Senior Space Trade & Investment Adviser
- Department for International Trade
- Sep 19, 2022
Full time
Banking
Job Description
Contents
Location
Edinburgh, London
About the job
Summary
The Department for International Trades Technology, Entrepreneurship, & Mobility Directorate supports HM Governments ambition, restated in the Plan for Growth, to make the UK a twenty-first century science and technology superpower. We support strong flows of inward investment, global capital, industry knowledge, and entrepreneurship into the UKs technologically focussed sectors, and access to global markets for our most innovative products and services.
We also play a key role in ensuring that investment and investors coming to the UK are the right ones, with the right intentions that will benefit the UK economy and our national security. With the new National Security & Investment Act 2021 now fully enacted, it is more important than ever to ensure foreign investment into sensitive sectors like Space is carefully overseen.
The Space Sector Team in the Department for International Trade promotes UK space capability overseas to international customers and investors to grow UK prosperity and meet national requirements. We also play a leading role in the Departments work on investment security, working closely with the Investment Security Unit led out of the Department for Business, Energy, & Industrial Strategy.
We are the sector experts within DIT supporting decision making and delivery across the Departments full range of objectives, providing expertise and advice to senior officials and Ministers, including on investment security and the exporting of sensitive technology.
Space continues to increase in importance to the UKs economy and national security, with exports and inward investment playing a key role in this. With the growing importance of this dual use sector, this comes with challenges regarding international investment and the export of sensitive technology. Both the National Space Strategy and Defence Space Strategy recognise these challenges and DIT has a leading role to play in helping manage these risks while championing the international investment and export opportunities.
This role of Senior Space Trade & Investment Adviser offers a stretching opportunity across the sensitive aspects of working on the sector in an international capacity. While inward investment and exports are essential to growing the UK space sector, DIT also needs to play its part in protecting the UKs economic security and national security.
Job description
This is a stimulating and exciting role in the space sector, in a growing team in DIT. You will help drive the delivery of the UK Governments National Space Strategy, focusing on: managing inward investment in line with the NSI Act; supporting companies to export their sensitive technologies appropriately; and building more resilient and secure supply chains with our partners and allies.
This role will work closely with our Departmental colleagues that work on investment security across multiple sectors, Defence & Security Exports, the Export Controls Joint Unit, supply chain resilience, and of course with our extensive network of overseas DIT officers. You will also need to maintain strong relationships with BEIS, UK Space Agency, Ministry of Defence, and others who also work on the sensitive and challenging aspects of the sector.
You will be a sector expert within the Department and internal champion for space. More widely you will develop policies and strategies with cross government colleagues in support of the National Space Strategy across our economic and national security interests, ensuring alignment and coherence between DITs objectives and those for the sector.
Engagement with businesses and investors either UK based or those looking to the UK from overseas will be key to this role, especially where you may need to discuss sensitive issues or raise concerns about potential investments that could be subject to the NSI Act.
Hybrid working
The role will be based in either Edinburgh or London . You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.
Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.
Most DIT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) inanoffice, on average. If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London weighting.
Appointments will be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences.
Support in applying for our vacancies is available by joining a virtual Candidate Support Session . These sessions include helpful tips and advice on the recruitment process, from application to interview.
Responsibilities
Essential Criteria
To be successful in this role you will need to enjoy building relationships inside and outside government and be curious about how space businesses work and what drives them. You will bring energy and new perspectives to the team and be willing to question the way things are done. You will be able to clearly communicate through written, oral, and presentational forums with stakeholders inside and outside of Government at all levels, including Senior Civil Servants and Ministers.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting .
See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.
Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.
Sift will take place week commencing 03/10/2022.
Interviews will take place week commencing 17/10/2022.
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement.
Please align your CV with previous skills and experience. Maximum of 2 A4 pages.
In your personal statement, please explain your motivation for applying for this role and the extent to which you satisfy the essential and desirable requirements of the role. Maximum word count of 750.
In the event that there is a high volume of applications, a short sift will be conducted based on: Personal Statement Only.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service & Disclosure Scotland 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 stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email
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 had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
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Location
Edinburgh, London
About the job
Summary
The Department for International Trades Technology, Entrepreneurship, & Mobility Directorate supports HM Governments ambition, restated in the Plan for Growth, to make the UK a twenty-first century science and technology superpower. We support strong flows of inward investment, global capital, industry knowledge, and entrepreneurship into the UKs technologically focussed sectors, and access to global markets for our most innovative products and services.
We also play a key role in ensuring that investment and investors coming to the UK are the right ones, with the right intentions that will benefit the UK economy and our national security. With the new National Security & Investment Act 2021 now fully enacted, it is more important than ever to ensure foreign investment into sensitive sectors like Space is carefully overseen.
The Space Sector Team in the Department for International Trade promotes UK space capability overseas to international customers and investors to grow UK prosperity and meet national requirements. We also play a leading role in the Departments work on investment security, working closely with the Investment Security Unit led out of the Department for Business, Energy, & Industrial Strategy.
We are the sector experts within DIT supporting decision making and delivery across the Departments full range of objectives, providing expertise and advice to senior officials and Ministers, including on investment security and the exporting of sensitive technology.
Space continues to increase in importance to the UKs economy and national security, with exports and inward investment playing a key role in this. With the growing importance of this dual use sector, this comes with challenges regarding international investment and the export of sensitive technology. Both the National Space Strategy and Defence Space Strategy recognise these challenges and DIT has a leading role to play in helping manage these risks while championing the international investment and export opportunities.
This role of Senior Space Trade & Investment Adviser offers a stretching opportunity across the sensitive aspects of working on the sector in an international capacity. While inward investment and exports are essential to growing the UK space sector, DIT also needs to play its part in protecting the UKs economic security and national security.
Job description
This is a stimulating and exciting role in the space sector, in a growing team in DIT. You will help drive the delivery of the UK Governments National Space Strategy, focusing on: managing inward investment in line with the NSI Act; supporting companies to export their sensitive technologies appropriately; and building more resilient and secure supply chains with our partners and allies.
This role will work closely with our Departmental colleagues that work on investment security across multiple sectors, Defence & Security Exports, the Export Controls Joint Unit, supply chain resilience, and of course with our extensive network of overseas DIT officers. You will also need to maintain strong relationships with BEIS, UK Space Agency, Ministry of Defence, and others who also work on the sensitive and challenging aspects of the sector.
You will be a sector expert within the Department and internal champion for space. More widely you will develop policies and strategies with cross government colleagues in support of the National Space Strategy across our economic and national security interests, ensuring alignment and coherence between DITs objectives and those for the sector.
Engagement with businesses and investors either UK based or those looking to the UK from overseas will be key to this role, especially where you may need to discuss sensitive issues or raise concerns about potential investments that could be subject to the NSI Act.
Hybrid working
The role will be based in either Edinburgh or London . You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.
Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.
Most DIT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) inanoffice, on average. If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London weighting.
Appointments will be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences.
Support in applying for our vacancies is available by joining a virtual Candidate Support Session . These sessions include helpful tips and advice on the recruitment process, from application to interview.
Responsibilities
Essential Criteria
- Understanding of the space sector, for example through policy, project delivery, or business experience
- Must be prepared to go through DV enhanced clearance.
- Experience of working on issues pertaining to defence, national security, or resilient supply chain development.
- Working with UK businesses, particularly regarding investment or business development.
- Working with international stakeholders.
- Experience of delivering trade and investment or commercially focused outcomes.
To be successful in this role you will need to enjoy building relationships inside and outside government and be curious about how space businesses work and what drives them. You will bring energy and new perspectives to the team and be willing to question the way things are done. You will be able to clearly communicate through written, oral, and presentational forums with stakeholders inside and outside of Government at all levels, including Senior Civil Servants and Ministers.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
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%
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting .
See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.
Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.
Sift will take place week commencing 03/10/2022.
Interviews will take place week commencing 17/10/2022.
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement.
Please align your CV with previous skills and experience. Maximum of 2 A4 pages.
In your personal statement, please explain your motivation for applying for this role and the extent to which you satisfy the essential and desirable requirements of the role. Maximum word count of 750.
In the event that there is a high volume of applications, a short sift will be conducted based on: Personal Statement Only.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service & Disclosure Scotland 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 stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email
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 had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
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