International Infrastructure Partnerships & Finance Manager
Department for Business and Trade
Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 15th November 2024
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Job summary
This role is part of the Infrastructure Partnerships Team, in the Department for Business & Trade (DBT). The Infrastructure Partnerships Team helps UK businesses to win work on infrastructure projects in key international markets, thereby supporting UK exports and contributing to the government’s priority of UK economic growth. We focus on complex, high-value infrastructure projects, and we use a range of partnership approaches to bring UK businesses into such projects.
Within this team, the “International Partnerships & Finance” team focus on developing two types of infrastructure partnerships:
- Partnerships with other countries that have complementary capabilities in infrastructure (such as Japan), to jointly deliver projects in other markets – for example, enabling Japanese and UK businesses to collaborate on an infrastructure project in Indonesia.
- Partnerships with key providers of infrastructure finance, such as multilateral development banks or private sector banks.
Through these partnerships, we open-up opportunities for UK companies to export to other countries, while also supporting the development, energy transitions and climate resilience of those countries. We work in a range of emerging markets, across a variety of infrastructure sectors (including energy, transport, water, social infrastructure and resilience).
DBT is a fantastic place to work, with wide-ranging responsibilities across the UK economy, providing the chance to make a positive difference to peoples’ lives. Our team is fun, friendly and supportive. We are committed to creating a positive and inclusive working environment for everyone; we’re looking for people who can contribute to this culture, as well as to what we deliver.
Job description
In this role, you would work alongside the head of International Partnerships & Finance, and play a key part in developing the two types of partnerships described above and implementing them in infrastructure projects in other countries. A key part of this work involves collaborating with teams across DBT, other government departments, and UK embassies. The role may provide occasional opportunities for travel.
Key role responsibilities include:
- Engage with other governments to understand their priorities, pitch UK collaboration, and develop mutually beneficial partnerships. You will often lead these engagements, and will be the primary coordinator with UK embassies in our partner countries. As the expert in these partnerships, you will also contribute to strategic discussions across our group – e.g., regarding priority markets or the most effective ways to promote UK exports.
- Play a major role in designing and implementing our partnerships with other countries. This may include: delivering diplomatic arrangements such as Memoranda of Understanding and working groups; arranging knowledge-sharing events and business engagements; or facilitating collaborations in specific infrastructure projects.
- Engage with multilateral development banks and key financial institutions, to secure and implement collaborations with these finance providers (with a view to helping UK firms work on projects that these institutions are financing).
- Develop a strong understanding of infrastructure finance and (together with the team lead) advise other DBT teams on finance aspects of their infrastructure work.
- Conduct (and in some cases lead) policy assessments regarding infrastructure finance. These would involve assessing new options to support UK exports, through different forms of infrastructure finance.
- Develop strong relationships with businesses and other DBT teams, and effectively articulate the strengths of UK businesses to a range of audiences – all to ensure our work facilitates tangible UK export opportunities.
- Prepare briefings and submissions regarding our work, including for senior officials or Ministers. You would also input into various cross-government initiatives relevant to our partnerships, and work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and UK Export Finance.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Knowledge of the infrastructure sector or infrastructure finance
- Excellent at strategic thinking – able to make sense of complex pictures, find synergies between different stakeholders, and proactively develop your own evidence-based positions
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills, to communicate with and persuade stakeholders at all levels
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of building effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience of infrastructure finance
- Knowledge/experience of the sustainability or clean growth agenda
- Knowledge/experience of trade, investment or business development
Personal Attributes & Skills:
- Highly collaborative, and strong at working with others to pursue shared goals
- A commercial mindset, and would enjoy working with industry and other DBT teams to ensure our work delivers tangible opportunities for UK businesses
- Excellent at working autonomously and proactively driving forward projects
- Excellent communicator and influencer, confident in pitching to others and able to “find ways through” to enable agreement
- Comfortable working at pace, managing competing priorities and overcoming setbacks
- An inclusive and empathetic team member, helping to foster a positive working environment
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- 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 employer contribution of 28.97%
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.
Things you need to know
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 of up to 500 words, explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential criteria.
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. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
As part of your interview, you will be asked to deliver a short oral presentation, details will be provided prior to your 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:
- A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences.
- 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.
- This role may be considered as a secondment opportunity. Please reach out to the hiring manager listed at the bottom of this advert to discuss.
- Candidates that do not quite meet the standard for this role may be offered a position at a lower grade.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service / Disclosure Scotland / Access NI 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.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
For further information on the Access NI confidential checking service telephone: the Access NI Helpline on 0300 200 7888 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email accessni@ani.x.gsi.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jonathan Senior
- Email : jonathan.senior@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dbtrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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.
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