Head of Briefings, Commissions and Internal Comms

3 weeks ago


Darlington, United Kingdom Department of International Trade Full time

This is an exciting time to join the Department for International Trade (DIT). The work we do has a real impact on jobs and growth across the United Kingdom. Our mission is to help businesses export, drive inward and outward investment, negotiate market access and trade deals. We are an international department based in 108 countries, and we work closely with our colleagues worldwide.

The Head of Briefings, Commissions and Comms sits within the Exports and Trade DG Group and performs a central operations role in support of the whole group.

**Job description**
- Maintain strong strategic relationships across the department
- Leadership over a high-performing team that operates at pace
- Continual improvement of briefings and commissions function
- Establish a new internal comms function
- Directly support a DG with comms needs
- Line management of two HEO and two SEO

**Hybrid working**

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

Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Most DIT 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 weighting.

**Person specification**

**Essential Criteria**
- Excellent written English
- Line management experience with ability to demonstrate supporting team resilience
- Experience in internal comms
- Ability to work at pace
- Ability to create strategic plans

**Desirable Criteria**
- Knowledge of exports and trade
- Experience with briefings and commissions
- Experience working with senior leaders

**Personal Attributes & Skills**

**Benefits**
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pensionwith an average employer contribution of 27%

**Things you need to know**

**Selection process details**

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Strengths and Experience.

**Further Information**

**Reasonable Adjustment**

**Vetting Requirements**

UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records
Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency
Security Services records
There is no Visa Sponsorship with this role.

**Security**

See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standardchecks.

**Nationality requirements**

Further information on nationality requirementsThis job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

**Working for the Civil Service**

The Civil Service Codesets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veteransinitiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

**Contact point for applicants**

**Job contact**:

- Name : (See complete description on Civil Service Jobs)

**Recruitment team**:
**Further information**

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.
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**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 15-37 per week

**Salary**: £52,000.00-£58,652.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Darlington, DL1 5AD

Reference ID: 256631


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