Sponsorship Support Officer

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• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

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

About the job

Job summary

DBT is recruiting for an exciting and stretching EO role, working at the forefront of the UK’s policy on trade remedies (anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures), which are crucial in promoting free and fair trade, tackling unfair trade, and levelling the playing field for UK businesses. The Sponsorship team work to support the UK’s current and future interests in trade remedies, building the UK’s role as an exemplar and champion of the Rules Based International System. 

The Trade Remedies team is a friendly, collaborative, and supportive team, with high People Survey scores in engagement in our work, and a consistent focus on inclusion and L&D. In our team we are working to a hybrid model and support flexible working where possible and in line with delivering business outcomes. 

This is an exciting time to be joining DBT’s Sponsorship Team. We are responsible for building, improving, and maintaining a highly effective relationship with one of the department’s arms-length bodies, the ‘Trade Remedies Authority’ (“TRA”). The TRA investigates whether new measures are needed to defend UK economic interests against unfair international trade practices. They are a vital component of the UK’s trade policy framework – ensuring a high-functioning relationship between DBT and the TRA is critical to the delivery of our mutual objectives. 

Job description

The role will involve: 

• Assisting in the development of DBT’s sponsorship policy capability, ensuring it meets HM Government’s standards and code of practice and keeping up to date on developments in the broader sponsorship work area.
• Supporting our engagement with the Trade Remedies Authority to build a highly-functioning relationship with DBT and wider Government, aiding the troubleshooting of policy issues where necessary.
• Act as the Secretariat for the TRA Sponsorship Board to support clear and effective governance between TRA and DBT.
• Provide broader corporate support to the team, leading on reporting requirements and assisting in the logistics of meetings, project management, briefings and updates.
• Work flexibly across the team on projects as they arise.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues to build and maintain strong relations.
• Ability to use judgement and planning to manage work packages independently, and in coordination with the team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and persuade others.

Desirable Criteria 

• An interest in, and understanding of, international trade and/or sponsorship.

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,329, Department for Business and Trade contributes £7,378 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%

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.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Declan McClean
• Email : declan.mcclean@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

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