Newsplanner

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 337310**Salary**:

- £32,858 - £38,272- National £32,858 - £34,586 London £36,583 - £38,272- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DBT - DG COO - Communications & Marketing**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing
- Press Relations**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want to work in one of the most interesting, varied and fast-paced departments in Whitehall, coordinating Government announcements that communicate some of the highest profile issues facing the country?

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is looking for a Newsplanner to join its mission to bring together business experts and world-class trade negotiators to support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country.

DBT’s new and revamped news planning team sits at the heart of press office, working with colleagues across the department and beyond, to coordinate media strategies.

The team process a range of announcements each week, liaising closely with communications teams, parliamentary colleagues, policy officials, Private Offices, arm’s-length bodies and stakeholders, to ensure the smooth running of Government business, placing news planning at the heart of Departmental decisions.

With a strategic lens, we bring the information together, and liaise with teams to ensure items are sequenced and coordinated to maximise their prominence. We lead on producing the weekly departmental grid and forward look to spot opportunities and risks, to ensure that plans are aligned with the department and Prime Minister’s priorities.

We discuss our upcoming announcements on a daily basis with No10 and meet with them each week, together with our cross-Whitehall colleagues, to pitch our items, help shape the news agenda, and align with the government’s top priorities and themes each week.

This is a chance to join a department breaking new ground as it tackles issues and takes opportunities all around the world.

**Job description**:
Key accountabilities of the role include:

- Work with colleagues across DBT and with our arm’s-length bodies to ensure announcements and external activities are submitted to the news planning team using the grid slot template, with all the necessary detail and by required deadlines.
- Keep the departmental two-week grid and forward look up-to-date through tracking parliamentary business, cross-Whitehall activity, upcoming statistics, and horizon scanning.
- Act as one of the main point of contacts with No10’s planning team, representing DBT at the weekly cross-Whitehall meeting at No10, and ensuring that our announcements are reflected and prominent within wider Government plans.
- Up-skill and challenge teams to provide accurate and high-quality information about their plans.
- You will report to the Senior Newsplanner who is responsible for the department’s forward planner and will support and oversee the weekly grids.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- You are a proactive, confident individual, with excellent organisational skills, to manage the department’s grid of upcoming announcements and support the Senior Newsplanner on the forward planner.
- You are someone with strong attention to detail, particularly when under pressure, and the ability to build good relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use Excel.
- You are an enthusiastic team player with a can-do attitude and excited by the opportunity to join a new revamped team and keen to bring your experience to help shape the role.

**Personal attributes and skills**
- You will be proactive and well-organised helping to shape the department’s announcements, able to analyse the risks and opportunities.
- You will be a team player who is keen to work with others to plan and communicate the UK’s business trade agenda home and abroad.

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

- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £32,858, Department for Business and Trade contributes £8,871 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusio