Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, York About the job Job summary The Competition Team promotes and protects competition in rail markets across the value chain. We do this through the exercise of competition powers and policy tools. Job description This role is crucial for leading and ensuring the effective performance of ORRs Competition Team, considering the unique characteristics of rail markets. The primary focus will be to lead on market studies, competition cases and competition policy development. 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: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Demonstrate subject matter expertise in competition policy and its interrelationship with economic and other types of sector specific regulation. Able to analyse complex and voluminous evidence and materials to present clear advice on effective regulatory decisions. Benefits A Civil Service Pension with an average 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 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 Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. 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 the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Grahame Horgan Email : grahame.horganorr.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : hr.recruitmentorr.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: hr.recruitmentorr.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/recruitment-complaints/ Attachments ORR Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1691kB) Job description - Principal Manager Competition Opens in new window (docx, 130kB) Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail