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International Strategy Division - International Engagement Team SEO

Job details
Posting date: 27 February 2025
Salary: £42,614 to £49,906 per year
Additional salary information: National Min £42,614 - Max £45,081 London Min £48,468 - Max £49,906
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 13 March 2025
Location: LS2 7UA
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 392649/1

Summary

This SEO role is available in the International Strategy Division, which oversees international forums (G7, UN etc), international visits and international benefit rules. This role is in the International Engagement Team.

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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

We particularly welcome people from ethnic minority backgrounds applying as they are under-represented groups in DWP; and applications from people able to work from our Leeds and Sheffield hubs.

To understand more about DWP and Policy Group – and full information on applying for this vacancy - you must read the attached Candidate Pack.

International engagement

  • This role is focused on engagement in the DWP international multilateral employment and social policy forums, including the G20, OECD. It is a stretching role especially given the wide remit Government policy on all employment and social matters.
  • The postholder will engage across Whitehall and DWP and internationally with colleagues from other countries on matters related to the debate on these issues and not only DWP policy areas to support the development of UK priorities and positions for our multilateral fora and to develop briefing for senior officials and ministers for their attendance at meetings.
  • The role requires a good range of policy skills ranging from stakeholder engagement, briefing, writing submissions, communicating and influencing, negotiation, and decision making. There is scope for further stretch into engaging internationally and in developing expertise in negotiating for the UK to achieve UK priorities.
  • This role will require international travel, including some travel over weekends.

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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

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