Senior Policy Advisor - Low Carbon Fuels
Employer: Government Recruitment Service
Location: Birmingham
Pay: £44,241 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: Yes
Closing Date: 07/05/2026
About this job
Can you develop and manage policy or project work by analysing evidence, shaping strategic approaches, and producing clear documentation?
Have you built effective relationships with stakeholders, collaborated across teams or organisations, and used influencing skills to achieve outcomes?
Do you manage workstreams confidently, solve problems proactively, and provide clear communication or briefing to senior leaders?
Join our department to help accelerate the shift to greener transport and play a vital role in tackling climate change.
Working in a high‑performing, supportive team, you’ll build expertise in green transport policy, low carbon fuels and emerging energy systems. This is a fast‑paced, priority policy area at the forefront of government ambition—perfect for motivated professionals passionate about sustainability and driving real‑world decarbonisation.
Responsibilities
* Develop and manage policy or project work by analysing evidence, shaping strategic approaches, and producing clear documentation.
* Build effective relationships with stakeholders, collaborate across teams or organisations, and use influencing skills to achieve outcomes.
* Manage workstreams confidently, solve problems proactively, and provide clear communication or briefing to senior leaders.
* Develop the UK’s strategic approach to Low Carbon Fuels in transport, assessing policy options, drafting key documents, compiling evidence, scoping research projects, and planning stakeholder engagement and workshops.
* Monitor and develop policy and contributions relating to low‑carbon policy across the government, supporting the team’s wider work.
* Leverage technical expertise to inform the design of the Revenue Certainty Mechanism policy.
* Manage own workstreams with autonomy, identify issues, and propose innovative solutions.
* Take a key role in project management across all workstreams in the team.
* Work closely with modal transport teams on any potential fuel regulations and ensure alignment with existing regulations such as the RTFO and SAF Mandate.
* Commission and oversee expert internal and external advice, including legal and analytical as necessary.
* Use sound judgement and influencing and persuasion skills to resolve problems and reach solutions.
* Build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders across DfT, government, academia and industry to develop, test and promote low‑carbon fuels policy.
* Provide advice and briefing to ministers, draft responses to correspondence and FOI/EIRs as required.
Salary and Benefits
* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days), plus 8 bank holidays.
* Privilege day for the King’s birthday.
* Flexible working options to encourage a great work‑life balance.
We are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
#J-18808-Ljbffr