International Trade Policy: Senior Policy Advisor

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade Full time

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

- 340478**Salary**:

- £39,384 - £46,715- London: £43,007 - £46,715, National: £39,384 - £43,169- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations**Type of role**:

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

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

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

**Job summary**:
The Department for Business and Trade champions open and fair global trading that supports UK economic growth. Our programme is continuing to expand in 2024, including negotiating and implementing trade agreements, the UK’s representation at the World Trade Organisation and tackling overseas market access barriers for UK businesses.

You will join the team responsible for our trade policy on government procurement. Our team’s objective is to create a trading system that supports UK businesses fairly competing for public contract opportunities in overseas markets.

The advertised position will lead on making and delivering our trade policy governing the UK’s international treaty commitments on government procurement. Our team works in close collaboration with Cabinet Office commercial procurement policy, alongside other government departments and the devolved administrations. You will have responsibility for working with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver our team’s goals, and to factor in the UK’s international and domestic priorities.

The post-holder will be working in a fast-paced environment, with regular exposure to international meetings. You will also develop your skills in horizon-scanning, analysis and understanding of negotiation dynamics.

**Job description**:

- Support the delivery of trade dialogues and negotiations, including preparation of the UK’s positions and tactics, delivery in the room, and follow-up actions.
- Work collaboratively and communicate effectively across the department, Whitehall, the devolved administrations, embassies and external stakeholders from industry and civil society.
- Contribute to making the team and wider directorate function effectively and efficiently and be an excellent place to work.
- You will work closely with legal, Cabinet Office and a range of stakeholders.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Experience_
- Experience of policy making
- Experience of working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Behaviours:_
- Seeing the Big Picture: The need to see the big picture and ensure policy development is joined up and delivers towards strategic priorities.
- Making Effective Decisions: This role requires analysis skills to support accurate, expert decisions and advice.
- Communicating and Influencing: This role requires building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, as well as advising, persuading and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Delivering at Pace: You will need to be able to work to challenging deadlines and to deliver at pace when timescales are tight.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Experience working on trade policy and/or with international partners.

***Personal Attributes & Skills**

**Hybrid worker**

Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.

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

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £39,384, Department for Business and Trade contributes £10,633 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.
- A** Personal Statement** (no more than 500 words), explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the Essential criteria.

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