Location

For this role you will be attached to one of our core locations in Bristol, Nottingham, Newcastle or Swansea where presence at one of these sites will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you.  We operate a hybrid working model that allows you to work between home and office locations, giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.

About the job

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+.

To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.

Are you an excellent communicator with a passion for providing support and guidance?

Do you enjoy making a real difference?

Would you like the opportunity to influence the future development of our road safety?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Policy and Regulation Development Manager to join us at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and we’d love to hear from you!

Job description

The Policy and Regulation Development Manager contributes to policy making across the Agency with responsibility for a team of up to five staff members. You will lead and support drafting, implementation and review of legislation, providing advice and interpretation of legislation which underpins DVSA responsibilities.

The role requires actively managing relationships within the DfT family and across Government to ensure strategic alignment of objectives. You will manage the conduct of litigation cases brought against DVSA.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that any regulatory changes are implemented efficiently and effectively. This will include managing expectations, providing advice and guidance to service owners.

• Responsibility for ensuring team adherence to the regulatory clearance process for making legislative change and that all documents are completed and cleared as required.

• Reviewing DVSA change proposals to evaluate the impact of any proposed changes on policy legislation, enforcement and fees.

• Taking the lead and responsibility for ensuring drafting high quality written documents. Ensuring relevant evidence is taken into account when writing impact assessments and consultation papers, analysing responses to draft response to consultation reports, and drafting ministerial submissions and briefings.

• Drafting requests for legal advice making best use of time and resource of lawyers.

• Providing advice to a range of customers, both within Government and externally, on the interpretation and implementation of legislation – this may include advising OGDs introducing changes which may impact the Agency’s areas of responsibility.

• Oversight and management of the Agency’s litigation cases (including personal injury), providing advice to colleagues and seeking advice from Government Legal Department and general counsel.

• Lead for the Agency in liaison with DfT’s Better Regulation Unit, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Better Regulation Executive and Cabinet Office on Better Regulation/Deregulatory Initiatives

For more information about the role and responsibilities please refer to the candidate pack attached.

About you
You will bring superb communication skills, with the ability to clearly consult, guide and deliver robust and proportionate recommendations to a wide range of stakeholders. You are able to adapt your approach dependent upon the audience, breaking down complex messages in a way that makes them understandable to non-specialists. You will influence decisions and not be afraid to provide challenge.

You can interpret legislation and deliver innovative and new ways of working. You have a keen eye for detail with confidence in drafting quality and high-level documents that are accessible to the reader.

You are extremely adaptable and flexible, with the aptitude to adjust to varying business requirements and ever-changing work demands

We would love someone to join us who can quickly build rapport with key stakeholders both internally and externally.

Additional Information

Travel and overnight stays across the UK may be required with this role.

About Us

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps everyone stay safe on Britain's roads.

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe driving, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

Our work affects millions of people and thousands of businesses. Most importantly, our work saves lives.

We're an innovative organisation that values professional expertise. We invest in our people and champion inclusive and diverse teams. And we make sure colleagues have the skills to meet the needs of Britain’s road users.

If you would like to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA visit our Careers website.

Diversity: Our vision is to support and develop everyone who chooses to work for us. We care deeply about diversity and equality. And we create a positive culture that’s friendly, welcoming, respectful and full of opportunities for professional and personal development.

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

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.

If you would like to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA visit our Careers website.

Things you need to know Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.

Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

How to Apply

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Please tailor your CV to suit the role. For your Personal Statement, please provide detailed evidence of the following:

• Your experience of effective communication skills with an ability to deliver and present complex information so that others can understand.

• Your experience of drafting clear and concise responses, explanations and briefing for a variety of audiences.

• Your experience of interpreting legislation and providing clear advice and an understanding of how the policies and processes are related to it.

• Your experience of working collaboratively and managing relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Your experience of managing and developing staff with evidence of providing constructive and developmental feedback to others.

Your personal statement will be limited to a maximum of 1250 words.

The sift is due to take place on 23rd - 25th May 2022.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held 8th - 10th June 2022.

This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We’ll try to meet the dates we’ve set out in the advert. But there may be occasions when these dates will change. We’ll give you plenty of notice of any important dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

• An interview and a presentation

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role by reviewing the candidate pack attached as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

Please see attached candidate notes for further information about our recruitment process.

The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate 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.

You can read more about Success Profiles here.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section

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.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Recruitment in Detail page of the DfT Careers website. You will find detailed information about the entire recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role in the Civil Service.

Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

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Contact point for applicants Job contact :

• Name :Kathleen Pearson
• Email :[email protected]
• Recruitment team :
• Email :[email protected]
• Further information

  If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected] 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
   

  Attachments Candidate Pack - Policy and Regulation Development Manager Opens in new window(pdf, 1149kB) Candidate Guidance for CV and Personal Statement Opens in new window(pdf, 405kB) Candidate Notes Opens in new window(pdf, 823kB)