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Senior Policy Adviser

Department for Business and Trade • Full-time • London, ENG, GB • £41.16k - £48.82k / year • 1d ago

Details

Reference number

380743

Salary

£41,156 - £48,817

London: £44,942-£48,817 National: £41,156-£45,112

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DBT - TPIN - Trade and Investment Negotiations (Goods)

Type of role

Policy
Strategy

Working pattern

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

Number of jobs available

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Benefits

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Location

Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford

About the job

Job summary

The Trade and Investment Negotiations - Goods (TING) directorate is part of the Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations (TPIN) Group, in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Delivery Focused

The directorate plays a pivotal role in coordinating trade interests and leading the UK's trade policy for manufactured goods. We deliver and implement trade policy and agreements which reflect the needs of UK businesses, so that exporters can be successful and competitive internationally, whether with Europe or the rest of the world.

Expert and Insightful

The directorate is focused on harnessing skills & data valued by DBT and by other Government departments to develop and deliver trade policy that works for UK businesses. We achieve this by sharing our leading-edge expertise, brilliant analysis, upskilling colleagues across the department, and using our cross-Government insights to solve complex problems. Our directorate is comprised of experts in policy, analysis and international trade, plus a dedicated strategic support team.

Inclusive and Flexible

Our directorate is a great place to work and develop your career, while acquiring new skills through a range of learning and development opportunities. We take inclusiveness and diversity seriously and respect difference, as championed by our diversity and inclusion group. Wellbeing and work-life balance is also a top priority, as well as ensuring that the directorate remains an open and friendly directorate free from bullying, harassment and discrimination.

Collaborative and Open

We are committed to building domestic and international partnerships, and bringing people together, particularly external stakeholders, business sectors, and key players in the centre of government.

UKCA Policy and Strategic Delivery

Your role will be in the UKCA Strategy team, which is part of the wider UKCA Policy and Strategic Delivery team, and sits at the heart of the directorate. The team is responsible for parts of the UK’s product regulation policy and strategy, alongside priority work to support the smooth running of the directorate.

The UKCA policy and strategy’s side of the team’s current priority is to progress important government legislation through Parliament, the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill. To do this, we work closely with colleagues across the department, government, devolved governments, and external stakeholders.

The strategic delivery side of the team supports the wider directorate on priority projects, finance, governance and corporate policies, helping the senior management team and directorate work effectively.

Job description

The UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) team is responsible for large parts of the UK’s approach to product marking for manufactured goods, specifically the UKCA marking and recognition of the EU’s CE marking. This covers around £200 billion worth of goods annually. The team’s current priority is supporting the passage of the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, which was introduced to the House of Lords in September. The Bill will provide new powers to bring forward regulations to support economic growth and address product safety risks.

This role provides an outstanding opportunity to help deliver our priorities of supporting businesses and protecting consumers. You will take on an exciting area of work in relation to product marking, developing policy that supports economic growth and helps keep consumers safe.

You will join a high-performing team and will work collaboratively with a diverse group of people to deliver in fast-moving and often changing circumstances. Your responsibilities will include:

Bringing together expertise from across government and external stakeholders to support and influence policy development for product marking, and to implement Ministers’ decisions on the approach.
Building and maintaining an effective network across government and external stakeholders to help advance the government’s product marking priorities.
Delivering high quality briefings, speeches and advice for seniors and ministers, adapting your style so the technical policy detail suits the intended audience.
Leading work to support the passage of the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill through Parliament.
Line management of an HEO policy adviser, providing a balance of stretching responsibilities and support as required.

We place a strong emphasis on planning our work whilst being responsive to emerging priorities, so you will need to be both organised and adaptable! You will be supported by a friendly team who prioritise development and an inclusive culture.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

You will use your excellent stakeholder management skills, building partnerships quickly and effectively. You will have the ability to adapt your communication style to influence and suit your target audience, and be comfortable engaging credibly with senior colleagues.
You will be able to organise and lead work to deliver a high-quality service across a range of priorities, managing any competing priorities.
You will build a strong understanding of the overall objectives of the government and department, using this knowledge to shape the work you deliver.
You will be able to bring together a range of quantitative and qualitative evidence to develop advice for seniors and Ministers, using your judgement to recommend the best course of action.

Behaviours

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

Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £41,156, Department for Business and Trade contributes £11,922 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%

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits

Things you need to know

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.

Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

To apply for this post, you will be asked to complete the following as part of the online application:

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 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.

It is likely that the sift will take place 1-2 weeks after the closing date and interviews 3-5 weeks after the closing date, though this is subject to change.

In the event of a large number of applicants, an initial short sift will be conducted on the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to supporting candidates so they can perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. This includes making reasonable adjustments to our process. In order to request an adjustment:

Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section on the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.

Alternatively contact the Government Recruitment Service at DBTrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Candidate Support

You may want to join a virtual Candidate Support Session. These sessions include helpful tips and advice on the recruitment process, from application to interview.

Please see attached Candidate Pack for further information on: Diversity and Inclusion; Benefits; Learning and Development; Working Patterns and what we deliver as a department.

Further Information:

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland/Access NI on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

For further information on the Access NI confidential checking service telephone: the Access NI Helpline on 0300 200 7888 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email accessni@ani.x.gsi.gov.uk

Vetting

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

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 (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

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) (opens in a new window)
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 (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name :

Shola Andell-Woodhall

Email :

Shola.AndellWoodhall@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email :

dbtrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DBT by email: Resourcing@businessandtrade.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.
For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission/Complaints