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Job summary
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) helps businesses in all parts of the UK to grow domestically and internationally, creating higher paying jobs and strengthening communities. We have teams across the UK and around the globe to provide a service to businesses, supporting them with the knowledge and connections to trade and grow.
You will be a member of DBT Wales, a dynamic and growing team based in Cardiff. The DBT Wales team is undergoing a period of exciting transformation, expanding its business services to include one to one export support. The team is growing to reflect this change. This is a new role and therefore the successful candidate will have the opportunity to put their stamp on the role and make a difference.
We are looking for an Events and Communications Manager to work with Welsh businesses as they increase international exports, boost inward investment, and take advantage of new global opportunities arising from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
Job description
Working closely with colleagues, you will help support a visits and events programme. You will make sure all events are professionally organised and ensure that the right audience attends each event. You will also support the delivery of the team’s events programmes, and maintain high quality databases to support these.
The successful candidate will work across the team, particularly with Sector Specialists and International Trade Advisors to support the delivery of specific marketing material, and events for Welsh businesses.
You will be a member of the DBT Wales team reporting to the Senior Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager, working with them to promote export services such as the Welsh Export Champions and the UK Export Academy. You will also work closely with colleagues in DBT’s central Communications and Marketing Directorate based in London.
You will also support the senior leadership team with budget planning and financial returns in relation to Events and the wider team budget. There will also be opportunities to develop skills and experience on a wide range of corporate responsibilities.
There will be a package of learning and development support to help you get the most out of this role.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Experience of working on business events, visit planning or communications campaigns.
- Confident engaging with senior stakeholders such as Ministers, senior officials and trade bodies.
Desirable Criteria
- An understanding of working with central or local government including government ministers.
- An understanding of the Welsh political and/or business environment.
- An understanding of budgeting and financial management.
- An understanding of media and digital communications.
- Excellent written communication skills and ability to present to audiences at all levels.
- The successful candidate will have events, marketing, communication and organisational skills. You will be a driven, open and collaborative person with the ability to remain calm while working at pace and under pressure. You will have a natural curiosity for the workings of international trade and of government more broadly. You can swiftly build and maintain priority relationships and proactively solve problems. The successful candidate will be an organised and detail driven person.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
- 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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Selection process details
Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.
Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.
To apply for this post, you will be asked to complete the following as part of the online application:
- A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Provide employment history that relates to the essential criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages.
- A Personal Statement explaining your motivation for applying for this role and the extent to which you satisfy the requirements of the role. Maximum word count of [500].
It is likely that the sift will take place 1-2 weeks after the closing date and interviews 3-5 weeks after the closing date though this is subject to change.
In the event of a large number of applicants, an initial short sift will be conducted on the Personal statement only.Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to supporting candidates so they can perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. This includes making reasonable adjustments to our process. In order to request an adjustment:
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section on the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.
Alternatively contact the Government Recruitment Service at DBTrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Candidate Support
You may want to join a virtual Candidate Support Session. These sessions include helpful tips and advice on the recruitment process, from application to interview.
Please see attached Candidate Pack for further information on: Diversity and Inclusion; Benefits; Learning and Development; Working Patterns and what we deliver as a department.
Further Information:
- Any move to the Department for Business and Trade from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments.
- The Department will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. We are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.
- New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
- Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty. Any applicant who has details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
- A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
- Terms and Conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
- Please note – the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
Vetting
The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Further information
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
