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442040

£57,515

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Permanent

DVLA - Human Resources and Estates Directorate

Environment and Sustainability
Estates
Property

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

1

Swansea

Are you an effective leader?

Do you have experience of working within the sustainability profession at a strategic level?

Are you motivated with a passion for driving continuous improvement strategies?

If so, we’d like to hear from you!

This is a great opportunity to drive sustainability at scale, influencing strategy, culture and delivery across one of the UK’s largest public service organisations.

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!

Find out more about what it's like working at DVLA.

Reporting to the Head of Centres of Excellence, this role will lead DVLA’s sustainability, environmental and compliance agenda, shaping how the organisation responds to the climate challenge and delivers lasting environmental impact.

You will drive the development and delivery of the Sustainability Management Plan, working across DVLA and with Government partners to embed sustainable thinking into everyday decision-making. Building strong relationships and influencing at all levels, you will champion innovation, challenge existing approaches and turn strategy into practical, measurable outcomes.

Continuous improvement will be central to this role, requiring you to anticipate internal and external change and translate it into a sustainable, future-focused strategy for the organisation.

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

• Development of an overarching action plan and programme to deliver the strategic objectives and outcomes including meeting the Greening Government Commitments and developing and delivering a Net Zero programme.
• Developing, managing and maintaining an overall Sustainability action plan to deliver the strategy and ensure appropriate policies, standards and targets are in place and communicated across the organisation and suppliers.
• Working across the organisation to ensure that Sustainability objectives are fully integrated into the delivery models of each Directorate.
• Advising the DVLA Executive Team and DfT on all aspects of sustainability ensuring an appropriate level of understanding of the compliance requirements, risks, and activities to deliver the DVLA Sustainability Objectives.
• Maintaining and developing the ISO14001 Environmental Management accreditation which the Agency currently holds.
• Accountable for the overall data, MI and reporting related to Sustainability, driving continuous improvement.

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 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.

Essential qualifications:

Holds appropriate accreditation for responsibilities aligned to this core role e.g. MISEP for core sustainability operations roles, MCIEEM for Ecologists, MEI for Energy Managers, CIWM or CIWEM for waste managers, MIES for environmental sciences, Chartered Forester for Foresters.

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

Required experience:

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

• Demonstrable leadership experience where you have successfully managed and motivated a team.
• Experience of where you have worked within a professional sustainability environment.
• Experience of where you have driven change and implemented continuous improvement strategies.
• Experience of where you have demonstrated effective communication skills and have built relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Evidence of your knowledge of current legislation relating to sustainability and ISO14001.

Additional Information

We welcome applications from candidates who can speak Welsh and English. Welsh language skills would be useful in this role, but it is not an assessment criterion so it won’t put you at any disadvantage during recruitment if you aren’t a Welsh speaker. Please note that the assessment process will be held in English.

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 35 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.

You may be required to travel at times to other sites to attend team meetings, but this will be on an infrequent basis.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

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.

Holds appropriate accreditation for responsibilities aligned to this core role e.g. MISEP for core sustainability operations roles, MCIEEM for Ecologists, MEI for Energy Managers, CIWM or CIWEM for waste managers, MIES for environmental sciences, Chartered Forester for Foresters.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace

Alongside your salary of £57,515, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contributes £16,662 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic 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).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Find out more about the benefits of working at DfT and its agencies.

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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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Job contact :

• Name : Ayse Somra
• Email : ayse.somra@dvla.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk