About the job

Job summary

Team information

The strategy and policy projects team works on a range of projects supporting the development and evolution of ORR’s long term regulatory approach. This includes ORR’s approach to rail reform, coordinating our management of AI, both internally and externally, our annual horizon scanning process and management of the organisation’s strategic risks. The team also undertakes a range of projects to investigate and advise the executive and board on new and emerging issues.

Job description

Job Purpose

You, as Senior Policy Manager, will proactively and collaboratively lead policy and strategy projects, working with colleagues across ORR and the rail industry. Projects are generally high-profile, and cross-organisational. They may include overseeing our horizon scanning and strategic risk approaches for the organisation, considering the impact of AI on the industry and ORR, responding to central government’s proposals for changes to legislation, regulations or guidance, contributing to thinking on the future culture of the rail industry and strategically co-ordinating a number of rail reform projects across ORR.

We are excited about welcoming someone to the team who relishes the challenge of exploring new areas in policy and strategy and is always keen to develop themselves and others. We value enthusiasm and energy, and in return you will be supported by a caring and fun team. An open mind and a creative approach will enable you to think deeply about some of the strategic challenges that rail and ORR are facing, and your strong written and verbal skills will enable you to articulate solutions to those challenges. Your openness and confidence with stakeholders will build strong relationships, advancing ORR’s agenda.

Rail, policy and/or regulation experience are not essential, but a willingness to get stuck in and learn is indispensable.

Person specification

For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Benefits

Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.For information on the selection process, please see the attached Candidate Information Pack and Job Description.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.