Area and Strategy Lead - London, United Kingdom - Department for Transport

Department for Transport

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £51,997

National Minimum: £51,99
London Minimum: £56,844
Job grade:
Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DFT
Rail Strategy and Services Group (RSS)
Public Transport and Local Group
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Birmingham, Leeds, LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

Are you effective at building relationships with stakeholders to deliver against objectives?

Are you skilled at using evidence to advise and influence senior stakeholders?

Would you like to work in a high profile and interesting area working with our lead stakeholders, Transport for London?

If so, then we would love for you to apply

Job description:

London Partnerships and Delivery leads the Department for Transport's relationship with Transport for London (TfL), London Boroughs and the Greater London Authority.

We take a strategic view of London transport issues, including its interface with national networks and Government's wider aims for economic growth in the Capital and beyond.

We are a friendly and inclusive team and our work is varied, high-profile and interesting.

Sitting within this London-focused division, the London Policy and Strategy Team is a key point of collaboration with TfL and wider London stakeholders.

We own a broad set of policy issues related to the Government's role in London's transport and its relationship to TfL, alongside our work on strategy and engagement.

Our team is often the first port of call for new or emerging questions about London's transport network and we are adept at finding answers and solutions to complex policy questions.

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities of the role include:

Developing and maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of current and pipeline transport projects across London, particularly where these have DfT support or involvement. Acting as the Department's first port of call for knowledge gathering and information sharing about London transport.
Leading stakeholder engagement for the London team, building and maintaining a strong network across key stakeholder organisations, the wider Department and across Government. Using this to gather intelligence and generate strong working relationships to maximise joinup and support delivery of Ministerial priorities.
Ownership of the division's strategy which articulates the team's overall goals in the context of the Department's strategic priorities. Support the wider team in ensuring work and stakeholder engagement is in line with and supports the divisional strategy.
Manage Ministerial, Special Advisor and senior official interest particularly in high profile issues by leading production of clear and timely advice and close working with Private Office and other stakeholders.

For an in-depth insight into the role please refer to the Role Profile.

Person specification:

To be successful in this role, you will use your networking skills to engage and build effective relationships with stakeholders to deliver against shared objectives.
You can manage conflicting interests and priorities to achieve the optimum.
You can see the big picture and will bring together different perspectives and needs to gain a broader understanding of issues.
You are confident in influencing senior stakeholders and will use evidence when required to successfully influence decision making.

Additional Information

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.

Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required.

Behaviours:

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

Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills:

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

1. Strategy 1.1.

Policy Context and Purpose Level 1:
Developing

1. Strategy 1.

2 Data, Analysis, and Scientific Advice Level 2:
Practitioner

2. Democracy 2.1.

Working with Ministers Level 1:
Developing

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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