Senior Policy Advisor, Rules of Origin & Tariffs (Manufactured Goods)
| Posting date: | 29 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £39,384 to £46,715 per year |
| Additional salary information: | London - £43,007-£46,715. National - £39,384-£43,169. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2024 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 367301/2 |
Summary
We are recruiting for a stretching and rewarding SEO role in our highly motivated team of technical trade experts. This role offers the opportunity to help craft the UK’s trade agenda for the benefit of UK industry and consumers, by providing the technical expertise in negotiations for Rules of Origin and Market Access chapters in new FTAs and ensuring manufacturers can take up the benefits of UK trade deals. The successful candidate will work across Whitehall to leverage significant expertise in manufactured goods trade and will contribute to our fast-paced, welcoming and dynamic team culture.
We are committed to personal and team development, working with all team members to hone their skills and seek opportunities for stretch and challenge. All team members also invest time in corporate activities, including our Directorate’s ambitious work streams on Diversity & Inclusion, Wellbeing, Co-Location and Hybrid Working and Learning & Development.
The role is suitable for flexible working. Several of the team currently work flexibly, and support will be given to ensure that the role fits with personal circumstances. The role may include some out of hours working during negotiations with trade partners in other time zones. A number of the current team are based outside of London across the UK. If the successful candidate is recruited from outside of London the role will require some travel to London.
Note: The successful candidate will be required to undergo Security Check (SC) clearance.
Key responsibilities are likely to include:
- Secure key outcomes for manufacturing sectors by representing their interests in the Rules of Origin and Market Access for Manufactured Goods chapters in critical FTAs. Exact negotiations within your remit will be confirmed.
- Support DBT colleagues to develop negotiation strategy for manufactured goods.
- Working with colleagues to formulate negotiation positions and fallbacks for manufactured goods interests ahead of negotiation rounds and during live negotiations, drawing on policy knowledge and precedents from previous negotiations.
- Act as Deputy Rules of Origin and Market Access lead for Manufactured Goods, presenting and defending HMG positions in the negotiating room as part of the UK negotiation team.
- Technical policy lead for DBT and HMG on at least one manufactured goods sub-sector, to be determined based on expertise and interest in role, building strong relationships with DBT sector teams and directly engaging and securing buy-in from external stakeholders.
- Support on technical implementation issues under the EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Rules of Origin chapter and implications for UK domestic policy, feeding into HMG’s work around future UK-EU relationship. Work cross-Whitehall to ensure UK manufacturing businesses benefit from the TCA and other new FTAs.
- Support on workstreams around the Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention.
- Work collaboratively with DBT colleagues, particularly deputy chapter leads, and influence colleagues to secure the best outcomes for UK businesses and consumers on both international and domestic trade policy.
- Advise Ministers, SpAds and senior officials on trade policy issues relevant to DBT interests.
- Task-manage HEOs in the team and up skill new and existing team members on key technical areas.
- Play an active role in building a positive, inclusive, and supportive team culture.