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441104

£35,663

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Fixed term

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) for 12 months.

DVSA - Corporate Affairs - DVSA - Corporate Affairs and Driver Services

Communications / Marketing

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

2

Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea

Do you have experience providing internal communications advice?

Can you influence, persuade and develop stakeholder relationships?

Are you someone who can work to deadlines and manage conflicting priorities?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

We’re working hard to:

• Make roads safer
• Improve services for our customers
• Make road transport greener and healthier
  
• Harness the potential of technology and data
  
• Grow and level up the economy

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 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Department for Transport Careers

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing day to day internal communications so that colleagues are informed about, understand, and engage in delivering DVSA’s strategic goals and objectives, while supporting organisational and cultural change.

They will work in partnership with directors, corporate senior leaders, colleagues in communications, and in the wider agency to deliver campaigns, announcements and ‘business as usual’ communications.

The role supports the planning and sharing of internal communications to DVSA’s colleagues, around 80% of which work on the frontline and are geographically dispersed across the country.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working closely with internal stakeholders to identify communications objectives, and design and develop effective, evidence based, internal communications plans, campaigns and messages.
• Using channels with a focus on building engagement and encouraging two way or multi-way communication and conversations.
• Developing and producing online communications content such as articles and blogs, and supporting the running events; both face to face to face and virtual.
• Developing, producing and presenting evaluation of internal communications.
• Demonstrating leadership by providing guidance to colleagues to support the delivery of objectives.
• Managing and engaging with honesty and integrity, and upholding the reputation of the Agency, Department and Civil Service.

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.

Required experience:

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

• Professional qualification in communications eg CIM, CIPR, NCTJ, IOIC or willingness to
work towards.

• Experience of working closely with a range of stakeholders, able to influence, persuade and develop stakeholder relationships.
• Able to work with business to agree SMART communications objectives and evidenced-based key performance indicators where possible.
• Experience of working in a communications team (for example – internal communications, digital communications, external communications or press office).
• Experienced in offering internal communications advice to colleagues and managing communications activities, delivering agreed activity on time and to budget.
• Understanding of the importance of developing communications objectives and measuring the effectiveness of internal communications.
• Understanding of audience segmentation and targeting messages appropriately.
• Excellent written and spoken communications skills, including experience of creative writing, writing in plain English and to a style guide and writing for digital channels.
• Ability to work to deadlines on multiple topics and manage conflicting priorities.

Additional Information

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) for 12 months.

For permanent Civil Servants, this role is only available on loan, so you must have your home departments approval to return to them at the end of the loan before you apply. There is no opportunity for a permanent Civil Servant to take on this role as a fixed term appointment. OGD applicants will be appointed on an inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan. Internal candidates will return to their previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance.

If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment.

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 to other UK offices and overnight stays required.

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.

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

• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Government Communications Service Competency Framework – technical specifications - Competency 2 : Ideas - Core communication skills and knowledge applicable to all communicators - AIOs/IOs

Alongside your salary of £35,663, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £10,331 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 .

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

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 : Liz Wilford
• Email : liz.wilford@dvsa.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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