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Policy Officer Apprentice

Job details
Posting date: 22 March 2024
Salary: £32,603 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 April 2024
Location: Leeds
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 343181/2

Summary

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.

KICK START YOUR CAREER BY JOINING THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT AS A POLICY OFFICER APPRENTICE.

Are you interested in policy development and keen to learn more about delivering policy solutions?

Would you like to gain a nationally recognised qualification whilst undertaking a stretching role, so you can earn whilst you learn?

If so, then we would love for you to apply!

The Department for Transport is made up of the central Department (DfTc) and four Executive Agencies – the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA); the Vehicle Certification Agency

(VCA); the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA); and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country; keeping the UK on the move.

DfT is working on some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects this country has ever seen. Our policies do and will continue to, affect the shape, prosperity and connectivity of British citizens, companies and industries.

To do all of this, and continuously build and improve on our achievements, we need policy professionals who are looking for exciting and challenging roles. As a Policy apprentice at DfT, you will be making a direct contribution to the ways people and goods can get to where they need to go. If you would like to develop policy, provide high-quality advice and guidance on important issues whilst developing your career in the policy profession, this apprenticeship at DfT is for you!

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities of the role include:

  • Supporting the business by drafting written policy advice and recommendations to Ministerial briefings, Parliamentary business, freedom of information requests and correspondence.
  • Supporting in delivery of the strategic overview of policy matters impacting the policy area you are working within.
  • Gathering information, including engaging Arm’s lengths Bodies, and bringing it together to support policy decision-making or to provide oral and written briefing / correspondence.
  • Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with internal, external and across-Government stakeholders to support the development of policy.
  • Providing general policy support across the team including working with a range of stakeholders to contribute to the development and introduction of new policies.
  • Ensuring policy records remain accurate and up to date.

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