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Head of Road Safety Policy

Welsh Assembly Government Communication Centre Home
Wales

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£61,098 - £73,057 a year
6 days ago

Qualifications

Welsh

Full job description

ID 3838

The Welsh Government operates name-free recruitment. The recruiting panel will not see personal information such as a candidate’s name and address during the sifting process. This policy is in line with our commitment to end bias and promote equality and diversity.

Vacancy details

Vacancy title

Head of Road Safety Policy

Closing date

11/06/2026, 16:00

Advertising basis

Permanent

Actual starting salary

A starting salary of £61,098 will be offered to the successful candidate

Salary range or pay band

Grade 7 £61,098 to £73,057

Allowances

Work pattern

Full time (applications are welcome from people who work part time, as part of a job share or who work full time)

Group

Economy, Energy and Transport

Directorate

Transport and Digital Connectivity

Branch

Active Travel, Blue Badge and Road Safety

Location (s)

Pan Wales

‘Pan Wales’ means the post holder can be based in any Welsh Government office, subject to business needs. Roles based outside Wales, including London, are not available unless explicitly stated in the advert.

A list of the Welsh Government’s offices can be found on www.gov.wales/welsh-government-offices. Please note it may not always be possible to accommodate a preference for a specific office location.

The post holder’s travel from their home to their assigned Welsh Government office is considered their ‘ordinary commute’ and must be done in their own time and at their own cost.

Purpose of post

Transport is a key enabling function, experienced by everybody and central to the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of Wales.

The Transport and Digital Connectivity Directorate leads on many high profile Government commitments across 6 divisions and 150 people, leading on policy, finance, planning, and delivery – as well as a wide portfolio of capital projects with an annual budget of around £1.4bn to deliver these functions, (one of the largest for any Directorate outside of health).

This is a key role in the Directorate, where activity is subject to significant scrutiny. The post holder will be responsible for working closely with Ministers and senior management teams and will be expected to be the expert lead in their policy area to develop, deliver and implement road safety and blue badge policies and lead on Welsh aspects of non-devolved related areas.

The area generates a significant amount of external interest: the post holders will support the SEO/HEOs in their area to manage correspondence, media enquiries, support ministerial meetings and manage key stakeholder relationships. They will also be responsible for management of key functions including policy and strategy, delivery of support structures, research and analysis as well as team matrix-management.

The post holder will lead a programme of work focusing on road safety and other aspects of roads policy, both in WG and work of WG funded staff based in the Welsh Local Government Association. They will be leading on risk management and working closely with policy and senior officials to support timely delivery of key work.

You will also work closely with the Strategic Road Network Division and in particular the Road Safety Delivery team to ensure full alignment between policy and trunk road delivery, maintaining a strong two‑way relationship where policy direction informs programmes of work on the Strategic Road Network, and operational delivery insights from the programmes of work on the trunk road actively shape future policy development.

Key tasks

What You Will Be Doing?

You will lead the Road Safety and Blue Badge teams in WG, whose functions include leading on road safety policy development and implementation, supporting local authorities to fulfil their road safety duties and supporting blue badge scheme delivery.

Policy Development and implementation

Leading the delivery of the new Road Safety Partnership Plan
Take forward recommendations arising from Senedd Committees and the review of the Blue Badge scheme.
Leading on policy implementation and development relating to parking, the digitisation of Traffic Regulation Orders, and Autonomous Vehicles.
Liaison with the UK Government and its agencies on non-devolved areas, including traffic offences, driver and vehicle licensing, vehicle regulations, micromobility, automated vehicles.
Prepare and engage on changes to secondary legislation, as required
Provide policy and technical advice to Ministers, Senior officials, the Road Safety Partnership Board and its sub-groups
Work with evidence leads in WG and TfW on strengthening the monitoring and evaluation of road safety schemes and interventions as well as the development indicators and targets and, as well as improved reporting.

Funding oversight

Oversee the allocation of funding for road safety and unadopted roads schemes to local authorities as part of the Regional Transport Fund.
Oversee funding for third sector delivery partners.
Negotiate funding parameters for camera enforcement and complementary initiatives with GoSafe and police forces as key partners and manage the grant funding relationship.
Lead on procurement of external contracts to support our work and new grants, as required.

Stakeholder and Cross-Government Engagement and Communication

Provide strategic oversight to stakeholder relationships with third sector and other delivery partners, including Emergency Services, Public Health Wales, Local Authorities and Corporate Joint Committees, WLGA, & RoSPA.
Represent Welsh Government in UK-wide and international road safety forums, ensuring road safety policy in Wales shapes and is informed by national and international best practice.
Build effective relationships with the Head of Road Safety Delivery in Strategic Road Network Division to ensure alignment between policy and operational delivery.
Lead engagement with professionals and academics working in the sector
Engagement with internal and external stakeholders to support integration of transport policies and programmes; leading on cross-departmental engagement and collaboration on cross-cutting objectives and programmes
Support cross-cutting divisional and departmental work as required
Work closely with and advise the communications team and press office on all policy and technical issues covered by the post

Leadership

Provide leadership and development for the road safety and blue badge function, ensuring sustainable workloads and high professional standards.

Development opportunities

The post holder leads the road safety team of four and the two strong blue badge team. They will work closely with the active travel team in the same branch, as well as other teams in the Integrated Local Transport, the Transport Policy and Strategy and the Strategic Road Network divisions. The post holder, alongside the G7 for Active Travel, will work closely with and deputise for the head of branch. The role presents opportunities to be involved in new policy development and offers opportunities to work on secondary legislation and oversee budgets.

The role offers opportunities to support and interact with Ministers and to develop extensive stakeholder networks. These include the Road Safety Partnership Board, RoSPA, GoSafe, Emergency Services, local authorities, Corporate Joint Committees and Transport for Wales, as well as working with colleagues in UK government and its agencies and the other Devolved Administrations.

The post holder will line manage one SEO and two HEO posts. There is a further HEO as well as two TS posts, with the latter also supporting the Active Travel team.

Beyond that, the post holder will be encouraged to be involved in corporate activities as part of our ambitions to be a Directorate that continuously improves and innovates.

Other vacancy related information

Pre-sift

In the event of many applications, an initial sift will be conducted against the lead assessment criterion: 2. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for this opportunity. Any candidate who is successful in being offered a reserve status, will remain on the reserve list for 12 months.

In the event of two or more candidates having the same total score, the following list will be used to determine a merit order/which candidate will be appointed. Weighting the criteria - which candidate had the highest score for Experience 2, Experience 1, Seeing the Big Picture, Delivering at Pace, Working Together

Professional Requirements

You will be a member of a relevant professional institution, such as the ICE, CHIT, or IHE and be working towards becoming a Chartered or an Incorporated Engineer. A thorough understanding of safe system principles and experience in road safety is essential.

Travel Requirements

This is a pan-Wales role and can be based at any Welsh Government office. The successful candidate will be expected to attend their nearest office regularly, typically at least two days per week.

The role requires occasional travel across Wales to attend meetings and undertake site visits. These should usually be made by public transport in so far as possible. Occasional overnight stays may be necessary.

Presentation

A presentation on experience criterion 2 will be required at Interview stage. More information will be provided in the invitations to that stage.

CVs will not be scored but will be used by the panel to gain a fuller understanding of your experience and employment history.

Vetting level

Basic

Number of posts

Contact point for further information regarding the post

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