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

Department for International Trade

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £31,443 - £36,624

National: £31,443 £33,097; London: £35,008 £36,624
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DIT
Trading Systems: Other
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Darlington, LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

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

Our aim is to promote British trade and investment across the world which is vital for the prosperity of the UK.

The Department brings together policy, promotion, and financial expertise to break down barriers to trade and investment in markets across the world to help businesses succeed.

In the aftermath of the illegal attack on Ukraine by the Russian government, the Department established a permanent Trade Sanctions team, based in Trading Systems Group, to lead on coordinating legislative packages to sanction trade with Russia.

The response to the crisis has placed significant additional pressure and novel requirements on our sanctions system, and we now have a larger, higher profile body of work with far greater operational requirements.

Job description:

Supporting the introduction of a new Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP) regime to address breaches of trade sanctions.
Assisting with the preparation of secondary legislation on the CMP regime and drafting associated documents including explanatory and analysis documents.
Preparing correspondence, PQs and briefing on lead policy areas.

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

Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to develop good quality working relationships, both within the department and outside.
The ability to work flexibly within a small team and support others as needed to respond to pinch points and pressures to achieve common goals.
A flexible outlook and approach, with the ability to pick up new briefs and concepts quickly.
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, and acting to reassess workloads and priorities when required.
Proven ability to deliver high quality results under pressure and at pace.
Must have or be willing to obtain SC to be eligible for the role.

Desirable criteria

Awareness of policy development processes including the legislative process.
Experience or understanding of trade sanctions.

Person specification
You will be comfortable working at a fast pace and working with ambiguity.

You will display resilience when faced with conflicting priorities and will be able to use your initiative to make decisions when required.

You will develop an understanding of how your work will align with the broader strategic goal, and how it will contribute to achieve this.

You will be an articulate communicator who enjoys building effective working relationships with key stakeholders and senior colleagues.

You will be able to adapt your delivery to suit your audience and will be confident delivering key information, both verbally and in writing.

Behaviours:

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

Working Together
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace

Benefits:

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%

Things you need to know

Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.

Sift will take place week commencing 29/05/2023

Interviews will take place week commencing 12/06/2023

Please align your CV with previous skills and experience. Equivalent to 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 on the minimum of the pay band.

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