Job Specifications
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Key Information
Job title: Government Relations Officer
Salary: £36,400 depending on experience
Band: 2
Contract type: Permanent (TfL)
Team: Corporate & Public Affairs
Location: Southwark, SE1
Application closing date: 30/04/2025
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.
Overview Of Project/role
The job holder provides effective support as specified and required to the relevant manager to build and maintain TfL's productive partnerships and relationships with the Government, Parliament, other UK cities, the London Assembly and International partners.
Key Accountabilities
The Government Relations Officer will be accountable for:
Being an effective point of contact to stakeholders in Government, Parliament, other UK cities, the London Assembly and International partners to identify ways to increase awareness and advocacy of TfL 's priorities and the Mayor's Transport Strategy and seek opportunities to collaborate for their delivery. Where necessary, any issues of concern should be sought to be constructively resolved, escalating as necessary and contributing to efficient closure and resolution.
Providing effective, high-quality and timely draft responses to Mayor’s Questions, stakeholder correspondence and VIP correspondence for the Mayor/Deputy Mayor as appropriate. Ensuring relevant feedback and intelligence from stakeholders is fed back into the business to inform decision-making and service improvements.
Providing support to manage scrutiny from Government, Parliament and London Assembly including public scrutiny sessions, as appropriate.
Ensuring senior managers and TfL colleagues more widely are well-informed about the policy and political environment by effectively engaging, monitoring and analysing developments and communicating them in a timely way to TfL senior managers and the wider business.
Providing support across the Government Relations team to help achieve departmental objectives. Demonstrating and establishing collaborative relationships across CCA and TfL to ensure effective achievement of TfL and Mayoral goals. Representing Government Relations and TfL at appropriate forums as necessary and effective communication of intelligence and insight gathered as a result.
Role model our values – caring, open and adaptable.
Key Interfaces
Internal: Increase the effectiveness of the Government Relations team by demonstrating and driving collaborative internal relationships across CCT, TfL, the Mayor's Office and the GLA to ensure effective achievement of TfL and Mayoral goals.
External: Government, Parliament, other UK cities, the London Assembly and International partners.
Essential
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Able to produce and adapt clear and concise written and verbal communication on complex issues often to tight deadlines, including drafting position papers, briefings and correspondence.
Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail.
Comfortable with, and capable of, representing TfL in external meetings.
Educated to A-level or equivalent in a relevant subject or with relevant professional experience; Degree level is desirable.
Desirable
Politically astute, with a sound awareness of the key policy issues affecting transport decisions in London.
Understanding of the political environment in which TfL operates, internationally, nationally and regionally.
Understanding of the way that policy is developed and implemented, and how political engagement influences this.
Understanding of emerging policy and trends in transport and cities.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.
Application Process
Please apply using your CV and a two-page covering letter. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images
The closing date for applications is 30/04/25 @ 23:59
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
Final salary pension scheme
Free travel for you on the TfL network
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
Discounted Eurostar travel
About the Company
Every day, we help millions of people to make journeys across London: By Tube, bus, tram, car, bike – and more. People don’t associate us with journeys by river, on foot or via the air, but we help with that, too. Getting people to where they need to go has been our business for over 100 years, and it shows. We’re leaders in our field, and no other city’s transport system is quite as recognisable: Red buses, black taxis, Tube trains and roundels have become icons in their own right.
Our main job is to keep the city moving,...
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