Head of Land-Based Gambling Policy
| Posting date: | 02 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M2 3AW |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75699428 |
Summary
Gambling is a high profile policy area and you will lead your part of the team to provide objective advice to ministers and support them in fulfilling their parliamentary obligations. You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including other government departments, the gambling industry and civil society bodies to achieve DCMS and the government’s objectives.
Specific responsibilities
- Leading the delivery of land-based gambling reform measures as outlined in the 2023 gambling white paper, including measures to reform casino regulation.
- Working closely with stakeholders including the Gambling Commission and with industry to maintain strong working relationships.
- Future/horizon-scanning to ensure the team is prepared for longer-term challenges.
- Ensuring the team submits high quality and timely responses to parliamentary questions, correspondence and Freedom of Information requests.
- Line management of at least one HEO/SEO team member, with a strong focus on talent development.
- Wider team leadership responsibilities, fostering excellent team spirit and continuing to make the team a great place to work.
The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience:
Essential criteria:
- Demonstrable evidence of working in policy development and/or legislation in a complex stakeholder landscape.
- Experience of championing evidence-based policy making, presenting best options to senior leaders, even when the evidence is complex or incomplete.
- Proven ability to build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on shared objectives.
- Previous experience of developing long-term plans that reflect wider strategic priorities and views, perspectives and needs of stakeholders, to deliver results, and adapting those plans when necessary.
- Experience of leading others in a high-profile and high-performing environment.
Desirable skills:
- Experience of working on government regulation
- Knowledge and understanding of gambling policy in Great Britain
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Leadership
We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Millie Dyer, and will take place on:
- Friday 9th May, [11:00 AM]
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by 5pm on Thursday 8th May and you will be sent an invitation.
Please note that the session will not be recorded and will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk
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