We embrace diversity and celebrate our differences. Everyone is involved in making DfT an inclusive and great place to work. We actively promote a flexible approach to working whilst giving our staff opportunities to maximise their skills and achieve their full potential.
We are different people, one team.
Building an inclusive place to work
DfT is proudly committed to promoting and ensuring equality, valuing diversity and being an inclusive workplace. Our Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) strategy: “Different People, One Team” focuses primarily on what we can all do to build a truly inclusive workplace.
Different People, One Team focuses on five key points:
- we want to be one of the most inclusive departments in the Civil Service
- we want to better reflect local working populations in all grades, roles and professions – with a particular focus on senior roles where the gaps are greatest
- we want to attract, recognise and nurture diverse talent
- we want our staff networks to be amongst the best in the Civil Service and transport sector
- we want to make sure everyone in our organisations understands the importance of diversity and inclusion and how we all play a part in making it happen
You can read more about our diversity and inclusion strategy by clicking below.
What is diversity at DfT?
Diversity is how we recruit
Transport impacts everyone and we’re committed to increasing the representation of people from underrepresented groups in all grades, roles and professions to better reflect the people we serve.
To attract applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, we advertise DfT’s vacancies in publications and websites that most appeal to our underrepresented groups. We aim to use images and stories that demonstrate our inclusive environment, and we aim to ensure our text is accessible to all audiences. to appeal to the broadest possible range of candidates.
Within the Department for Transport there is a career path for everyone.
Diversity is removing barriers to career progression
Diversity is our future talent
We’re committed to helping those out of employment to develop skills that would be useful in the workplace.
We participate in the Going Forward into Employment (GFIE) scheme which is a government wide scheme aimed at providing life chances for people through the provision of opportunities in the civil service. These schemes use innovative approaches to recruit people from a wide range of backgrounds into the Civil Service.
Diversity is doing the job, regardless of circumstance
We are improving our building facilities and technology and creating a culture where people see the ability to work flexibly as the norm. Wherever possible, we offer flexible and variable working hours to help our staff have a healthy work/life balance. Many of the jobs are offered as part-time or job share, and working hours can often be varied to suit personal circumstances.
Each of DfT five executive agencies has a different approach to flexible working, so we encourage you to look at each agency’s individual offering on their designated pages.
Diversity is a job to be proud of
To us, diversity means a place of work where our employees can feel comfortable, supported and empowered to be the best version of themselves. We want each person working for DfT to feel you’re in a workplace where you belong, in a role where you know you’re making a difference to the lives of the British public.
We’re always listening, learning and getting better
While we’ve made significant progress in the past years, we’re never standing still or satisfied with our achievements when it comes to improving our working environment. We’re keen for our people to share their insights into their employee experience so we can listen, learn and continually improve.