Head of Missions and Priorities, Policy Unit

?? Location: Birmingham, Leeds (Hybrid) ?? Salary: £67,313 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% ?? Contract Type: Permanent Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time Our new team is being established at the heart of the DfT to support the delivery of the Governments missions, drive progress on the Secretary of States priorities, and bring innovative policy thinking to bear. As Head of Missions and Priorities, you will help build and then lead a team working closely with the Secretary of State, her political team, officials across DfT, and external partners to drive progress on key policy challenges and fundamentally improve the nations transport system. Top Responsibilities Supporting the Deputy Director in advising the Secretary of State and senior officials on policy priorities, operating across the Department to provide thought leadership, external perspectives, and constructive challenge. Establishing and leading an inclusive, high-performing, collaborative team of up to ten policy professionals, providing direct line management to five Grade 7s. Overseeing the teams work on projects related to the Secretary of States priorities, ensuring the delivery of high quality, actionable advice for ministers and senior officials on high-profile policy areas. Benefits Alongside your salary of £67,313, Department for Transport contributes £19,500 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. 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. About you You will be an engaging and supportive leader with experience of developing and motivating high-performing, professional teams. You will becomfortable leading teams in environments with a high degree of ambiguity and rapidly changing priorities. You will display outstanding interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills, and the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.You will be articulate and credible to influence senior leaderswithin and beyond the Department. You will bring excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills and the capability to break down and address complex issues and communicate complex policy problems clearly and succinctly to a wide range of audiences across the department. You will be highly numerate and comfortable working with a range of data. ADZN1_UKTJ

Location: Leeds, GB

Posted Date: 5/10/2025