Climate Change Adaptation Senior Policy Advisor
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Gorffennaf 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £40,808 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £40,808 (National Minimum) £44,811 (London Minimum) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Gorffennaf 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Leeds |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 361109/2 |
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Do you enjoy working with a range of stakeholders?
Would you relish the opportunity to be involved in in developing climate change adaptation policy for Britain’s railway?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Policy Advisor to join our Land Transport National Security division, and we would love to hear from you!
The Department for Transport (DfT) is responsible for maintaining high standards of safety and security in transport. Part of DfT’s Public Transport and Local Group, the Integration and Security Directorate is at the heart of this work to ensure the UK’s railways deliver better services for passengers and freight, in a way that also delivers high levels of security, resilience and safety.
The team leads on long-term resilience, ensuring the rail industry is prepared for natural threats and hazards. In particular, it has responsibility for climate change adaptation policy for rail which is a growing area. As the climate changes, extreme weather events will become increasingly frequent and more severe. This work aims to ensure the rail network is more resilient to the effects of climate change. Adaptation is a complex, cross-cutting issue and provides a unique challenge for rail given the vast scale of railway operations. The wider Land Transport National Security (LTNS) team leads on the approach to national security issues across rail and other land-based public transport and on Public Transport and Local Group’s approach to wider preparedness for incident response.
The role will involve significant and high-level engagement with stakeholders across a range of areas including policy teams and senior officials across DfT, Network Rail, Train and Freight Operating Companies, Rail Safety and Standards Board and Other Government Departments.
The post provides a challenging, rewarding, and unique opportunity to influence policy, driving forward adaptation action on the railway, ensuring tomorrow’s railway is fit for a changing climate.
Responsibilities
You will:
- Lead the development of climate change adaptation policy, working with relevant teams to help deliver a railway that meets passenger and freight needs for future generations.
- Act as the focal point for industry and the department on rail adaptation.
- Identify the need for, organise, and run activities with the department and industry to raise awareness and secure buy-in for action (e.g. workshops, meetings).
- Represent DfT at key adaptation forums, e.g. RSSB’s Climate Change Adaptation Working Group.
- Support work to improve DfT’s adaptive capacity, e.g. through implementing and monitoring maturity matrix recommendations.
- Deputise for G7 when absent or when other priorities dictate.
- Prepare briefings for senior managers as required.
- Lead in the drafting of official correspondence in response to public and ministerial enquiries, Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests and Parliamentary Questions.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of the adaptation landscape applicable to rail, through wider reading, attending training/conferences or other learning/development opportunities.
- Proactively develop and manage a wide network of relationships, which will be crucial in delivering this work. This will entail building strong relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, for example, with:
If you would like to find out more about what it's like to work at DfT Rail, please click here.
Further information on policy roles in the Department can be found here https://careers.dft.gov.uk/policy/