Policy Advisors

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

- 352869**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**:

- Trade Policy Implementation & Negotiation (TPIN) TPIN: US, Services, Investment and Digital**Type of role**:

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

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

- 4Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London or SalfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) negotiates trade agreements for the UK and promotes UK Trade and Investment around the world.

The Trade in Services Team sits within the Trade Negotiations Group. The team is responsible for developing services trade policy and leads high profile services negotiations in Free Trade Agreements and in multilateral fora such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Trade in services is a crucial element in the UK economy, making up 80% of UK GDP. The team aims to open up the markets of partner countries for UK suppliers, by enhancing mobility of skilled workers, a top ask of businesses, and improving rules on services trade, supporting the growth and success of the UK’s services sector, including businesses in the professional services, financial services, and transport and logistics, sectors.

We are recruiting four policy advisors across the Trade in Services Team.

**The roles**

Our Trade in Services team is vibrant, hardworking, and collaborative. Much of your work will be done in collaboration with other team members.

We place a strong emphasis on learning and development. The successful applicants will receive a tailored induction programme, taking into account their existing knowledge and experience.

**Job description**:
The roles will work closely with DBT policy teams, internal and external stakeholders, analysts, legal, overseas posts, and other Departments. Your responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
Developing robust and well-evidenced trade in services policy, drawing on expertise across the department, Whitehall, and external stakeholders.

Creating strong, collaborative relationships across Whitehall with key Departments to develop joined up policy and negotiating positions.

Supporting engagement with external stakeholders, drawing on advice and encouraging advocacy for UK trade policy.

Supporting engagement with ministers and senior officials, providing high quality and well-articulated advice on trade in services matters.

Providing advice on the negotiation of UK free trade agreements and development of future agreements.

**Person specification**:
**Skills and Experience**

**Essential Criteria**
- A problem-solving outlook, good strategic thinking and decision-making skills.
- A flexible approach, proactive, adaptable and able to balance competing priorities.
- Experience analysing information to reach conclusions and form recommendations.
- Good interpersonal skills, an ability to manage working relationships and bring together a wide range of interested individuals and groups.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

**Personal Attributes & Skills**
- Ability to develop and present reasoned arguments based on analysis of evidence.
- Ability to establish networks and build collaborative and productive relations with colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Effective as a part of a team and comfortable working flexibly in a changing and fast-paced environment.

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

- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- 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 x A4 pages.
- A **Personal Statement** of up to 500