Professions Delivery Officer - Darlington, United Kingdom - Department of International Trade

Department of International Trade

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Darlington, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

The Professions team is a small, but vital team, that works across the whole of the Department to promote and deliver against Government professions.

Government professions are schemes to support the development of Civil Servants in a particular area of expertise - i.e. policy, analysis and trade to name a few.

In DIT, we work closely with the cross-Government International Trade Profession and the Policy Profession so that DIT staff have access to tailored learning and development in their chosen area of professional expertise.

In this role, you will be the day-to-day lead for the International Trade Profession in DIT. The International Trade Profession delivers content that supports the development of skills, experience, and expertise in trade.

It also provides a career anchor for all those working in trade, so that they can become experienced trade professionals.

More information on the International Trade Profession can be found on the Government website.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to work across the department, with policy, corporate and strategy stakeholders to help shape the international trade profession agenda in DIT.

You will be joining a supportive, energetic, and collaborative team. We are committed to learning and development and we will support you to build your trade expertise.

For this role, the Department will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. Please note we are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.

Job description

Develop and manage a network of contacts across the department who are engaged in the profession.
Manage profession membership numbers and internal communications, including use of SharePoint to deliver content.
Work with your networks to strategise and organise events and seminars for trade professionals.
Manage monthly reporting into senior stakeholders, assessing progress against the team workplan and strategy, and working closely with the team lead and senior stakeholders to overcome delivery challenges.
Communicating DIT views to the crossGovernment leads and influencing them to support our ideas.
Be inclusive when developing engagement plans so that trade professionals working overseas and in all regions of the UK can access professional learning.
Be a positive force in promoting the International Trade Profession across the department, including working with crossGovernment leads to deliver learning and events.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.

Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Most DIT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in an office, on average.

If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London salary.

DIT will cover travel costs/expenses to any office which is not your usual office location in line with departmental expenses policy.

DIT will not cover commuting costs to your agreed office location.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Experience of working with stakeholders from different teams or organisations, building positive working relationships.
Selfmotivation, with the ability to manage and prioritise personal workload and take forward routine work and small projects independently.
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) with stakeholders, and to tailor the method of communication to the target audience.
Planning and organisation skills, to manage competing priorities and multiple strands of work for senior stakeholders.
Experience of working both independently and as part of a team towards shared goals, taking into account diverse perspectives.

Desirable Criteria
Experience in planning or project managing events would be useful for some aspects of the role.

Personal Attributes & Skills

DIT's International Trade Support Team are looking for a positive, engaged, and motivated applicant, with a desire to support the professional development of UK's trade professionals.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate their ability to self-start and deliver discreet projects as well as being team player with a strong customer focus.

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

Managing a Quality Service
Changing and Improving
Working Together
Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pensionwith an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Further Information

Reasonable Adjustment

Vetting Requirements
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