Senior Policy Adviser - Local Transport

Do you have policy, strategy development, stakeholder engagement and spending control experience or expertise ? If so, we'd love to hear from you !

About the Team

The Transport Spending team is a friendly, energetic, and supportive team, of around 20 people. We are responsible for managing HM Treasury's interests in transport policy. We do this both as a finance ministry, managing costs and making sure our spending on transport delivers good value for taxpayers; and as the UK's economics ministry, ensuring that our infrastructure investments contribute to a strong and growing economy. We are outward-looking to the Department for Transport (DfT), which has one of the biggest capital budgets in Government. We have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, welcoming those with varied background experience. We are fully committed to developing our team members and helping them grow.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

• Lead on cities and devolution transport policies. This brief involves oversight of the current £5.7bn City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) and the upcoming £15bn Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding, assuring delivery of projects and improving accountability of spending. This including leading the Treasury's interest in West Yorkshire Mass Transit. The postholder will need to work closely with policy leads across HMT, as well as with No10, DfT and local areas.
• Lead the Transport Team's engagement with Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs). You will be expected to draft and implement a stakeholder engagement strategy. You will need to build and maintain a network of contacts across all MSAs to be able to engage openly and collaboratively on transport issues. You will also need to build relationships with wider regional transport stakeholders and think tanks.
• Strategic oversight of Transport for London (TfL). Lead, with your direct report, on TfL spending issues. You will also advise on TfL's major projects, including the development of the DLR extension to Thamesmead. You will need to build strong relationships with DfT, TfL and the GLA.
• Lead on local transport spending issues. Take responsibility for working across HMT on local transport spending issues, in particular pursuing wider government objectives such as funding simplification and devolution. This will include leading transport input on integrated settlements, devolution deals and New Towns.
• Lead on bus policy and funding. Lead on bus funding and strategy. You will be responsible for overseeing bus funding allocations and for the future strategy for the bus fare cap. You will also need to build a stakeholder network with DfT and bus operators.

About You

You will possess outstanding communication skills, delivering difficult messages with clarity and sensitivity, and being persuasive when required. You will remain open-minded in discussions while respecting diverse opinions. You can manage complex and uncertain information to make timely decisions and will identify and manage risks, capitalizing on opportunities and solving problems. Your judgment and critical thinking will ensure the achievement of wider team and organizational objectives while working collaboratively.

Some of the Benefits our people love!

• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King's birthday.
• Outstanding Pension Scheme - Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28%
• Parental Leave Packages - Including 6 months' occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
• Flexible & Hybrid Working - Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
• Advance Schemes & Discounts - Rental deposit, cycle-to-work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury's benefits portal for a wide range of discount codes.

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