Low Carbon Fuels Team Leader

Government Recruitment Service; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK government department is seeking a professional to lead policy development in low carbon fuels. This role involves developing complex policies, advising ministers, and managing a team of policy advisors. Candidates must have experience in stakeholder engagement and policy development. The position offers extensive benefits including generous annual leave and a substantial pension contribution. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the UK's transport decarbonisation efforts.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience of developing low carbon fuels or energy policy.
• Ability to engage stakeholders effectively.
• Experience managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop DfT policy on complex issues facing the RTFO.
• Provide high quality advice and briefing to Ministers.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and collaborations.
• Lead a team of senior policy advisors.
• Participate in leadership of the Division and Directorate.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication of complex issues

Policy development

Team management

Job description

Are you passionate about decarbonisation and would you like to be part of the journey to net zero?

Do you have experience of developing low carbon fuels or other energy/ carbon policy?

Can you effectively engage stakeholders and communicate complex issues in clear and concise manner?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Department for Transport (DfT) is a UK government department responsible for the transport network in England. It sets policy, provides funding, and oversees major transport infrastructure projects. Greening transport is a key priority of the Secretary of State and low carbon fuels – such as those used in road vehicles and aircraft – are a core part of the department's strategic approach to decarbonising transport.

Low carbon fuels are delivering substantial greenhouse gas savings every day in the UK’s road vehicles and have been doing so since 2008. Our work tackles important questions such as ‘what role should low carbon fuels play in the transition to net zero?’ ‘How much support should the Government give to low carbon fuels?’ ‘Which type of fuels should the Government support and how?’ and ‘How does our policy affect the UK low carbon fuels industry?’

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working in policy roles at DfT: Policy opportunities at the Department for Transport - Department for Transport Careers

This post creates additional capacity in our Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) team. The post will lead a new team leading on a range of high-profile or sensitive topics such as government’s response to issues facing UK companies in the low carbon fuels industry, ensuring the RTFO and other Government policies work effectively together and handling unforeseen or controversial impacts of Low Carbon Fuels (LCF) policy such as increased costs to consumers.

Responsibilities

• Develop DfT policy on complex technical and/or high-profile issues facing the RTFO
• Provide high quality advice and briefing to Ministers
• Work in partnership with modal, legal, analytical, commercial and corporate finance teams
• Engage with stakeholders in industry and across government
• Manage a team of at least 1 senior policy advisor
• Participate in the leadership of the Division, and Directorate.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.