A permanent SEO Senior Policy Adviser post within the Death Management Policy and Casework Team, in the Civil, Family, Tribunals and Access to Justice Directorate of the Ministry of Justice. The role covers death management policy, including the Law Commission's review of burial and cremation law, and supports the team's casework. The post holder is likely to manage at least one HEO, with hybrid working available. Only existing civil servants and accredited NDPB staff can apply, and they must remain civil servants until accepting an offer.
What the job involves
- Take forward policy development and implementation on death management issues, including the government's response to the Law Commission's review of burial, cremation and funerary methods
- Advise ministers and senior leaders, orally and in writing, on strategic decisions and long-term death management policy
- Lead engagement with key stakeholders and work with MoJ lawyers and analysts to identify policy, legislative and operational issues
- Respond to Parliamentary Questions and draft replies to written correspondence from MPs and the public
- Support legislative work with MoJ lawyers
- Provide progress updates to senior managers, private offices and ministers
- Provide project management support across assigned areas, driving work forward independently
- Advise on ad hoc policy issues and act as a source of knowledge for departmental and wider government colleagues
- Manage and develop at least one HEO
- Support the team's casework function
- Work on issues arising from the statutory Medical Examiner scheme introduced in 2024
What’s required
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent written and oral communication, including explaining complex policy to non-experts and senior stakeholders
- Interpersonal skills and stakeholder management, including negotiation with lawyers, ministers and other departments
- Self-starting and proactive, able to prioritise competing demands
- Highly organised, with an aptitude for detailed work
- Problem solving and using solutions to improve team ways of working
- Turning policy issues into options deliverable in operational and judicial settings
Checks & eligibility
- Existing civil servant on level transfer or promotion, or accredited NDPB employee appointed on merit
- Meet Civil Service nationality rules
Other
- Evidence of the Civil Service behaviours Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace, Seeing the Big Picture and Leadership
Nice to have
- Understanding of the Parliamentary system, including PQs and secondary legislation
- Knowledge of Office 365 applications
- Knowledge of advising, briefing and drafting policy
What’s offered
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after five years, plus public holidays and one privilege day
- Scheme to buy or sell up to three days' leave a year
- Choice of Civil Service pension schemes
- Extensive training and development opportunities
- Family-friendly policies, including reduced hours and job share
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
- Flexible benefits, retail vouchers and discounts
- Employee-run networks
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
