Tariff Policy Delivery Officer - Cardiff, United Kingdom - UK Civil Service

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    Job summary

    The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the UK�s governmental department responsible for international trade. Our Vision is to champion open and fair global trading that drives growth, creates better jobs and higher wages, and improves living standards in this country and around the world. The Department brings together policy and operational expertise to break down barriers to trade and investment in markets across the world.�

    The Tariff Policy Delivery team leads on delivering high-profile and business as usual UK trade and tariff policy. The team is vital to delivering the UK�s independent trade policy, working with policy and operational colleagues to ensure the UK�s trade policy is applied at the Border. This includes implementing tariff policy for all Free Trade Agreements, trade remedies, disputes, tariffs and suspensions. The team also work closely with DBT�s Digital team to support the development of the Tariff Application Platform (TAP) which is the UK�s database for holding all tariff policy data.�

    We are advertising for a permanent EO role in the team to support the operational delivery of HMG�s tariff policies. The successful candidate will need to support the team and help ensure the effective implementation of UK tariff policy.��

    If you do not currently work in an operational role or within the Civil Service but feel you have the transferable skills to succeed in this role, then please consider putting yourself forward�

    Job description

    The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:�

  • Managing the team�s shared mailbox, responding to stakeholder queries, including engaging with other government departments.�
  • Maintain and upkeep workflow and process guidance.�
  • Supporting the team with priority setting and work planning.��
  • Supporting the delivery of UK tariff policy onto the UK border systems.�
  • Developing strong and positive relations across DBT, Whitehall and with external stakeholders.�
  • Conducting audit work on the UK Tariff, working with and manipulating large pieces of data.��
  • Meeting governance, including taking minutes, collating and sharing agendas,�
  • General team administration�
  • Person specification

    Essential Criteria

  • Comfortable with delivering at pace and working in an environment which often has challenging deadlines�
  • Ability to manage multiple work streams and switch between them as priorities change and evolve.�
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team.�
  • Competence with MS Office products including MS Word and Excel.�
  • DBT has a comprehensive trade policy training and development programme which is available to all staff.�

    Desirable Criteria�

  • Evidence of building effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders both internal and external�
  • Attention to detail to produce high-quality and accurate work�
  • An interest in international trade and the internal workings of government
  • Behaviours

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

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Working Together
  • Benefits

    Alongside your salary of �27,329, Department for Business and Trade contributes �7,378 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities

    Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits.