Deputy Head of External Affairs

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Department for International Trade Full time

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

- 274059**Salary**:

- £52,000 - £61,933- London: £55,365 - £61,933 National: £52,000 - £58,652**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DIT - COO: Communication and Marketing**Type of role**:

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

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Darlington, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
DBT stakeholders include business organisations, exporters and investors, consumer groups, think tanks and internal teams. We work across the UK and globally through our networks and overseas posts.

For this role, the Department will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. Please note we are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.

**Job description**:
As a Deputy Head, you will be a lynchpin in the team, designing and delivering a broad range of external engagement to inform communications and support multiple teams across the department.

The role creates and delivers business communications and stakeholder engagement strategies. This includes working on, and leading, campaigns that promote the UK as the best place to start and grow a business: Promoting high profile trade deals, supporting businesses to export to key markets and engaging stakeholders on the business and regulatory environment to help businesses operate and flourish. You’ll be contributing to creating the right climate for the success of the UK’s trade and business agenda by ensuring an informed public policy debate.

The role has responsibility for keeping stakeholders abreast of the work of the department across sectors, regions and nations. We seek a proactive communications mastermind who can inspire collaboration with businesses and influencers, and deliver through a variety of channels (including media, digital, social content, visits and marketing). We are looking for an innovator who can bring new creative ideas on how to deepen understanding, trust and enjoyment in all our relationships.

The role also involves cross-Whitehall External Affairs leadership for the Government Communication Service.

Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.Most DBT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in an office, on average. If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London salary.

DBT will cover travel costs/expenses to any office which is not your usual office location in line with departmental expenses policy. DBT will not cover commuting costs to your agreed office location.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Demonstrable leadership and management skills; proactively leading projects and inspiring colleagues to deliver to a high standard.
- Proven experience of engagement with senior stakeholders such as c-suite leaders and/or boards.
- Proven experience of leading and delivering stakeholder engagement and/or communications campaigns.
- Ability to provide clear argument and advice based on analysis, judgement and experience.
- Ability to collaborate with a complex group of internal and external stakeholders and achieve shared objectives.

**Desirable Criteria**
- An understanding of working with government, including with Ministers and Secretary of State.
- An understanding of press and digital communications.
- An understanding of the trade agenda and/or business environment, and an interest in public policy.

**Personal Attributes & Skills**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Leadership

**Benefits**:

- 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%

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.

Sift will take place: 20/03/2023

Interviews will take place week commencing: 27/03/2023

Please align your CV with previous skills and experience. Maximum of 2 A4 pages. Maximum word count of 1000 words.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

The Department for International Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact di

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