Veterinary Advisor International Trade Team

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

- 415646

**Salary**:

- £54,470 - £67,090
- National: £54,470 - £61,000
London: £69,900 - £67,090
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Grade 7

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- APHA - Operational Delivery

**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery
Veterinary Services

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Bristol, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Crewe, Exeter, Itchen Abbas (Winchester), Leicester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Perth, Preston, Weybridge, York.

The agreed amount of time spent at a workplace for this post will reflect the requirement for Civil Servants to spend at least 60% of their working time in an organisation workplace with the option to work the remaining time flexibly from home.

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
Do you want a role safeguarding standards of animal and plant health and welfare?

Are you someone who can lead and manage change in a challenging and dynamic environment?

**If so we would love you to apply**
- APHA is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, because it helps us be more innovative and make better decisions._

**Job description**:
We have an exciting opportunity to work as the Veterinary Advisor for International Trade in the Centre for International Trade (CIT) team.

As a Veterinary Advisor for International Trade, you will have the responsibility to lead, manage and advise the International veterinary team (IVT) as well as wider CIT and APHA teams in matters related to import and export.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Lead and manage the International Veterinary Team, providing strategic and operational oversight, ensuring quality delivery, visible leadership, and effective HR support.
- Provide expert veterinary advice on international trade to IVT, APHA teams, DEFRA policy units, and the Chief Veterinary Officer, supporting the development and implementation of trade-related policy.
- Providing veterinary support to the Veterinary Head of Border Control in the development and implementation of new policies related to the EU Border Control Posts and, facilitation of new trade partnerships.
- Driving team direction, offering expert advice, and supporting professional development.
- Promoting a 'one team' culture and cross-training, ensuring delivery of trade-related activities aligned with policy and performance targets.
- Collaborating with the Veterinary Advisor for Border Control Posts to address GB and international border issues.
- Sharing best practices across the agency, working closely with peers and managers for consistent operations.
- Working with senior leadership to improve efficiency, resilience, and value for money.
- Supporting business continuity and disease outbreak response.
- Leading the Border Control Knowledge Forum alongside the Veterinary Head of Border Control.
- Leading quality assurance of APHA certification work.
- Ensuring proper advice is given to traders.
- Influencing DEFRA prioritisation to benefit GB traders while safeguarding biosecurity.
- Representing CIT and APHA at stakeholder events, ensuring feedback is shared internally.
- Developing crisis response processes to protect national biosecurity and animal health.

**Person specification**:

- Inspirational and values-led leadership, with the ability to make decisive decisions, support organisational change, and role-model Civil Service behaviours.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across teams, delivery partners, and customers in a collaborative environment.
- Strong performance management and continuous improvement to meet targets.
- Resource management in challenging times.
- Exceptional organisational skills.
- Holds meaningful conversations about performance and coaching others.
- Professional credibility with sound written and verbal communication skills sufficient to represent APHA as necessary.
- Ability to work within an auditable system of procedures and processes maintaining appropriate levels of quality assurance and control, including excellent standards of record keeping.

**Learning and Development**

Everyone in APHA is supported to develop their skills and capabilities. When you join the Directorate, you will be welcomed into your new team through an induction programme that will provide you with helpful information on the civil service, our work and our policies. Your line manager will also work with you to establish your priorities for the year, developing a performance, learning and development plan tailored to you and your role.

In return for your dedication, we will support your ongoing personal development through