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Assistant Director, Case Policy in Trade Disputes

3 months ago

Salford, United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade Full time

Job summary

This role sits within the Trade Disputes team which is part of Global Trade and Delivery directorate within Economic Security and Trade Relations Directorate General. A key priority for the directorate is to advance and defend the rules-based international trade order and the UK�s industrial/business, economic, geostrategic and geopolitical stakes within it. This role is central to that.

Our ethos and work

Ours is a high-performing, diverse, and collaborative team. We value and celebrate difference; encourage constructive challenge, promote individual wellbeing and invest in the career progression of all our colleagues.

Trade disputes are worth billions of pounds to the UK economy, can affect the full breadth of the UK�s domestic and international trade interests, are politically sensitive and regularly make headlines. The team�s recent successes include reaching a settlement with the EU over the Contract for Difference dispute, securing an end to the US (Section 232) tariffs on Steel and Aluminium and securing the settlement with the US over the longest running trade disputes involving large civil aviation aircrafts (Airbus-Boeing).

The team has a challenging and demanding agenda including helping to shape the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules-based trading system and a range of other trade partner interventions in which the UK has a strategic and economic interest. We are looking to fill the head of branch role which manages all WTO and FTA trade disputes the UK faces or might bring as well as the UK interests in disputes brought by other parties against each other.

The role will suit anyone able to deliver a demanding and high-profile brief, willing to embrace and resolve complex interactions of domestic, international trade and foreign policy; and inter & intra institutional policy tensions. The successful candidate will be empowered with a prime portfolio in crafting and steering the UK�s response to an increasingly fractured international trade and geopolitical landscape.

You will be flexible in supporting the team�s diverse and demanding portfolio and in return we will offer a key leadership role in the team and directorate with extensive visibility and influence across the expanded breadth of work within the department, and Whitehall; regular interaction with the department�s top leadership team (DGs, Second Permanent Secretary), and Ministers; and a platform to represent the UK and engage our international trade partners.

Job description

As the successful candidate, you will:

Have policy and strategic ownership of all UK trade disputes at the WTO, in all FTAs (except the TCA) and rest of the world trade agreement. �You will direct and manage the UK�s legacy, current and future interests in international trade dispute settlement, strategically and coherently building the UK�s role as an exemplar and champion of the Rules-Based International System;Lead, direct and motivate the high performing Case Policy branch of the team, which is responsible for leading any trade dispute that arises between the UK and international partners;Have significant exposure to, and secure the confidence of, seniors and Ministers. You will oversee, develop and provide competent advice to seniors, Second Permanent Secretary and Ministers/Secretary of State and confidently brief them as required;Collaborate with the FTA Disputes and Strategy & Reform Branches of the team to ensure policy coherence, bringing inspirational leadership and cohesion to the wider disputes team and portfolio as a whole;Collaborate with DBT legal and analysts to manage dispute risks in policies and develop dispute strategies � as well as managing the UK�s strategy as regards trade disputes between other trading partners at the WTO. You will be adept at understanding technical legal concepts and legal-heavy submissions and text; and converting analysis, insight and evidence into recommendations backed by sound judgement and nous. You will work with finance and commercial teams to ensure commercial and financial requirements and implications of disputes are understood and monitored;Build strong working relationships and work collaboratively with sector teams and cross-cutting teams in the merged department on current and emerging policies and how they relate to the UK�s international obligations;Lead and direct OGDs to manage risks and develop dispute strategies, working collaboratively to balance political ambition with dispute risk exposure; develop the UK�s offensive dispute potential, ensuring appropriate policy, engagement, handling and mitigations are in place; and� Respond creatively, often at pace, to emerging risks or new intelligence, manage competing priorities ensuring rapid strategies, responses and plans are in place.

Please note that this role involves international travel.

Person specification

Essential criteria

Strong strategic, political & geopolitical awareness, exceptional ability in leading teams, Ministers, seniors and OGDs through ambiguity and blockers including xDepartmental and x-Whitehall policy tensionsExceptional people and policy leadership experience, an empowering and motivating leader able to chart a new course for others and adapt to rapid or unexpected shifts in directionCredible in building & influencing relationships with Ministers, Special Advisers, top/senior leadership across organisational boundaries including industry groups; and confident in negotiations with international partnersDemonstrable, high-impact decision-making nous combined with calm judgment, initiative and resilience in a pressurised and pacy policy environment

Personal attributes and skills

Has strong personal resilience, presence; confident in delivery and able to defend own, team, departmental and UK positions�Enjoys a legal-heavy area of policy and a keen eye for technical detail�Enjoys policy-making in a broad swathe of agenda across Whitehall and embraces opportunities to confront and resolve competing priorities and complexityThrives in international settings and enjoys on-the-spot decision-making�Expands own and team�s boundaries, welcoming of stretch and accountability as part of their development and readiness for SCS; and has a strong desire and drive for team's continuous improvement.

Behaviours

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

Seeing the Big PictureLeadershipMaking Effective DecisionsCommunicating and InfluencingDelivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �64,432, Department for Business and Trade contributes �17,396 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%

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.