Strategy Advisor

1 week ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade Full time

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

- 358402**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 - ESTR - Bilateral Trade Relations - International Strategy and Trade Relations (ISTR)**Type of role**:

- International Trade
- Policy**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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- Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London or SalfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Are you looking for the chance to help shape the strategy for one of the Department’s top priorities?

This is an exciting role in the International Strategy and Delivery team in the Department for Business and Trade.

You will be joining a fun, friendly and dynamic team. In in this role you will help develop and deliver the strategy for increasing the access UK businesses have to markets around the globe. This role would suit someone who wants to work collaboratively and creatively on an area which is vital to driving UK economic growth.

The team is at the heart of the newly created International Strategy and Trade Relations directorate. Our directorate is a centre of country, regional, global and trade policy expertise in the Department for Business and Trade.

**Job description**:
The post holder will be required to:

- Develop strategic approaches to key priority areas for the directorate.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with business facing and comms teams in DBT.
- Regularly present market access work to internal and external audiences. This will require strong communication and presentation skills.
- Develop expert knowledge of market access and the directorate’s broader strategic interests.
- Support central briefings related to market access (Parliamentary Questions, briefing for Ministers, etc), maintaining effective core lines on market access, being a key contact point for briefing teams.
- Some occasional UK and overseas travel may be required.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Excellent relationship building skills with an ability to persuade and influence others, working with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Excellent briefing and communication skills, both written and oral.
- Ability to think analytically to help identify priorities from a range of evidence and work streams.
- Ability to work with complex issues and develop logical approaches to solve problems.

**Personal Attributes & Skills**
- You will be a skilled and enthusiastic collaborator keen to work together with a range of teams and other Departments, bringing together diverse views to reach an agreement and provide high-quality engagement and communications.
- Ability to prioritise and remain calm with good organisational skills and management of competing priorities.
- Ability to work through a problem with colleagues and offer possible solutions.
- You will be able to deliver high quality written and verbal communication to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and ministers and be able to understand challenging policy areas.
- You will be able to draw conclusions and recommend decisions based on an understanding of different information and data sources, even when this is incomplete.
- You will be motivated and keen to deliver an important, high-profile part of UK trade policy, while being able to adapt to changes and work in ambiguity.
- Inclusive and respectful team-working, consistently seeking to share best practice ways of working with ISTR colleagues.

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

- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**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%

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**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

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