Deputy Director

3 weeks ago

Salford, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

We are a multidisciplinary unit in DBT that applies analytical, policy and strategy expertise to long-term strategic issues facing the department, with a particular focus on climate strategy.

Our scope is twofold: ​

A broad focus on the future � identifying, and building an evidence base around, the trends and disruptors that could affect both the global economy and the UK over the next 20 years and advising DBT seniors on how best to respond. ​A specific focus on climate change and the environment � taking the lead on the development and oversight of DBT�s strategy toward climate change and scanning the horizon for new environment policy issues that pose risks or offer opportunities for the Department to show leadership.​

The unit is part of the Global Futures Directorate (GFD), led by the Chief Scientific Advisor, which sits within the �strategic centre� of the department and works to ensure that DBT�s strategic decision-making is underpinned by a clear-eyed view of the future. That includes specific responsibility to lead and cohere DBT�s approach to long-term government priorities around science, technology and climate change, and a broader responsibility for strengthening DBT�s long-term evidence base and building scenario analysis, stress-testing and horizon scanning capacity.

Job description

This is a central role running DBT�s Future Unit and Green Strategy Team. You will report to the Department�s Chief Scientific Advisor and work closely with it�s Strategy Director to help ensure DBT�s strategic decisions are underpinned by a clear-eyed view of the future; and to drive positive change on HMG policy on longer-term issues that affect the UK economy, particularly around climate change. As Deputy Director, you will be an active member of both the Global Futures Directorate and Ministerial Strategy Directorate�s leadership teams.

Key responsibilities include: ​

Leadership: You will provide strategic direction and effective leadership of a diverse team of 15 economists, strategists and policy specialists. You will be adept at managing an evolving portfolio of work and providing clarity to your team amid uncertainty. You will be responsible for generating and overseeing a pipeline of original research and making sure your team�s limited resources are deployed to maximum strategic effect. Thought leadership as well as people leadership are needed in equal measure. ​Futures Analysis and Foresight: You will embed a long-term perspective across the Department. That will include ensuring a steady stream of high-quality analytical outputs to build out the department�s long-term evidence base and delivering an effective central scenario analysis, stress-testing and horizon scanning capability. You will also oversee development and maintenance of the team�s economic forecasting and scenario modelling capability.​Climate Change: You will oversee DBT's Green Strategy team helping to drive work across the Department and steer your team to pro-actively fill gaps in strategic thinking and policy development. This will involve working closely with colleagues both within DBT and across Whitehall to manage the Department�s equities and safeguard the Department�s external reputation on green issues. ​Strategy development and communications: Support the development of DBT�s economic growth strategy, including by drawing in futures thinking to inform all aspects of DBT strategy work, and leading work on discrete strategy modules ( on the department�s approach to net zero or the emerging technologies agendas). Support Ministers and Executive Committee (ExCo) with strategic thinking and strategic comms around the long term, including helping to develop DBT�s economic growth and green narrative.

Person specification

Ability to lead, shape, prioritise and integrate a complex programme of strategy and policy projects with multiple stakeholders, competing objectives and frequent reprioritization of effort and resources. ​Exceptional and inclusive leadership � supporting, motivating, and developing a diverse and empowered team to deliver brilliant service, with a strong track record of building capability and creating a work culture that prioritises development, learning and career progression of your staff. ​Expertise in leading complex strategy and policy work � deploying a futures and scenario-based perspective � that successfully unlocks debate and decisions from the most senior decision makers and stakeholders including via public facing products on sensitive and complex issues.​Exceptional collaboration, influencing and relationship skills at all levels; partnership working to deliver outcomes across and between organisations ; and a proven track record of proactively leveraging insight from outside of your organisation ​Experience in working with and deploying innovative and wide-ranging analysis in anchoring policy and strategy work

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �75,000, Department for Business and Trade contributes �20,250 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA with an average employer contribution of 27%

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