Briefing and Correspondence Manager

Do you have an interest and passion to help fight climate change? The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) is recruiting for a role which provides the opportunity to be involved in the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles.
OZEV is a cross-government team between the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). OZEV manages a programme to help position the UK at the global forefront of zero emission vehicle development and to prepare the country’s infrastructure for mass market transition. This is an exciting, fast moving policy area that supports the transition to zero emission vehicles, wider governmental priorities of decarbonising road transport and ultimately, contributes to the government’s requirement of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
+ Draft and review high-quality responses and monitor a diverse range of incoming ministerial correspondence and parliamentary questions on OZEV policy areas. Proofread, sign-off, monitor and answer ministerial correspondence and parliamentary questions on OZEV policy areas. Excellent drafting and organisational skills are required to ensure that responses are appropriate, accurate and timely to provide stakeholders with up-to-date information.
+ Lead on cross-cutting OZEV briefing for Ministerial and senior official meetings, events, speeches and Parliamentary business.
+ Line manage a small team of Executive Officers to motivate and support them with their duties, wellbeing and performance to ensure that individual and team goals are reached.
+ Build, develop and maintain a cross-Government network to ensure consistent, accurate and current use of messages OZEV policy to support the department’s wider climate change ambitions.
+ Support the R&D team with the development of a potential AI tool. Act as a central contact to supply them with data needed to facilitate the testing of this technology.
For further information, please see the attached Role Profile, A minimum 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.
There may be occasions where you will be required to travel to other DfT offices and attend meetings and visits around the UK.

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:
+ Strategy 1.1. Policy Context and Purpose Level 1: Developing
+ Democracy 2.1. Working with Ministers Level 1: Developing, + Delivery of outcomes on time and to a high standard, while being aware of emerging issues that might require work to be adapted.
+ Gathering information from a variety of sources and translate complex policy or technical information into plain English.
+ Line management experience. Motivating and supporting others with their duties, wellbeing and performance to ensure that individual and team goals are reached.
Please fully utilise the 750-word count when completing your personal statement.
The sift is due to take place from 10th June 2024.
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 24th June 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:
+ An Interview
+ Written Policy exercise
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)
This interview will be conducted online via MS Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile and Policy Professions Standards, 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.

Can you build robust, professional working relationships with a variety of senior leaders and stakeholders?
Have you got exceptional written and oral communication skills?
Do you have excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a small team?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!, When in post the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following capabilities:
+ Good communication skills and ability to engage in a confident and concise manner with colleagues at all levels.
+ Strong stakeholder management skills to effectively establish relationships and collaborate with both internal colleagues and stakeholders across Government, and with delivery partners and industry.
+ Resilient and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, on policy areas that are high profile.
+ Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize workflow against deadlines.
+ Delivery of outcomes on time and to a high, while being aware of emerging issues that might require work to be adapted.
+ Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to produce high quality documents.

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, 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.
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.