Delivery Unit - Strategy Advisor

at  Department for Business and Trade

JOB SUMMARY

The Department for Business and Trade supports businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of the department in the Strategy & Private Office Directorate.
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic person to join DBT’s Delivery Unit, a team sitting at the heart of the organisation, to lead on cross-cutting portfolios of work. You will be part of a team driving forward the Secretary of State’s priorities, ensuring join up across the department and with other government departments, horizon scanning and strategic planning, and supporting the Permanent Secretary and Ministers in their engagement with the centre and our strategic partners.
The role will include close working with the Secretary of State and Permanent Secretary Private Offices to ensure the department is delivering against their top priorities. You’ll join a supportive team who will give you the right tools and training to succeed and help you to develop your career further.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will work as part of a dynamic and motivated team to deliver exciting and varied work, such as:

• Drafting high quality briefings and submissions for Ministers and Senior Officials to support their cross-government engagement.
• Working with colleagues across Government to progress priority workstreams and strategies on key government priorities such as economic growth.
• Tracking departmental delivery and providing central coordination for cross-Government boards

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

We are looking for someone who has:

• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work at pace and eager to learn new skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with people at all levels within a large organisation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to write succinctly and clearly for a range of audiences.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your work when asked to contribute to multiple projects at once.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS

To be successful in these roles, you’ll need to be a team player who enjoys working in an evolving environment at the centre of the action. You’ll be flexible, responsive to changes in direction, and eager to learn and develop.
You’ll be comfortable juggling priorities and take pride in delivering high quality work.

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

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