Senior Policy Adviser - London, United Kingdom - Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade

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2 weeks ago

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- £38,052 - £45,354

National; £38,052 £41,912 London; £41,553 £45,354
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DIT
Trade Negotiations: Trade Policy A
Type of role:
International Trade
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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Darlington, LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

This is an exciting time to join the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

The newly created department oversees the domestic business environment, breaks down international barriers to trade and investment, and helps boost economic growth by ensuring the UK is a country where businesses can thrive.

We are recruiting for Senior Policy Advisers in the Competition and Goods Policy Team within the Trade Negotiations Group.

The Trade Negotiations Group is responsible for negotiating and implementing the UK's trade agreements with partner countries from across the globe to support the growth of UK businesses internationally.

The Group has over 700 people, expert in diverse technical areas of trade policy and negotiations and is at the cutting edge of delivering the UK's trade negotiation objectives.

The Competition and Goods Policy Team aims to be an inclusive and diverse group of people, who work on challenging and high-profile issues but in a supportive and learning environment and who adopt flexible policies to accommodate a wide range of personal situations.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and diligent policy lead in the Competition and Goods Team for this fast-paced, high-profile area, supporting Departmental priorities to secure and implement world class free trade agreements (FTAs).

You will lead work on policy development, engagement and implementing the UK's suite of FTAs, as well as providing support to FTA negotiations.

Our team is vibrant, hardworking and collaborative. We pay special attention to providing training and support needed to allow individuals to excel.

We recognise the importance of professional and personal growth and will encourage you to develop your skills and trade knowledge.

Please note:

This role sits within the new Department for Business and Trade, which was created in February 2023 following the merger of the former Department for International Trade (DIT) with the business-focused teams from the former Department for Business, Industrial Strategy and Energy (BEIS).

Any references to the Department for International Trade on the Government Recruitment System and will soon be updated to refer to the Department for Business and Trade.

Job description:

This position is a high-profile and stretching role for an SEO supporting DBT to negotiate and implement FTAs.

They will be supported in doing this by their G7 line manager, colleagues in our expert and specialised team as well as by country, analytical, legal and sectoral experts in the wider Department.

Key responsibilities for this role include:1.

International FTA Negotiations and Implementation - You will be expected to represent the Department in technical committees with partner countries that oversee the successful implementation of the UK's FTAs.

For live negotiations, you will play an active role inside and outside the negotiating room, supporting development of a negotiating strategy; assessing partners' negotiating positions; and advising the Chief Negotiator team on Goods Market Access issues.

Policy Development - You will work closely with colleagues and the Negotiation Lead, as well as with Other Government Departments, to develop trade policy and UK negotiating positions (in bilateral and multilateral fora) that are consistent with the UK's domestic and international priorities, making recommendations that draw on expertise from analysts, legal colleagues, Other Government Departments, Overseas Posts, other policy teams and businesses to ensure the policy positions are in the best interest for the UK.

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Working with other Government departments - These roles involve significant collaboration across Government.

You will develop strong working relationships across Government to help ensure there is a clear understanding of departmental objectives and priorities, seeking to establish strong relationships and a united approach in the development of UK positions.

Stakeholder Engagement - You will assist in organisation of the team's stakeholder engagement with businesses and interested persons on matters relating to goods market access, ensuring that they can input into policy making and DBT is providing comprehensive updates on the UK's progress in ongoing negotiations.

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Cross-cutting responsibilities - You will influence wider HMG workstreams on goods market access, tracking areas o