Policy Advisor, Chemicals Sector

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Full time

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

- 258147**Salary**:

- £31,120 - £37,260- National: £31,120 - £33,085 London: £34,410 - £37,260**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- BEIS - Business Sectors - Infrastructure and Materials**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

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

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Our Mission**

At BEIS, we are leading the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission

We lead on the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.

**Our Inclusive Environment**

We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

**Job description**:
The role

The role has responsibility for developing policies and initiatives to support the chemicals sector and for ensuring that cross-cutting policies take account of impacts on the chemicals industry, its prospects and future opportunities.

The role covers a variety of policy areas which impact the chemicals sector including energy, security and resilience. It will be working at the intersection of chemicals with other key manufacturing and Critical National Infrastructure sectors.

The role will also involve aspects of policy development, information research and presentation and engagement with stakeholders which could include other government departments and big players in the industry.

There are excellent opportunities for developing your understanding both of the sector and of government via site visits, frequent contact with businesses and regular ministerial engagement.

This is an exciting, fast-paced and varied role within a friendly and supportive team. There are excellent opportunities to display and develop skills in policy development, stakeholder engagement and working with Ministers and senior officials across government.

Our Team

Businesses are at the heart of the economy and our department’s priorities. Our aim is to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business. This post sits within the Chemicals and Critical Minerals team in Industry Directorate. As a team we are responsible for ensuring that these industries remain resilient, internationally competitive, create jobs, decarbonise, transition, build skills, continue to invest and grow economic wealth. We champion UK manufacturing, increased efficiency and commercial exploitation of the best of UK science and research. The UK's future trading relationships are vital, and we work closely with the chemicals industry to understand their priorities, seek their input on government policy and influence other government departments to promote positive outcomes for our sectors.

BEIS is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting equality and valuing diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

**Person specification**:

- Responsibilities are wide ranging and cover a number of interesting policy areas impacting the chemicals sector. They are likely to include the following:
- Work with teams within BEIS and across government on exciting issues including energy and cyber security, long term resilience, decarbonisation, emergency planning and industry engagement;
- Work with businesses on the supply of key chemicals to Critical National Infrastructure sectors;
- Develop our understanding of the resilience of the chemicals sector to various disruptive challenges and working with relevant stakeholders to develop mitigations;
- Draft briefing and correspondence for senior officials and ministers including Parliamentary Questions and replies to ministerial correspondence;
- Work closely and build relationships with a range of teams across BEI

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