National Strategic Traffic Management Office Manager

Job summary

Are you passionate about using data, intelligence, and technology to improve public safety and deliver better enforcement outcomes?

Do you thrive on building influential partnerships with senior stakeholders across government, law enforcement, and regulatory organisations to drive strategic change?

Are you ready to lead innovation, shape the future of intelligence-led enforcement, and play a key role in transforming how DVSA targets non-compliance across Great Britain?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Enforcement Directorate plays a key role in improving road safety and ensuring compliance across Great Britain. The Strategic Traffic Management Office (STMO) leads DVSA’s connection to the National ANPR Service (NAS), using data and intelligence to support effective enforcement activity. Working with partners including the Home Office, police forces, HMRC, DVLA and other law enforcement agencies, the team develops innovative targeting capabilities that support roadside enforcement, MOT compliance, operator licensing, and fraud investigations. STMO is at the forefront of enforcement transformation, combining technology, intelligence, and partnership working to deliver better outcomes for road safety and regulatory compliance.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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Job description

This is a challenging and high-profile role at the forefront of enforcement technology and innovation. You will lead the development and implementation of ANPR capabilities, working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with data privacy requirements and support significant business change. Drawing on your enforcement experience and knowledge of intelligence processes, you will translate emerging technology into practical enforcement solutions, helping to strengthen DVSA’s targeting capability and improve operational effectiveness across a range of enforcement activities.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Lead a small team including the STMO on establishing the capability of NAS. This is exploring the “art of the possible” with this powerful tool.
• A key member of the enforcement transformation team development of new products to enhance existing ways of working. Identify and build new enforcement products for example enabling remote enforcement in schemes.
• Refresh of DVSA staff use of ANPR system. Lead on change management for improved utilisation of ANPR to support NAS and wider DVSA use.
• The post will represent DVSA with key stakeholders at a high-level including Home Office, 44 Police Forces, other Law Enforcement agencies (HMRC, Border Force, DWP etc) and non-enforcement key stakeholders (HE, TfL, DfT etc)

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Lead a small team including the STMO on establishing the capability of NAS. This is exploring the “art of the possible” with this powerful tool.
• A key member of the enforcement transformation team development of new products to enhance existing ways of working. Identify and build new enforcement products for example enabling remote enforcement in schemes.
• Refresh of DVSA staff use of ANPR system. Lead on change management for improved utilisation of ANPR to support NAS and wider DVSA use.
• The post will represent DVSA with key stakeholders at a high-level including Home Office, 44 Police Forces, other Law Enforcement agencies (HMRC, Border Force, DWP etc) and non-enforcement key stakeholders (HE, TfL, DfT etc).

If not already held the post holder will be required to undertake and obtain Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) security checks to Level 3 prior to taking up post.

Additional Information

Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service. Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP applies to all public facing roles / or a role that is primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles. All critical to the delivery of UK public services .

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

Occasional travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,241, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes

£12,816 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

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Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

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Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement

Stage 2: Interview

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Stage 1: Sift

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Experience – you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (1000-word count). Please provide evidence of your Experience of the following:

• Knowledge of DVSA’s ANPR system and the National ANPR Service.
• In depth knowledge of DVSA’s roadside and investigation enforcement activity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to draw logical conclusions and produce recommendations
• Excellent stakeholder management and communications skills including confidence to brief and represent DVSA at senior level with the ability to influence others through a range of techniques.

The sift will take place week commencing 25/08/2026

Stage 2: Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

• Behaviours – (Seeing the Big Picture, Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Leadership, Working Together, Managing a Quality Service)

The interviews will take place week commencing 09/09/2026

This interview will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site (opens in a new window).

Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change

Further information on the selection process

We will also hold a 12 -month reserve list for this role, which may lead to potential opportunities beyond the role you applied for. You can read more about our reserve lists here .

To meet the National Security Vetting requirements at this level you will need to have continuously resided in the UK 5 years. You can still be considered if you were posted abroad as part of your service with HM Forces/Government, taken a gap year and spent the year travelling.

To meet the Non-Police Personnel Vetting requirements, you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years. There are occasions when this can be waived e.g. applicants who have taken a gap year and spent the time travelling, served with HM Forces/Government overseas.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring th