Policy Advisors - London, United Kingdom - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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Reference number:

Salary:

- £31,120 - £37,260

National: £31,120 £33,085 London: £34,410 £37,260
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
Roles are available across: Nuclear, Net Zero & International; Net Zero, Buildings and Industry; Energy Infrastructure; Energy Markets and Supply; Market Frameworks; Trade and Opportunities
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
35Contents

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About the job

Benefits:

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Location

Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

Job summary:

Our Mission
At BEIS, we are leading the UK's recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission

We lead on the UK's commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

Job description:

The Role & Our Team
Are you passionate about working to enact positive change for the country?

Do you want to help the UK take advantage of new opportunities, for example by working on Retained EU law and other departmental priorities?

Would you like to develop plans to ensure the UK has a reliable, low cost, clean energy system?

Do you want to join a high profile, friendly and diverse department?

If yes, we'd love to hear from you -this is an exciting time to come and work with us

Our current opportunities are available across the department, working to deliver policy in priority areas in one of our 7 Policy Groups, these include:

Nuclear, Net Zero & International
Net Zero, Buildings and Industry
Energy Infrastructure
Energy Markets and Supply
Market Frameworks
Trade and Opportunities

Please note that only roles in Energy Infrastructure are available in Aberdeen.

Person specification:

Key responsibilities

Whilst the responsibilities for each post will vary, as a Policy Advisor, we expect you to plan and manage a range of activities.

In all roles your responsibilities will include:

Draft a range of clear and concise documents for various audiences, examples include: policy options, responses to consultations, meeting notes.
Work collaboratively with various stakeholders to assess the impacts of different policy options
Use evidence to help guide decisions that develop and deliver policy
Attend meetings with internal and external stakeholders related to the policy area
Communicate and update senior colleagues on policy proposals and documents

Skills and experience

Because we are looking to fill a number of roles through this exercise, we are not looking for a single, fixed set of skills.

We'd love to hear from you if you have the following key skills and experience:

The ability to be organised so that you plan and prioritise to deliver effective results
Ability to analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information to support decisions and present practical recommendations
Work with autonomy and initiative, as well as collaborating as part of a team
Written communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain strong stakeholder relationships

Behaviours:

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

Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Making Effective Decisions
Delivering at Pace

Benefits:

BEIS offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
Access to a range of retail