Head of Aviation Environment Analysis

Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,581 - 74,044; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

A government department in London is seeking a Head of Aviation Environment Analysis to lead analytical support for aviation environment policy. This role involves ensuring high-quality evidence is integrated into policy development while managing a team of analysts. The ideal candidate will have extensive analytical program experience and knowledge of decarbonisation policies. A full-time position that offers competitive salary and benefits, including pension contributions and leave entitlements.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering analytical programmes to support policy development.
• Capability to design and oversee programmes in dynamic environments.
• Experience in leading teams and empowering analysts.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytical support to aviation environment policy.
• Build relationships with senior leaders to integrate analysis into objectives.
• Oversee team's work plans to maximize impact.

Skills

Analytical leadership

Policy development

Team management

Decarbonisation knowledge

Education

Membership in Government Economic Service (GES)

Job description

Overview

Head of Aviation Environment Analysis, Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom. This team leads analysis supporting aviation environment policy, including aviation decarbonisation, noise and air quality, within the Aviation, Maritime and Borders Analysis Division (AMBA).

Responsibilities

• Lead analytical support to all aspects of aviation environment policy.
• Build and maintain close relationships with senior leaders of the aviation environment policy team to ensure analysis is integrated into objectives and work plans.
• Oversee your team’s work plans, prioritising effectively to maximise impact of analytical resources.
• Ensure delivery of your team’s outputs on time, fit for purpose, and aligned with analytical quality assurance standards.
• Balance short-term delivery with investment in your team’s capability to provide outputs needed by policy teams in the future.
• Be an analytical leader within DfT, ensuring analysis is well-integrated into policy development and provides timely, high-quality evidence to achieve objectives.

Person specification

To be successful, you will need:

• Extensive experience delivering analytical programmes of work to support policy development, with ability to design and oversee programmes in dynamic environments and deliver through stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the decarbonisation policy environment and a full range of analysis capabilities to add value to complex environmental policy challenges.
• Extensive experience leading teams of analysts and empowering them to perform at their best in the short term and for future challenges.

You must be a full member of the Government Economic Service (GES) OR eligible to join (Membership - Government Economic Service - GOV.UK).

Salary and benefits

Salary: £67,313 per year, with Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme contributions of £19,500 towards pension eligibility. Civil Service benefits include:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of salary
• 25 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 30 days) plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day
• Flexible working options and work-life balance support
• Staff discounts portal and excellent career development opportunities (including professional qualifications paid for by the department)
• Inclusive, diverse workplace and 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Analyst

Industries

Climate Data and Analytics