Head of Access Reform Delivery

Job summary

​​In SPR, we employ 40 policy & regulatory professionals across three teams focused on different aspects of rail oversight. Including, access & international regulation, passenger protection and consumer rights, and strategic regulatory reform & governance.​

Job description

The Head of Access Reform Delivery will lead ORR’s work to implement the new framework for access and use of the rail network proposed in the Railways Bill. The role will provide expert policy advice to Government and Network Rail, develop and implement ORR’s new access appeals role, and support Great British Railways’ readiness for its new access role. ​​​​

​​​Your key responsibilities will include:

• ​Leads and managing a team of five people through a period of change, and providing programme leadership to a diverse range of specialists from across ORR including operations, legal, economics, strategy and competition.

• ​Leading planning, management and delivery of the multiple projects that sit within ORR’s transformation workstream on access and use of the rail network. As part of this, you be directly responsible for ensuring ORR’s new appeals role is developed and implemented on time.

• ​Leading engagement with senior colleagues from the Department for Transport and across the rail industry, providing trusted and credible expert advice to support Great British Railway’s readiness for its new access role.

• ​Playing a full part in the wider leadership, delivery and development of the Access, Licensing & International division. ​​

This role can be based at any of our office locations: London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, York, Glasgow.

Person specification

For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Additional Information

At ORR, our hybrid working means that we currently work from our workplace location a minimum of 40% of our working week, although requirements to attend other offsite locations for official business, also count towards this level of attendance. Working arrangements are subject to continuous review.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving
• Developing Self and Others

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Knowledge of current and proposed railway legislation, and the access framework

Benefits

A Civil Service Pension with employer contribution of 28.97%

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

Find out what our colleagues have to say about their ORR careers Our people Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk).

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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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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Working for 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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Martin Jones
• Email : martin.jones@orr.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : peopleservices@orr.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact ORR via email: peopleservices@orr.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website here: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitme…

Attachments

ORR Job Information Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1205kB)Head of Access Reform Delivery - Job Description Opens in new window (pdf, 149kB)