Business Engagement Advisor - Belfast, United Kingdom - Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office

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Belfast, United Kingdom

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- £37,683 - £41,506
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This position is based at MOJ NIO Erskine House, BT1 4GFAbout the job

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Job description:

Department - Northern Ireland Office
Post Vacant - Business Engagement Advisor
Location - Belfast
Occasional Travel to other office locations will be required.
Duration - Permanent
(Salary scale:
National £37,683 - £41,506)
Closing Date - 31/1/2023

Who we are

Inclusion and diversity

The Northern Ireland Office strives to be an inclusive employer and is recognised by its staff and externally as being an employer where Diversity and Inclusion are valued.

We hold a Diversity & Inclusion Charter Mark and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader organisation

In March 2018 we won the award for Best Employer for Diversity & Equality in Northern Ireland (small employer category) in a Gala Award ceremony hosted by Legal-Island, a multi-award winning workplace compliance company based in Northern Ireland.

We have an active D&I network supporting colleagues through D&I Advocates, championed by our Directors.

We want all our people to feel valued for who they are and we are confident that you will find the NIO a warm, welcoming and inclusive place to work.

What we do

Background

The Northern Ireland Office represents Northern Ireland interests at a UK Government level and UK Government interests in Northern Ireland.

We have a wide range of responsibilities, including:

underpinning political stability in Northern Ireland; overseeing the Northern Ireland devolution settlement; leading on national security policy in Northern Ireland; addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland's past; delivering elections and constitutional reform in Northern Ireland; playing a key role in rebalancing the NI economy; representing NI interests, including on the border with Ireland,following the exit from the EU.

Our small size and diverse portfolio create a stimulating, fast-paced and challenging working environment, with regular engagement with a range of Ministers and senior officials.

We support flexible working and have a modern, flexible IT system which helps enable this.

About the role:

This is a challenging and demanding, but highly rewarding role.

As Business Engagement Adviser you will sit at the heart of the Northern Ireland Office in the External Relations and Communications Directorate.

You will work closely with Private Offices and policy teams across the department, as well as other government departments, on a range of priorities.

This includes, but is not limited to, working closely with teams whose responsibilities are the Economy, Protocol, Trade & Investment and the 25th anniversary of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement.

As part of the role you will also have to build and maintain relationships across the Northern Ireland business community acting as a key point of contact for the department.

In undertaking this role you will need to coordinate with the department's policy leads as well as colleagues in BEIS, DIT, DfT and DLUHC who also engage across the NI business community.

It will be important to ensure clear and consistent messaging across all discussions.

This role will not only involve direct business engagement but you will also be responsible for supporting the Head of Business Engagement to set the strategic direction of the department's Ministerial Engagement with the business community and umbrella organisations, working closely with policy leads across the department as we seek to make Northern Ireland more prosperous.

You will also lead the planning and delivery of on the ground visits/engagements for the Northern Ireland Office Ministerial Team, senior officials, and Ministers from other government departments.

The 25th anniversary of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement takes place on 10 April 2023.

This role will be responsible for supporting the prosperity-themed events and announcements taking place throughout the year to mark the occasion.

This includes a Trade and Investment event being delivered by the Department for International Trade, as announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement.

Duties and responsibilities:

The main responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
The post is part of the NIO's External Relations and Communications Directorate. The Directorate has a broad range of responsibilities which include the strategic planning and delivery of Ministerial engagements, visit programmes for royal visits and visiting VVIPs, and major public events as well as delivering all the departments proactive and reactive communication activity including across ou