Policy Advisors - New Build Standards and Performance

The New Build Standards and Performance Division works to improve the safety, quality, and sustainability of new homes and buildings and the functioning of the regulatory systems that govern construction.

As a Policy Advisor, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting policy development specific to your role in the Division.
• Supporting the delivery of timely, high-quality advice to seniors and ministers – both verbally and in writing.
• Helping manage and respond to team correspondence, parliamentary questions, and briefing requests.
• Establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with other policy teams across government and industry, including the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Building Safety Regulator.
• Leading or supporting project management of your team's work.

The team is looking for someone with excellent organisational skills to manage multiple pieces of work simultaneously and deliver at pace. You should have effective communication skills and the ability to distill and explain complicated policy and issues both verbally and in writing. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders are also essential.

The salary for this role is GBP 37,623 - 41,391 per year. Alongside your salary, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes GBP 10,899 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.