Deputy Director, Northern Ireland Office

This is a challenging and demanding role but also a rewarding one. It offers a unique and exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role leading the delivery of our departmental objectives. You will be responsible for leading one of our core policy teams, responsible for their personal development and ensuring they can retain high standards and resilience through competing priorities and demands.

This role will put you at the heart of the NIO, coordinating, enabling and helping to steer Ministerial and business priorities, engaging with a variety of teams and individuals including external stakeholders and officials across Whitehall. It will afford you an unrivalled insight into the workings of the wider Department, Whitehall and the operation of devolved government in Northern Ireland.,

• The effective management and leadership of the policy team. Taking a strategic approach to our policy commitments and implementation and working with other areas of the business to deliver NIO's departmental aims.
• Ensuring a first-class service across in the policy team that supports Ministers and enables collaboration and the provision of accurate and timely advice from across the department.
• Play an active role in the leadership of the department as an active member of the Senior Management Team. Champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing across the department.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders including other Whitehall and NI departments. Represent the views of the Secretary of State, Ministers and senior officials credibly with key policy stakeholders, both within and outside Government.
• Developing and maintain a high-performing team, playing a crucial role in the management and development of our people to ensure everyone reaches their full potential.