Senior Adviser to the Deputy Mayor, Environment & Energy

The Mayor’s Office

The Mayor's Office is responsible for supporting the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

Supporting the Mayor, Deputy Mayors and lead advisors such as the Chief Digital Officer and Night Czar, the Mayor’s Office is organised into four small units:

• Communications
• Mayoral Operations
• Policy and Delivery
• Political and Public Affairs.

About the role

The purpose of this role is to:

1. Provide high level strategic support and advice and stakeholder management to the Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy in developing policy, developing corporate programmes and strategies and promoting the Mayor’s agenda for London and advising on the implementation of policy and programmes.

2. To act as a senior, trusted adviser to the Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, providing high-quality, politically astute advice and support. The role is central to ensuring effective liaison and coordination between the Deputy Mayor, the Environment team, the wider Mayor’s Office and other GLA policy areas, so that advice to the Deputy Mayor is coherent, well-judged, timely and aligned with the Mayor’s priorities.

3. To represent the Deputy Mayor, on relevant policy matters within the GLA, GLA Group and with external bodies as required.

4. To provide a steer to teams within the GLA on Mayoral priorities and messaging, working with fellow Senior Advisers to ensure Mayoral policy is coordinated and effectively delivered.

What your day will look like

• Act as a primary liaison between the Environment Directorate, the wider Mayor’s Office, and other GLA teams, ensuring effective coordination and clear communication.

• Work as part of the Mayor’s Policy and Delivery Unit and with other colleagues in the Mayor’s Office to ensure the co-ordinated and effective delivery of the Mayor’s agenda.

• Commission, challenge and quality-assure advice, briefings and submissions from policy teams to ensure they are robust, well-evidenced and decision-ready.

• Provide broad policy and high-level strategic advice to the Deputy Mayor(s) in areas covered by their brief.

• Monitor relevant policy developments to co-ordinate the input and response of the Deputy Mayor and ensure the Mayoralty can exploit opportunities and is aware of risks.

• Work closely with the Assistant Director for Environment (AD for Environment) as a key professional contact, ensuring alignment between political priorities and policy delivery.

• Project management on behalf of the Deputy Mayor including projects that span different teams and areas of work in the GLA.

• Support the effective running of the Deputy Mayor’s office, including working with the Executive Assistant to ensure effective diary and inbox management.

• Contribute to, and draft as necessary reports, briefings, presentations, speeches and statements for the Deputy Mayor.

• Support the Deputy Mayor in preparing for meetings, public engagements, media opportunities and internal decision-making forums.

• Deputise for the Deputy Mayor as appropriate in internal and external forums to ensure the Mayor’s position and influence is fully recognised and applied to ensure the best outcomes for London.

• Support the Deputy Mayor to build relationships with key stakeholders to promote the Mayor’s priorities and to foster effective partnership working to deliver those priorities.

• Realise the benefits of London’s diversity by promoting and enabling equality of opportunities, and promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London’s communities.
• Realise the benefits of a flexible approach to work in undertaking the duties and responsibilities of this job, and participating in multi-disciplinary cross-department and cross-organisational groups and project teams.

Skills, knowledge and experience

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Excellent judgement, political sensitivity and the ability to provide concise, authoritative advice to a senior politician
• Ability to oversee and support project and programme delivery to achieve successful outcomes
• Significant experience of strategic working in a sensitive political environment
• Experience of engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and partners to secure strategic alignment
• Experience of strategy and programme development
• Excellent written communication skills

The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA Competency Framework

This role is based at City Hall, Royal Docks (Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE).

How to apply

If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:

• Up to date CV
• Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the skills, knowledge and experience outlined above in the advert.

Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the ‘CV and Cover Letters’ section’ of the form, ensuring you address the skills, knowledge and experience  in your Personal Statement.

Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., “CV – applicant name - 012345)

As part of GLA’s continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination. 

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

If you have questions about the role

If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager would be happy to speak to you. Please contact them at Natan Doron Natan.Doron@london.gov.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the glaopdcrecruitment@tfl.gov.uk who support the GLA with recruitment.

Is this role eligible for sponsorship?

This role DOES NOT meet the criteria for sponsorship for external candidates. It may meet the criteria for sponsorship for some internal candidates, in limited circumstances. Please contact the hiring manager if you wish to discuss this further.

Assessment process

Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview/assessment.

The interview/assessment date is: to be confirmed.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share. 

Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.

Benefits

GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.

In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.

Additional Information

Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening. 

More Support

If you have a disability which makes submitting an online application form difficult, please contact resourcingteam@london.gov.uk.