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457664 Senior Policy Advisor

Department for Transport

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 10th May 2026

📍 Location: Birmingham, Leeds (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £44,241 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

Making the ZEV transition work across the economy requires targeted policy interventions from driving licences to government procurement. The vehicle policy team is responsible for identifying and resolving those challenges, tracking trends in the market, and supporting the ZEV agenda across Whitehall.

This is an exciting position that will provide you with valuable insights into policy, economic analysis, operational delivery, engagement and political facets of a major environmental policy.

Top Responsibilities

Lead on policy to support the used EV market and the fleet transition (public and private), working across regulation, taxation, and market analysis to remove barriers impeding the transition to zero emission cars and vans.
Lead on policy development for the Government Fleet Commitment, working with other Government departments and DfT ALBs to support the commitment and providing updates to Ministers and the Permanent Secretary.
Maintain oversight of skills and training policy, trade policy, and as they relate to EVs.
Advise Ministers and senior civil servants at pace on key issues relating to the ZEV transition.
Contributing to the positive team environment in the Vehicles, Consumer and Strategy division and be an active member of OZEV Directorate.
Prepare ministerial submissions, briefings, and responses to parliamentary questions.

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.

About You

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

Have excellent communication skills. Experience in drafting clearly and concisely for a range of audiences, producing high quality written material that successfully convinces senior officials on direction.
Experience of managing multiple priorities to tight deadlines. Working flexibly and proactively, to deliver multiple projects to a high standard.
Strong inter-personal skills. Experience of building good working relationships across teams and stakeholders to collaborate on projects and support their delivery.
Experience of developing or delivering policy in a complex or fast-paced environment.
Experience of producing high-quality written outputs, such as briefings, submissions, or reports, often to tight deadlines.
Knowledge of automotive sector would be advantageous but not a prerequisite.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4tqSQGB

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 10^th May 2026