Head of Tariff Suspensions - London, United Kingdom - Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade
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2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £52,000 - £61,933
  • London: £55,365 £61,933 National: £52,000 £58,652
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Grade 7
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DBT
  • Trading System: Global Trade and Delivery
    Type of role:
  • International Trade
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


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Location

  • Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

Job summary:

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. There is an important leadership aspect to this role, including oversight for a team of 3-4 people.

You will work closely with HM Treasury who have joint policy ownership of this policy.


Job description:


  • Delivery of an annual tariff suspensions project with oversight of the planning, policy, legislation and implementation.
  • Leading relationships with His Majesty's Treasury, other government stakeholders, and with business.
  • Wider leadership on tariff policy, managing a portfolio beyond tariff suspensions and being able to respond and manage new pressures.
  • Leadership
and management of a team of 3-4 with wider leadership responsibilities as a member of the deputy directorate's extended Senior Management Team.


You will be comfortable delivering through others, empowering them to continue delivering high quality policy work and providing robust challenge where needed.

You will be an inclusive and supportive leader, nurturing your team to be the best they can be both collectively and individually, and to take pride in their work.


Hybrid Working
The role will be based in either Darlington, Birmingham, Cardiff, Salford, Edinburgh, Belfast or London.

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 DBT 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 weighting.


Person specification:


Essential Criteria

  • Managing and leading a team in a positive, engaging and inclusive manner.
  • Delivering work at pace and under pressure.
  • Confident using data and evidence to make sound policy decisions.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience of trade policy.

Personal Attributes & Skills
This role would be suitable for someone who enjoys balancing policy and strategy with an eye for technical detail. You will be overseeing a complex policy project that involves working with many different internal and external stakeholders.

Problem solving skills, with an ability to analyse a broad set of often incomplete data, will be key.

You will also need to be a strategic thinker, comfortable working with a wider team to develop clear and substantiated recommendations, including where there may be multiple options, that deliver on Ministerial objectives and departmental strategy.


You will be expected to support collaborative and innovative ways of working to ensure we provide an excellent level of service to colleagues and Ministers.


Behaviours:

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

  • Leadership
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Making Effective Decisions

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £52,000, Department for Business and Trade contributes £14,040 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.

Sift is expected to take place week commencing 11/09/2023

Interviews are expected to take place from week commencing 25/09/2023

Please align your CV with previous skills and experience. Maximum of 2 A4 pages.

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.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

New entrants are expected to join
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