver a business outcome.
The sift is due to take place from week commencing 18 December 2023.
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 01 January 2024 and week commencing 08 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
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.
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, we are 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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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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Rail Resourcing
- Email : RailResourcing@dft.gov.uk
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- Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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