Senior Strategy Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £52,000 - £61,933
  • National: £52,000 £58,652, London:£55,365 £61,933
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Grade 7
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Type of role:
  • Policy
  • Strategy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Homeworking, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 2Contents
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  • Cardiff, Darlington, LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

UK businesses have faced a series of significant and unprecedented pressures in recent times. Examples include inflation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and labour shortages. The Business Group Strategy team was set up to respond to these acute economic challenges. We support a diverse mix of business sectors including steel, automotive, aerospace, hospitality, retail, construction, professional services.

The team coordinates responses to complex cross-cutting issues which are impacting a range of businesses.

Recent examples include overseeing management of climate change risks, getting business perspectives on skills shortages, and assessing the impacts of industrial action.

Our areas of work are often departmental priorities and as such can be high profile. The role will entail exposure to the highest levels of government and cross-Whitehall working. The role will be varied, and require being proactive taking an innovative approach to resolving challenges.

The team is at the heart of Business Group, in the newly formed Department of Business and Trade.

We are undergoing a period of transition and development, making it an exciting time for new colleagues to join, and shape the direction and culture of the team.


Job description:


  • Leading development of projects in policy areas which affect a broad range of businesses. Examples have included coordinating business inputs into energy support packages, and shaping departmental views on skills policy
  • Building relationships across government, to influence decision making around crosscutting issues facing businesses.
  • Rapidly responding to fast moving commissions, such as providing inputs into briefings, ministerial speeches, policy development, and presentations.
  • Managing the relationships with sector teams to identify emerging business and economic risks.
  • Supporting corporate activity for Business Group, including feeding into the departmental Outcome Delivery Plan, and supporting initiatives to develop the Group's ways of working, mission and vision.
  • Proactively identify upcoming issues which might affect businesses, and scoping deep dives into these topics, in order to ensure the team is on the leading edge of developments.
  • Line management of one Strategy Advisor.

Hybrid Working
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:


  • Experience of coordinating strategic projects for senior stakeholders
  • Experience at delivering on competing priorities at pace
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
You should take a structured approach, and be able to work independently to deliver the team's outputs. You should also proactively look for opportunities to improve the quality of the team's work.


The work is impacted by the current global situation and other issues so is likely to evolve over the coming months.

Therefore, the post-holder will need to be flexible and willing to pick up new pieces of work.


Behaviours:

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

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Working Together
  • Communicating and Influencing

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £52,000, Department for Business and Trade contributes £14,900 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.

The final sifting will take place w/c 16th August 2023

Interviews to be held w/c 21st August 2023

If successful and transferri
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