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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.
Do you have a passion for aviation and enjoy collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders and have the ability to build strong, lasting relationships?
Are you able to work in a fast paced environment and deliver against competing deadlines?
Have you got excellent networking skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships?
If so, wed love to hear from you!
Job description
The Aviation directorate works to maintain the UKs position as a world leader in aviation and we work hard to support a strong aviation sector that helps the UK exert its influence across the world. We work with the sector to ensure that investment, trade, jobs and social opportunities, which aviation creates, allows our country to thrive connecting all the regions of the UK with an increasingly globalised society.
We are recruiting for three exciting roles that will require the post-holder to develop trusting relationships with aviation industry experts and officials across Whitehall. It will allow the post-holder to engage with complex policy challenges, gain valuable insight into the policy development process, and contribute towards the DfTs strategic aims.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Supporting the development of specific policy areas and providing proactive advice on current policy challenges for Ministers and senior officials.
- Working closely with stakeholders including, but not limited to, the Civil Aviation Authority, Home Office, Ministry of Defence, Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, and the wider aviation sector to support the delivery of policy objectives.
- Drafting submissions, briefings and parliamentary work on behalf of the team including correspondence work where appropriate.
- Contributing and supporting wider divisional priorities, such as managing divisional risks, milestones, and finances.
- Domestic and/or international travel may be required as part of your role.
For more information, please see the attached Role Profile.
Person specification
About you
To thrive in this role, you will
- Have the ability to deliver against competing priorities at pace
- Be confident in building and developing effective working relationships
- Have excellent communication skills through both written and verbal communication
- Possess experience within Policy Development
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.
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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.
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Selection process details
How to apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement (1000 words). Please tailor your CV to suit the role. For your Personal Statement, please provide detailed evidence of the following:
- Experience of displaying strong written, verbal, and presentational skills, with the ability to present complex issues clearly and succinctly to senior stakeholders.
- Experience of being a collaborative team player, able to lead, engage, influence, and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience of managing competing priorities and using tools or processes to continue to deliver against high priority work.
- Experience of approaching challenging policy problems and proactively using evidence to arrive at recommended solutions
The sift is due to take place from 5th January 2024
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 15th 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 will be conducted online via 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, 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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If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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.
Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Emily Lee
- Email : Emily.lee@dft.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here
