SEO Policy Advisor: Nuclear Justification - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Salary:

- £37,295 - £44,724
  • National £37,295 41,425 London £40,262 £44,724 For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'

Job grade:


  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
  • Loan
  • Secondment
    Length of employment:
  • 2 Years
    Business area:
  • DEFRA
  • ERM
  • Environment Quality
  • Air Quality and Industrial Emissions
    Type of role:
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime, Compressed Hours
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • Bristol, London, NewcastleuponTyne, YorkAbout the job

Job summary:


The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy.

Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.


Encouraging diverse applicants
We also encourage flexible working arrangements, including compressed hours.


Job description:


The UK Government is putting nuclear energy at the centre of its strategy to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, alongside renewables.

With the lowest lifecycle footprint of all energy sources, the Government has committed to continuing the development of large and small scale reactors.

This is an opportunity to be involved in the exciting game-changing potential of nuclear and other emerging technologies.

contributing towards The Government's ambition to provide long-term carbon neutral solutions to power homes and businesses for generations to come.


Within the Environmental Quality Directorate, you will report to the G7 Team Leader for Nuclear Justification, part of a small team with possible line management responsibility.

The team may expand in the future.

Working within a highly regulated high-profile environment, your role will include:

  • helping to set up a Justification Liaison Group to engage devolved administrations and relevant OGDs in the progress of nuclear technologies.
- running public consultations likely attracting a high level of public and NGO interest, working with lawyers, drafting submissions and analysing complex information to make decisions.
- drafting briefings for Ministers on this policy area, drafting relevant correspondence, and Parliamentary Questions.


Person specification:

Essential Criteria

  • Experience of confidently leading on various aspects of the policy and legislative cycles including the delivery of key policy outcomes;
  • Experience in working with stakeholders across government and externally and cultivating positive relationships;
  • Experience using analysis and information to develop and assess options for decision makers, drawing on expertise from others as required;
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills;
  • Good strategic judgement to identify tensions and links between different areas of work and recognise where your work fits with wider organisational objectives;
  • Excellent task management and prioritisation;
  • Ability to work at pace to deliver with competing deadlines, maintaining sound, timely communication and managing expectations throughout;
  • Proactive, organised, excellent attention to detail, capable of taking a leadership role in complex and multifaceted scenarios, and delivery focused.

Behaviours:

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

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Working Together

Benefits:


  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Blended working
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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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Interview
A presentation or additional exercise may also be assessed.


Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.


Merit Lists

Location

For information, our core Defra hub locations are:

  • York
  • the Kings Pool;


  • Newcastle

  • Lancaster House;


  • Bristol

  • Horizon House (Please note that space at this office is limited and it may not be possible for all Policy roles to be recruited to this location);


  • London

  • Nobel House and 2 Marsham Street.


This means that Defra new joiners will be located alongside existing colleagues in offices a short distance away from Nobel House in our other office at 2 Marsham St, London.

To work from 2 Marsham Street, you will require the higher level of CTC c
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