JOB SUMMARY

Do you have experience of interpreting Drivers’ Hours & Record Keeping?
Are you able to adapt your communication style to suit your audience?
Can you effectively re-prioritise when conflicting demands arise?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• 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 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!
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JOB DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this role is to lead and support the drafting, implementation and review of legislation. The post holder will be required to provide advice to stakeholders, Department for Transport (DfT) officials and lawyers of which this will include the interpretation of legislation that underpins DVSA’s responsibilities. The post holder will actively manage relationships within the DfT family and across Government to ensure strategic alignment of objectives to maximise benefits for all.
There will be line management responsibilities as part of this role and 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.
This is a varied and positively challenging role, that will require the successful post holder to be adaptable and flexible, adjusting priorities to ensure that strategic direction is maintained.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Working with the Service Managers and Product Managers, actively liaise with DVSA Enforcement.
• Liaising with DfT to ensure all relevant regulatory clearance processes are completed and cleared as required.
• Working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that any regulatory changes are implemented efficiently and effectively. This will include managing expectations, providing advice and guidance to senior stakeholders and service managers.
• Review DVSA change proposals to evaluate the impact of any proposed changes on policy, legislation, enforcement and fees.
• Drafting requests for legal advice making best use of time and resource of lawyers.

For further information on the role, please read the 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.

WORKING HOURS, OFFICE ATTENDANCE AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.
Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.
This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.
The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.
There will be occasional travel, including overnight stays required as part of this role.
Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

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)
• 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

TYPE OF ROLE

Business Management and Improvement
Operational Delivery
Policy

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Working with the Service Managers and Product Managers, actively liaise with DVSA Enforcement.
• Liaising with DfT to ensure all relevant regulatory clearance processes are completed and cleared as required.
• Working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that any regulatory changes are implemented efficiently and effectively. This will include managing expectations, providing advice and guidance to senior stakeholders and service managers.
• Review DVSA change proposals to evaluate the impact of any proposed changes on policy, legislation, enforcement and fees.
• Drafting requests for legal advice making best use of time and resource of lawyers

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• In depth knowledge of Drivers’ Hours & Record Keeping and Working Time Regulations.
• Significant experience of interpreting Drivers’ Hours & Record Keeping and Working Time Regulations and providing clear advice and an understanding of how the policies and processes are related to it.
• Significant experience of effective communication skills – ability to deliver and present complex information so that others can understand.
• Significant experience of drafting clear and concise responses, explanations and briefing for a variety of audiences.
• Evidence of working collaboratively and managing relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing and developing staff - evidence of providing constructive and developmental feedback to others