Head of Director's Office - Darlington, United Kingdom - Department of International Trade

Department of International Trade
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Darlington, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership and strategic thinking skills, build your profile, and deliver against a broad range of the Prime Minister's strategic priorities?


The Department for International Trade (DIT) secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade.

Bilateral Trade Relations directorate (BTR) is responsible for a key part of this, leading all Government efforts to address bilateral market access barriers outside of live free trade agreement negotiations.

The scale of opportunity here is vast, with growing senior interest across Government.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) assesses that removing non-tariff barriers with just the G20 countries could add incredible £75 billion per year to UK exports.


We are looking for an aspiring and enthusiastic person - with a 'private office mindset' - to Head the BTR Director's Office.

BTR currently has 184 staff and a huge cross-cutting agenda.

Director BTR has to remain on top of current and emerging priorities to ensure BTR has the direction it needs to deliver tangible outcomes.

The role has plenty of scope to shape process, structures and policies.

Given the exposure to the full range of BTR policy-making and corporate priorities you will need to be able to ruthlessly prioritise, see the bigger picture, and be impeccably organised.


You would be responsible for:

  • Setting the direction of BTR Director's and direct management to a team of two.
  • Coordinating and overseeing BTR Director briefing & clearance process workflow, diary management, travel arrangements, inbox management and ensuring proactive commissioning and briefing is place for meetings, ruthless prioritisation; ensuring good order of information flow and rapid policy steers when required.
  • Ensuring BTR Director oversight of the BTR policy making process, guiding on when best to intervene/engage to both the Director and Directorate.
  • Lead for BTR Director communications internally and externally, including acting as a first point of contact with a range of senior stakeholders across Whitehall and externally.
  • Leading on the delivery of crosscutting corporate priorities, such as the 'People Plan. While ensuring that effective HR and Finance systems are in place within the team to monitor review and delivery. Overseeing 'Engagement Advocates', BTR Wellbeing Workstream and Social Committee.
  • Ensuring an effective corporate coordination rhythm across BTR by acting as Secretariat to corporate SLT meetings and monitoring delivery of corporate priorities.

Job description
This is an exciting role private office type role that would give the job holder profile and responsibility.

Working in a Directorate that is rapidly gaining profile in the Department and wider Government, in the UK and overseas.


This is a meaty SEO role that covers:
setting direction, engaging people, and ensuring delivery - across all teams in BTR.


Coordination:
_this is a busy office with a highly performing and in-demand Director. _No one day will be the same.

You will be expected to keep on top of emerging issues and priorities, translating these into action where required, routinely problem-solve using excellent judgement and demonstrate constant agility in acting as a bridge between the Director and BTR.



Including:

  • Overseeing BTR Director briefing & clearance process workflow.
  • Ruthless prioritisation and risk management.
  • Ensuring good order of information flow and rapid policy steers when required.
  • Ensuring robust processes are in place to oversee diary management, travel arrangements, inbox management and ensuring proactive commissioning and briefing is place for Director BTR's meetings.

Communication:
_you will lead for BTR Director communications internally and externally_


Including:

  • Acting as a first point of contact with a range of senior stakeholders across Whitehall and externally.
  • Leading on light touch internal communications plan.
  • Horizonscanning for internal/external communications opportunities and risks.
  • Regular liaison with the Press team.

Corporate/Business:
_Leading on the delivery of cross-cutting corporate priorities_,

Including:

  • Ensuring delivery of the 'People Plan' across BTR.
  • BTR Director docking point on business planning.
  • Ensuring effective HR and Finance systems are in place within the team to monitor review and delivery.
  • Overseeing 'Engagement Advocates', BTR Wellbeing Workstream and Social Committee.
  • Ensuring an effective corporate coordination rhythm across BTR by acting as Secretariat to corporate SLT meetings and monitoring delivery of corporate priorities.
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Leadership and Management:_ _You will ensure good order in the Director's Office with two direct reports who provide corporate and PA support to the BTR Director
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Including:

  • Ensuring the team works as one to support
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