Trade Policy Governance Lead

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

- 342611**Salary**:

- £43,007 - £46,715- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- ESTR (Economic Security and Trade Relations)**Type of role**:

- Governance
- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Annualised hours, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Strategy, Coordination and Resource (SCAR) Unit sits at the heart of DBT’s two trade policy groups - the Trade Negotiations, Policy and Implementation Group, responsible for delivering the UK’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) programme, as well as the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and the Economic Security and Trade Relations Group, responsible for championing the rules-based international system and delivering the UK’s trade disputes function.

The SCAR Unit provides private office, strategy and governance functions across both groups. It is a high performing, friendly, collaborative, and supportive team. There is a consistent focus on diversity, inclusion and development.

You would lead governance across our trade programme through the delivery a series of senior-level boards across two DG groups, helping to ensure clear visibility of developments across the trade programme, and facilitating the resolution of cross-cutting issues at a senior level. You will therefore need to quickly grasp the strategic challenges and choices facing our trade programme.

In this role, you will work with a wide range of stakeholders in DBT, including policy, legal and analytical teams across our two DG Groups, often at SCS-level. The role also provides an insight into a wide range of HMG processes and involves close working with senior officials. There is huge scope for stretch, given you will need to effectively manage a quality service for both DGs, working closely with them and their offices.

**Job description**:

- Responsible for the secretariat of the governance for two DG groups, which are accountable for overseeing the delivery of the department’s Outcome Delivery Plan.
- Responsible for identifying strategic challenges facing the programme, ensuring they are proactively addressed by the relevant Governance fora or leading on advice to escalate where necessary;
- Line management of one HEO, providing guidance and oversight of their activity.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Delivering work at pace and under pressure.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to build and maintain strong relations.
- Excellent organisation skills.

**Desirable Criteria**
- An interest in, and understanding of, international trade.

**Personal Attributes & Skills**

You will be a highly organised individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You will be comfortable managing competing demands and engaging with a wide range of internal colleagues.

This is a high profile role with lots of senior exposure. You will need to be able to build relationships across a wide breadth of colleagues, including seniors and private offices.

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

- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £43,007, Department for Business and Trade contributes £10,633 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 750 words, explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential criteria.

**Reasonable Adjustments**

**Further Information**:

- A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences.
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