View Vacancy - Trade Policy Analyst

Main purpose of job:

To support the delivery of UK policy objectives on trade policy in the United States. This will involve helping UK policy makers understand US trade priorities, supporting the delivery of incoming visits by officials and Ministers, reporting on trade events in the active trade community in DC and, where required, providing administrative support to the trade team.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

This job sits within a team at the heart of the UK’s trade relationship with the United States. The goal of building the UK-US trade relationship, including through a future FTA, has been established by the Prime Minister and President.   The trade policy team in the Embassy has a major role in supporting UK policy development and future negotiations.   The post holder for this job plays an important role in facilitating the Embassy’s input to this.

The successful candidate will report to the Deputy Head of the Team and work alongside the rest of the Trade Policy team. The job requires cooperation with several different teams across the Embassy and the Department for International Trade.

There are four key elements to the role:

• You will work closely with colleagues in London and across the Embassy helping to facilitate visits to the US by UK Ministers and officials.
• You will attend and report on Congressional hearings, briefings and trade-related events (for example at think-tanks).
• You will assist the team’s outreach efforts by co-ordinating guest lists for events, maintaining a database of relevant contacts, assisting with planning Embassy events, scheduling meetings.
• You will investigate timely trade policy issues, including CFIUS, and provide targeted briefing to Embassy officials to support policy development.

Washington is our highest-profile Embassy working on our most important bilateral relationship. That’s exciting, and makes for busy and rewarding jobs. But it’s not a treadmill – there’s good work-life balance and the ability to work flexibly. Washington DC itself is a great city which embraces both visible and invisible diversity – and our own staff reflect that. Beyond DC there is a fantastic region and country to enjoy and get to know for business and pleasure.

The US network is committed to Learning and Development. We have an intensive L&D programme including

not just formal training and coaching (the Regional Training Centre is based here), but mentoring opportunities, regular workshops and seminars on specific skills led by Embassy experts. Other opportunities include covering for the absences elsewhere in the US or taking on corporate projects in this large Embassy of almost 20 Whitehall departments.

Essential on arrival:

• A minimum of two years of commercial, NGO or government work experience is required
• bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required ;
• Excellent computer skills & communication skills.

Under US State Department requirements, the UK Government in the US may only employ, as non-diplomatic staff, persons who are US citizens, US Permanent Residents or A visa holders with EAD cards*. If you hold a visa other than an A visa you are not currently eligible to work at our office.  Please refer to our website for information on exceptions to this policy at www.gov.uk/government/world/usa. All selected candidates are subject to background checks and will require a security clearance prior to starting work. 
*A visas are acceptable at the Embassy and Consulates. The UK Mission to the UN (UKMIS) accepts G visas, and British Defense Staff (BDS) outposts accept A or NATO visas.