Senior Policy and Product Adviser x 2

Details
Reference number

439634

Salary

£48,750 - £59,599

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

12 Months

Business area

Strategy, Sustainability and Impact Group (SSIG) - Policy and Product Division

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

2

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Westminster, London

About the job
Job summary

The Policy and Product Division (PPD) ensures that UKEF has the range of financial products and effective internal policies needed to support UKEF's wide variety of transactions, from major overseas infrastructure projects to UK multinationals and SME exporters. To do this, PPD:

• Structures UKEF's range of financial products to meets the needs of exporters and banks.
• Manages the implementation of relevant government policies across the department.
• Ensures UKEF's transactions follow internal policy and international agreements.
• Conducts market research on potential demand for UKEF support.
• Advises other government departments, UKEF teams, banks, and exporters on the application of UKEF's policies and practices to the transactions we support.

PPD sits in the Strategy Sustainability and Impact Group (SSIG). SSIG is responsible within UKEF for managing UKEF's financial products, setting policy, contributing, and responding to HMG strategy, overseeing corporate strategy and planning, managing UKEF's approach to Climate Change matters and Sustainable Development Goals, and engaging internationally in UKEF's capacity as an Export Credit Agency (ECA).

Job description

The successful candidate will work across UKEF's financial products and a wide variety of policy areas relating to international agreements, domestic legislation, emerging reputational issues and market requirements. They will become an expert point of reference on UKEF's products and policies for internal colleagues and external stakeholders. The main responsibilities are to ensure that UKEF is supported by:

• Policies which ensure that UKEF's transactions, products and departmental actions are aligned with UK legislation and international agreements, manage reputational risks and support government priorities.
• a suite of products (including guarantees to banks, direct loans to major overseas projects and insurance for exporters) which meet the needs of exporters, complementing those available from the private market.
• policies, practices, processes and procedures relating to UKEF's transactions which are in fulfilment of UKEF's statutory and international regulatory requirements, and the policies set for it by HMG; and
• expert advice to internal colleagues, external stakeholders and other government departments relating to the application of UKEF's policies and practices.

They will be responsible for a range of UKEF policies and product enhancements and drive their development, informed by an understanding of the needs of the key partners (such as banks), customers (exporters and overseas buyers) and government. To do this, they will work closely with a wide variety of (often senior) internal stakeholders, other government departments and external organisations such as law firms and UK exporters.

There will be opportunities to manage staff: setting objectives, delegating work, coaching, training, and development, and managing performance.

Main Activities:

• Alongside colleagues within the Policy and Product Division, contribute to the formulation of policy and product strategy and design, in line with wider Government priorities and UKEF's own strategy.
• Lead on the development of UKEF products, when appropriate from first principles to implementation. This includes developing Treasury business cases, complex and extensive liaison with customers and other external bodies (financial institutions, export credit agencies and trade bodies) and seeking expert input from colleagues in business teams and other Departmental professionals, legal, IT etc.
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure that policy and product changes (and other Divisional outputs such as advice to colleagues in business teams) are cohesive, comprehensive, and fit for purpose, as well as aligned to international regulations applicable to export credit agencies and government policy.
• Create or review supporting documentation in respect of UKEF's policy and products, for the benefit of internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate at a senior level in industry developments which may be led by external organisations, e.g., UK Finance.
• Participate in promotional activities that raise awareness of UKEF and its products, as required.
• Alongside colleagues within the Policy and Product Division, manage the internal enquiries mailbox, triage and allocate enquiries across the team.

This list is not exhaustive; you may be required to carry out additional duties according to business need.

Person specification
Essential
Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development (A)

Knowledge

• An understanding of UKEF's role as an Export Credit Agency. (I, P)
• An understanding of the broader context within which UKEF operates (e.g., Government priorities, and international obligations relating to Export Credit Agencies) (A, I, P)

Skills/Ability

• Communication skills (oral and written) sufficient to be credible with a wide range of senior stakeholders. (A, I, P)
• Analytical skills, including the ability to understand complex, financial, legal and policy issues, and pay attention to detail. (A)
• Good relationship-building and influencing skills, with a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and build consensus (A, I, P)
• Ability to see the big picture, and use this understanding to prioritise the work of the team (I, P)

Experience

• Problem-solving and thinking through a range of policy and customer propositions. (A, I)
• Ability to be an 'intelligent customer' of professional advice and to deal with stakeholders at senior levels creatively when difficult or unusual problems are presented. (A, I)

Qualifications

Evidence of continuing professional development

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Technical - a 5–10-minute presentation (provided to shortlisted applicants) based on a topic determined by UKEF and will need to be prepared in advance

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £48,750, UK Export Finance contributes £14,122 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 employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know
Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

All applications will be sifted against our essential criteria outlined in the personal specification.

• Qualification
• Behaviour statement - 250-word statement for each behaviour (Changing and Improving and Making Effective Decisions)
• Statement of suitability - you should fully articulate in 750 words how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification within the Information Pack.

For the initial sift your application will be evaluated against:

• Experience - Application and Statement of Suitability
• Behaviours - 250-word statement for each behaviour (Changing and Improving and Making Effective Decisions)

In the event of a large number of applications there will be a pre-sift on the behaviour statements 'Changing and Improving' and 'Making Effective Decisions'

If you are successful following the sift stage, you will be invited to an initial interview; this will include the following assessment:

• Behaviours/Experience - a formal panel interview where you will be interviewed across all three behaviours highlighted in Appendix 1.
• Technical - a 5–10-minute presentation (provided to shortlisted applicants) based on a topic determined by UKEF and will need to be prepared in advance

Details of interview panel members will be e-mailed to all successful candidates who are invited for interview.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets 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 embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :

• Name : UKEF Recruitment Team
• Email :

Recruitment team

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Further information

Should you have a complaint or wish to raise any concerns regarding the recruitment process, please e-mail your complaint to the Head of Pay and Resourcing (UKEF) at and include "Complaint" in the subject heading. Should you remain dissatisfied following UKEF's investigation then you can refer your complaint to the Commission -

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