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Adviser Team Manager

Job details
Posting date: 01 May 2024
Salary: £53,560 to £63,481 per year
Additional salary information: London Salary: £57,026 - £63,481 - National Salary: £53,560 - £60,118
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 05 May 2024
Location: Darlington
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 350326/4

Summary

This recruitment is continuing as usual, but candidates should be aware that following the Government’s announcement on the changes to some civil service departments, roles will be located in the new Department for Business and Trade. We will provide more information if you are selected for a role. This work remains of high importance to the civil service, and we thank you for your continued interest.

The new Department for Business and Trade includes a network of professionals bringing together policy, promotion and financial expertise to deliver a range of export support to businesses across the UK.  We promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. This secures and improves the economic well being and stability of the UK as well as creating thousands of jobs every year.

As an Adviser Team Manager you will be leading a team of International Trade Advisers (ITAs) across Northern England providing the local interface between government and businesses located in the North of England.

The Team delivers a wide range of Export support, advice and guidance to small and medium sized businesses, helping them achieve export sales. The team is focused on supporting businesses predominantly based in Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

This role offers excellent leadership opportunities and a chance for self-development, including learning about the challenges SMEs need to overcome to successfully export. 

  • Lead and manage a place based-focused team of international trade advisers (ITAs) to deliver a set of agreed input and output measures, improving the economic performance of businesses across Northern England.
  • Work with other parts of DIME including sector teams and other super regions as well as overseas Posts and other Trade related divisions of DBT, internal and external partners and stakeholders to raise awareness of the services and promote opportunities for businesses in the NPH region.
  • Identify and build on opportunities to develop strategic plans for the Adviser Team Manager led industry sub-sector group.
  • Develop the services on offer to businesses and raise awareness of the successes achieved.   
  • As part of the delivery leadership team make a full contribution to the development of the ITA teams across the Northern Powerhouse (NPH) and English Regions.