Team Leads - Ports and Shipping Policy x 2
Department for Transport
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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.
Can you build and maintain relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders?
Are you able to demonstrate resilience and calmness under pressure?
If so, we have 2 exciting opportunities in the Ports and Shipping Division within the Department for Transport’s Maritime Directorate, and we would love you to apply!
Job description
The Maritime sector is a vital economic enabler for the UK – ports and shipping move 95% of goods into and out of the country. It is estimated that in 2019 the sector directly supported just over £55 billion in business turnover, £18.7 billion in GVA and 227,100 jobs for UK employees. The sector’s direct GVA contribution of £18+ billion is more than the Air and Rail transport industries combined. The maritime sector and government maritime policy will play a significant role in the delivery of this Government’s missions – particularly economic growth, opportunities for everyone and becoming a green energy superpower.
There are two posts available in the Ports and Shipping Division within the Department for Transport’s Maritime Directorate. The ports and shipping team are responsible for championing Ports and Shipping across the department and government in order facilitate their economic contribution to the UK and so our policies have a real positive impact on our sector and the wider economy.
The team is focussed on understanding and overseeing ports and shipping legislation, maintaining close engagement and an in-depth understanding of the sector, their challenges and opportunities and the avenues within Government we can influence on the sector’s behalf to ensure it realises it economic growth potential and enables other sectors to grow and trade.
This is a dynamic team that is in the process of driving forward a number of policy and legislative improvement opportunities for the sector.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Head of Port Infrastructure and Connectivity
- Lead the finalisation of and continual update of industry facing guidance, to allow the ports / freight industry to contribute the right types of evidence at the right time into government road and rail investment decision making, to increase likelihood of approval for port related schemes.
- Establishing governance and engagement mechanisms across government / DfT to ensure no opportunities for bettering port transport connectivity are missed.
- Coordinating work with Network Rail colleagues to put together bids for port rail-freight schemes for funding under the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline, and National Highways colleagues to feed into the Road Investment Strategy.
- Work with road, rail, national highways and network rail colleagues and analysts to continually assess the status of and prioritise the port sector’s long list of road and rail connectivity requirements.
- Lead the work necessary for a high level cost/benefit analysis of port transport connectivity priorities in readiness for the next and future Spending Review.
Head of Autonomous Shipping and Maritime Technology
- Working on ongoing legislation being introduced on maritime legislation as part of the Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) project.
- Considering future options for introducing legislation to support the maritime autonomy sector and lead this work forward while manage a complex network of Government and private sector stakeholders.
- Working with industry, academia, OGDs, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to understand the requirements of the sector on autonomous shipping and developing policy to meet that need.
- Ensuring government intervention is best positioned to stimulate sector growth and innovation.
- Co-ordinate across industry, academia and Government, particularly HMT, DESNZ, DSIT, DBT, DEFRA, the Devolved Administrations, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), and the National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) on autonomy related structures. In particular close working with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, who are technical leads on maritime autonomy.
For more information about the 2 roles, please see the attached Role Profile.
At the point of interview all candidates will be asked for their preferred role. As we will be appointing this role based on merit (offering to the highest scorer first) we will take your preferred working division into consideration, at the point of offer, but please note that this will not be guaranteed.
Person specification
About you
To thrive in this role, you will
- Enjoy working with energy and pace and have the proven ability to be able to deal flexibly with uncertainty and change.
- Be someone who excels at leading and building a high performing team.
- Need to be adept at working in partnership with a complex network of stakeholders.
Additionally, you will require:
- Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills to design policy positions and intervention approaches across a broad range of issues.
- Sound judgement to make the right calls on policy in a complex environment.
- Demonstrable resilience and calmness under pressure.
- Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills and the ability to keep ‘multiple plates spinning’. You will need to be able to prioritise, whilst maintaining sufficient oversight of the detail of the full breadth of your team’s work.
- Management and leadership skills to provide clear direction for a diverse team through uncertainty, balancing delivery with emotionally intelligent support.
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.
Regular travel to London would be required a few times a week at peak work times, this may include working outside of normal hours on occasion.
Find out more about working within policy at the Department for Transport: https://careers.dft.gov.uk/policy/
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
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
- 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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Selection process details
How to apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement (1250 words). 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:
- Experience of working with energy and pace with proven availability to deal flexibly with uncertainty and change.
- Experience of leading and building a high performing team.
- Experience of working in partnerships with a complex network of stakeholders.
- Experience of displaying excellent analysis and problem solving skills to design policy positions and intervention approaches across a broad range of issues.
The sift is due to take place 8th & 11th November 2024.
The Policy exercise and Interviews are likely to be held 21st-25th November 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:
- a policy exercise and an interview
You will be assessed against the Technical element of the Success Profile Framework. Two Policy Profession Standards are being assessed: Policy profession standards - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The interview and assessments will be conducted online via Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
You’re 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 you’re 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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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 applicant’s 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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Mike Alcock
- Email : Mike.Alcock@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
