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About the Role

As the Corporate Sponsor, you will lead on ensuring efficient ways of working across the Sponsorship and Shareholder Relations Directorate. You will provide clear advice on Development Agreement (DA) and Framework Document (FD) requirements to colleagues and the wider HS2 Ltd business, establishing consistent processes for teams to follow. The role also supports cross-cutting issues interfacing with the Department for Transport (DfT), including costs, funding, and scope, and HS2 Ltd.'s input into DfT governance and external reviews.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of key work areas within the Sponsorship and Shareholder Relations Directorate.
Proactively build and maintain relationships with DfT and relevant HS2 Ltd colleagues.
Manage the HS2 Development Agreement (DA), acting as the single point of contact with the DfT Client Team to agree and oversee DA change instructions.
Provide guidance to colleagues on DA issues and ensure the DA remains fit for purpose.
Manage the HS2 Ltd Framework Document (FD), acting as the first point of contact with the DfT Shareholder Team on shareholder and corporate governance issues.
Provide guidance to colleagues on FD issues and lead for HS2 Ltd on FD updates.
Own the Requirements Management Framework to ensure effective management of HS2 Ltd’s consolidated set of top-level programme requirements.
Support the Head of Corporate and Delivery Sponsorship and the Sponsorship and Shareholder Relations Director on HS2 Ltd’s participation in DfT and wider Government governance meetings.
Be responsible for corporate sponsorship activities, including liaison with DfT on Parliamentary Reports and DfT requests for briefings and information.
Support the Head of Corporate and Delivery Sponsorship on cross-cutting issues with the Department for Transport (DfT).
Support the Sponsorship Senior Management Team to build capability and develop the Sponsorship team.
Coordinate HS2 Ltd’s input into external reviews of the programme and organisation.
Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work.
Support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

Requirements

Ability to build and manage relationships internally and externally.
Ability to work across virtual teams to achieve outcomes.
Ability to produce and present materials regarding complex issues to a variety of audiences.
Ability to identify and work through competing interests and conflicting priorities.
Ability to understand complex technical and political issues.
Ability to make decisions under conditions of uncertainty or ambiguity.
Knowledge of requirements management and change processes.
Knowledge of high-level governance and decision making.
Knowledge of policy, project or programme development or delivery.
Knowledge of the political and economic context for HS2.
Experience of working with others to achieve results.
Experience working in complex policy or project contexts.
Experience of working in an environment with a high degree of scrutiny.
Experience working in or with the public sector.
Must have the Right to Work in the UK.
Must not have certain types of time-bound visas.
Must complete pre-employment checks including Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
Application assessment is based solely on the CV.
CV will be anonymised and personal information removed during the first stage of the application review.

Skills

Relationship building and management
Virtual team collaboration
Complex issue presentation
Competing interest and priority management
Understanding complex technical and political issues
Decision making under uncertainty
Requirements management
Change processes
High-level governance
Decision making
Policy development
Project development
Programme development
Policy delivery
Project delivery
Programme delivery
Public sector experience
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Location

Work Type

Flexible working

Experience Level

Depending on skills and experience

Salary/Compensations

£66553 pa to £83191 pa
Flexible benefits fund of 20% paid on top base salary

Benefits

Flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable
Range of competitive benefits

About the Company

HS2 Ltd will be the UK’s new high speed rail network.
The new scheme will improve capacity, shorten journey times between Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.
HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent.
We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.
HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation.
Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

Equal Opportunity

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.
In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.