17 Oct
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
London
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Pay
- £51,934 - £57,091 a year
Job type
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Full-time
Location
London
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- Childcare
- Company pension
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Reference number
374530
Salary
£51,934
The salary for this role is £57,091 (London) or £51,934 (National).
For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply and is non-negotiable. If you apply for a role that requires a transfer of location, for example if you are transferring from London to a National location, your salary will be adjusted in accordance with our policy on transfer between HQ pay ranges.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Job grade
Grade 7
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
Group: Regeneration, Housing and Planning Directorate: Digital
Type of role
Policy
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
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Location
Birmingham, Bristol, Darlington, Leeds, London, Manchester, Wolverhampton
About the job
Job summary
This is an exciting role working on the department’s strategic policy agenda for digital planning reform. Digital planning is a high-profile policy area on the Government Major Projects Portfolio. We are working to support the digital transformation of planning, with this role sitting in the policy, engagement and legislation team. The team is supporting programme outcomes on planning data, modern planning software, digital citizen engagement and local plans.
As a senior digital policy advisor you will work with a broad range of stakeholders across Government, along with policy leads across the department, to design and shape cross-cutting policies. You will also provide leadership on digital planning strategy to ensure ownership and buy in with those delivering policy outcomes, building the mandate for digital planning reform.
Job description
- Provide high quality support to Ministers and senior leaders on the digital planning agenda, including through verbal and written briefing, events and other ad-hoc policy requests as required.
- Support the Parliamentary process for secondary legislation as part of planning data legal powers in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act.
- Lead implementation plans for any secondary legislation, working closely with planning policy colleagues and supporting engagement with digital teams.
- Digital policy leadership to ensure buy-in for the digital agenda within the department. This will involve working collaboratively with policy leads for planning and housing.
- Provide effective written briefings articulating the digital planning outcomes, tailored to the audience and purpose. Quality assurance of written materials that are used outside of the team.
- Support the gathering, analysis and evaluation of evidence to ensure robustness and reliability, informing sound policy and business case recommendations.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary agile digital teams to overcome barriers to delivery progress and ensure that product and strategy roadmaps are well aligned.
Person specification
Essential:
- Experience providing high quality written briefings for senior leaders.
- A demonstrated ability to convey complex issues in a clear and accurate way, both verbally and in writing.
- Experience of strategic policy development leadership.
- Evidence of strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Effective collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable:
- Understanding of digital policy and/or experience working with multidisciplinary agile digital teams.
- Experience of the legislative process and/or working on secondary legislation.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £51,934, Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government contributes £15,045 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Things you need to know
Selection process details
As part of our pre-employment checking process we will be using your CV to confirm your job history. Please note that by providing us with your CV you are consenting to us using the information enclosed as part of the checking process.
CV and Cover Letter Declaration
We recruit based on your knowledge and skills, and not background,
gender or ethnicity - this is called name blind recruitment.
Please remove references to your:
- name/title
- educational institutions
- age
- gender
- email address
- postal address
- phone number
- nationality/immigration status
You will need to merge your CV and covering letter into one document. When submitting your application Applied will ask you to upload a CV, when doing this you should upload your merged document of your CV and covering letter.
Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that your application would be viewed by different assessors.
At sift, through your CV and covering letter we will be assessing:
Experience
In your CV and covering letter (which should be no more than 500 words), please include: a.
why you are interested in the role; b. how you meet the essential skills and experience required
The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of the following success profiles elements:
Behaviours: Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Communicating and Influencing
Experience
In the full campaign we will test the below Success Profile Elements:
Behaviours: Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Communicating and Influencing
Experience: Yes
We do not consider direct CV applications to our Recruitment mailbox – you must apply for this role via the application link on Civil Service Jobs
Please note that near miss offers may be made at the lower grade to candidates who do not meet the grade criteria for this campaign.
Grade 7 salary
- The salary for this role is £57,091 (London) or £51,934 (National).
- For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply and is non-negotiable. If you apply for a role that requires a transfer of location, for example if you are transferring from London to a National location, your salary will be adjusted in accordance with our policy on transfer between HQ pay ranges.
Please note that the average employer pension contribution is based upon the National minimum salary for this role. Should your agreed starting salary for this role be different, the average employer pension contribution will be calculated accordingly. If you are a Secondee, this will not apply as you will remain on your home organisation’s terms and conditions.
BENEFITS:
Transfers across the Civil Service on or after 4 October 2018:
Any move to MHCLG from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
For further information about the benefits available to MHCLG employees, please see the attached Candidate Pack.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
- Wolverhampton
- Darlington*
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Leeds
- Manchester
- London
There may be opportunities for candidates to work flexibly depending on the business needs. This will be discussed with the vacancy manager on a case-by-case basis if you are successful for the role.
- Please note: The Darlington Economic Campus (DEC) is a pioneering new cross-government hub which will bring together people across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important economic issues of the day. The work of the Campus will make a real difference to people both across the UK and internationally. There will be substantial career opportunities and exciting prospects - a career at the Campus means you will be working at the heart of Government, with access to the benefits and fantastic opportunities offered by the civil service.
For further information on the DEC, please take a look at the attached DEC candidate pack.
SIFT AND INTERVIEW DATES:
Sifting is envisaged to take place w/c 4th November 2024 with interview dates to be confirmed. All interviews are currently being held remotely via videocall.
Reserve List
In the event that we identify more appointable candidates than we currently have posts available, we will hold applicant details in a reserve list for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. This may include roles at a lower grade. Candidates placed on a reserve list will be informed of this. Those candidates who do not wish to remain on the reserve list should contact [email protected] to be removed from the reserve list.
CTC (Counter-terrorism Clearance):
Important note
Successful candidates for roles based in our 2 Marsham Street building must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check and the process can take up to 8 weeks to complete.
Please note that successful candidates will need to pass the CTC security checks – this requires you to have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Please refer to the MHCLG Notes on Security Clearance section of our Candidate Pack for further information on Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC). Thank you.
Candidates should also note that with effect from 1st August 2018 the department will also check all applicants who are successful at interview, against the Internal Fraud Database (IFD) held by the Cabinet Office. In accordance with the Civil Service Internal Fraud Policy, any applicant who is included on the IFD will be refused employment by MHCLG. Please see the Candidate Pack for further information on the Internal Fraud Database.
Candidate Pack Information
Please see attached Candidate pack for further information.
Before starting your application it’s very important to make sure that you are eligible to apply and meet the Civil Service nationality requirements. All candidates are expected to read the information provided in the MHCLG candidate pack regarding nationality requirements and rules
Internal Fraud Database
The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to MHCLG as a participating government organisations. MHCLG then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented.
For more information please see - Internal Fraud Register
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).
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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
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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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name :
Lois Taylor
Email :
[email protected]
Recruitment team
Email :
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▶️ Senior Digital Policy Advisor
🖊️ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
📍 London