South West Head of Advanced Engineering
- Department for International Trade
- Sep 19, 2022
Full time
Engineering
Job Description
Contents
Location
Bristol, Cambridge, Guildford, London
About the job
Summary
DIT is the international economic department responsible for bringing together policy, promotion and financial expertise to break down barriers to trade and investment and help businesses succeed.
The department is currently working on four priority outcomes:
Job description
The successful candidate will join DITs Southern England Region (SER) team to promote the advanced engineering sector. You will be responsible for increasing investment into the South West to stimulate economic growth and job creation. You will do this through:
Key Accountabilities
The Southern England Regional Team works closely with overseas businesses, matching them to opportunities and supporting and advising them on setting up or expanding their business in the South West.
This role will require you to work with both new and existing investors by:
The role will be based in either Bristol, Cambridge, Guildford 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.
Responsibilities
Essential Criteria
We are looking for a candidate who will bring a positive and entrepreneurial energy to the role. You will need to be comfortable taking personal responsibility for your own objectives. The ideal candidate will be someone who can build and utilise networks and can collaborate with others.
We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable and will be quick to become DITs expert in the SW advanced engineering sector.
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.
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 security check .
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, Ability 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 10/10/2022.
After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Management Judgement Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.
Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55 on 30th September 2022.If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
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, as listed above. Maximum word count of 500.
In the event that there is a high volume of applications, a short sift will be conducted based on personal statement.
Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
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 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.
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..... click apply for full job details
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Location
Bristol, Cambridge, Guildford, London
About the job
Summary
DIT is the international economic department responsible for bringing together policy, promotion and financial expertise to break down barriers to trade and investment and help businesses succeed.
The department is currently working on four priority outcomes:
- Securing world class Free Trade Agreements
- Championing the rules based international trading system
- Supporting UK businesses to take full advantage of trade opportunities to facilitate UK exports
- Delivering economic growth to all nations of the UK by attracting and retaining inward investment
Job description
The successful candidate will join DITs Southern England Region (SER) team to promote the advanced engineering sector. You will be responsible for increasing investment into the South West to stimulate economic growth and job creation. You will do this through:
- Promoting investment opportunities
- Championing the region as a place for advanced engineering businesses to invest
- Developing and maintaining a network of existing investors to support business growth
- Working with a range of partners across the world (internal and external to DIT) and industry bodies to encourage businesses to invest in the region
Key Accountabilities
The Southern England Regional Team works closely with overseas businesses, matching them to opportunities and supporting and advising them on setting up or expanding their business in the South West.
This role will require you to work with both new and existing investors by:
- Being the expert and taking leadership of the advanced engineering portfolio
- Developing and implementing an investment plan to achieve agreed inward investment objectives
- Building a network across DITs global and partners
- Representing the South West advanced engineering sector at the UK and overseas events
- Supporting the regions local enterprise partnerships (LEPs), combined authority, universities, industry bodies, DITs overseas and UK based teams to showcase the core capabilities of South West
- Developing and managing a portfolio of sector propositions
The role will be based in either Bristol, Cambridge, Guildford 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.
Responsibilities
Essential Criteria
- Experience of attracting and securing foreign direct investment
- Knowledge and experience of working with or within the advanced manufacturing sector
- Excellent communication skills
- Building and managing broad networks
- Managing relationships at senior level
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with others. This role is part of a virtual team with colleagues based in the UK and overseas
- Ability to manage conflicting demands and priorities, working at pace, flexibly and under pressure to make effective decisions
- Ability to travel regularly around the South West and occasionally internationally
- Strong commercial awareness with customer facing/commercial experience
- International experience or understanding of the key global trends and opportunities in the advanced engineering sectors and how this shapes the environment for inward investment
We are looking for a candidate who will bring a positive and entrepreneurial energy to the role. You will need to be comfortable taking personal responsibility for your own objectives. The ideal candidate will be someone who can build and utilise networks and can collaborate with others.
We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable and will be quick to become DITs expert in the SW advanced engineering sector.
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.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Seeing the Big Picture
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 security check .
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, Ability 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 10/10/2022.
After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Management Judgement Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.
Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55 on 30th September 2022.If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
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, as listed above. Maximum word count of 500.
In the event that there is a high volume of applications, a short sift will be conducted based on personal statement.
Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
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 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.
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..... click apply for full job details
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