Policy Advisor, Goods and Tariffs

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade Full time

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

- 343771**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 TSG - Global Trade & Delivery**Type of role**:

- International Trade
- Policy**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

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

**Job summary**:
This is a stretching role working on high-profile and technical trade policy issues. Individuals will need to work collaboratively across government and DBT; effectively building networks and relations alongside policy and trade expertise on tariffs.

The exact portfolio of the role will be determined with government priorities in mind, but could include:

- **Applied Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff policy - **Shaping and protecting the UK’s tariff policy which is an integral part of UK economic growth. This could also include balancing a range of domestic and international considerations as part of the Government’s work on tariff suspensions policy.
- **Multilateral Strategy**- **Rooted at the WTO and concerning cross-cutting international trade policy and negotiations, this work involves leading on aspects of goods policy including environmental goods.
- **WTO - **Helping to establish the UK as a fully independent member of the WTO and developing approaches to help deliver the UK’s agenda in the WTO. Leading on engagement at the WTO to pursue and resolve trade barriers impacting UK businesses.

This role requires a team player who can effectively support the delivery of a programme of work with multiple work strands, continually building capability and understanding of tariff policy.

**Job description**:
The responsibilities of the role may include:

- Engaging internationally and with domestic stakeholders to gather evidence and delivering DBT positions and policy with confidence.
- Working collaboratively across government and build working networks to understand and craft well-evidenced policy positions to support wider HMG priorities.
- Drafting submissions and advice for senior officials and Ministers.

**Person specification**:
**Skills and experience**

**Essential criteria**
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate policy to a range of audiences.
- The ability to grasp complex issues, and use this to help develop policy.

**Desirable criteria**
- Knowledge or experience of trade policy.
- Experience of policy development or delivery.

**Personal attributes & skills**
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to persuade and influence others in a collaborative fashion, at different levels of seniority across government, including Ministers.
- Able to identify, evidence and analyse policy options to make sound judgements, drawing upon experts as appropriate.
- Be a team player with the ability to support work across the team to deliver team priorities.

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

- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together

**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 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, Strengths and Experience.Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.
- A **CV** setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Provide employment history that relates to the essential criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages.

**Reasonable Adjustments**

**Further Information**:

- A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences.
- Any move to the Department for Business and Trade from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments.
- The Department will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certif

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