View Vacancy – Head of Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage, Department for Business & Trade Germany (DEU23.661)

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View Vacancy – Head of Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage, Department for Business & Trade Germany (DEU23.661)

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Job Category
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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)

Job Subcategory
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Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)
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The UK’s Department for Business & Trade (DBT) in Germany is looking for a Head of Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage, to be based at the British Consulate General in Düsseldorf.

Our Setting:

The DBT Germany team is made up of approximately 40 staff, based in the Embassy in Berlin and Consulates-General in Düsseldorf and Munich. It is the largest team in the DBT Europe Region (around 300 staff in 34 countries in total) and works closely with colleagues in London and across the UK to improve market access for business and boost exports and investment. In Germany, DBT is made up of sector-focussed teams, with cross-cutting support from a core office, the Strategic Communications Team and the Trade Policy and Market Access team. DBT Germany’s work is crucial to supporting the UK economy: Germany is the UK’s second largest trading partner, with bilateral trade accounting for more than £132bn in 2022 – 8% of total UK trade. The UK and Germany are long-standing partners with shared interests in free and fair trade, WTO and rulebook reform and supporting multilateralism.

Commercial context:

Our partnership with Germany on hydrogen is a major priority for DBT Germany, following on from a September 2023 partnership agreement signed between the British and German Governments. This role is a chance for the successful candidate to shape the future of this partnership – a genuinely unique opportunity to be at the heart of one of the biggest transformations in industry for decades.

Why should you apply?

As Head of Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage you will lead the work of DBT Germany in promoting hydrogen trade and investment. You will also partner with Germany on supporting the transition in traditional industrial sectors to greener operating models. You will need to work effectively as part of both the clean growth team and the wider DBT and UK in Germany teams. You will have strong leadership skills and be able to progress work under your own steam.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Your core responsibilities will be split between your policy work and leadership of your team.

Policy:

You will lead development of trade and investment opportunities between the UK and Germany on hydrogen and technologies supporting decarbonisation.
You will have oversight for all exports and trade work in the wider clean growth team.
You will own and manage the senior stakeholder relationships in your area.
You will deliver investment from Germany into UK hydrogen and decarbonisation opportunities.
You will deliver export opportunities for British firms into the German market across hydrogen and decarbonisation.

When required, you will support wider priorities across DBT Germany, particularly – but not limited to – on clean growth.

Leadership:

As a senior member of the DBT Germany team, you will provide visible leadership across the network, helping set and implement strategic direction.
You will have line management in the hydrogen and decarbonisation team, supporting their personal and professional development.
Alongside the Head of Clean Growth team, you will set wider direction on DBT’s approach to clean growth policy in Germany supporting the networks’ senior leadership team in their absence.
You will deliver a visible corporate contribution, supporting the wider work of the UK in Germany.
You will also be responsible for supporting the Consul General who has oversight of your sector, and for contributing to the effective leadership and smooth running of the Consulate.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience
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Our ideal candidate shows:

Excellent oral and written English and German (to at least level C1 CEFR);
Leadership experience and a proven track record of delivery;
Considerable experience of leading a team delivering against multiple priorities;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work with a diverse DBT team and to represent government appropriately with external business and other stakeholders;
A university degree and/or proven commercial/economic and/or policy experience;
Commercial acumen and delivery focus;
Able to engage confidently with senior stakeholders;
Resourcefulness and strong research skills with the ability to act on your own initiative to find creative solutions to problems;
Interest in the German and UK trading relationship and experience of working in a business or policy environment;
Commitment to diversity and inclusion and staff development.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
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What else can you bring (desirable):

Knowledge of or previous experience in hydrogen, decarbonisation or the wider clean growth sector;
Export and/or investment promotion experience.

Required behaviours
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Seeing the Big Picture, Delivering at Pace, Leadership, Communicating and Influencing

Application deadline
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7 February 2024

Grade
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Higher Executive Officer (HEO)

Type of Position
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Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal

Working hours per week
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37.5 h/ per week

Region
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Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory
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Germany

Location (City)
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Dusseldorf

Type of Post
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British Consulate General

Number of vacancies
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Salary Currency
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EUR

Salary
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€ 82,684 gross per annum

Start Date
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1 April 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment
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This is a full-time fixed-term position for a contract period of two years with possibility of renewal. € 82,684 gross per annum rising to approx. € 92,879 gross per annum after a qualifying period in addition to performance related pay. (Salary is not negotiable).

The successful candidate will be subject to professional background check and security clearance. The successful candidate must have pre-existing work authorisation in Germany in order to apply.

Staff recruited locally by the British Consulate General are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local German employment law.

Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Germany and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.

Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

Equal employment
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. We particularly encourage applications from candidates with protected characteristics. DBT Europe and the FCDO Germany Network want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us, regardless of their background.

Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

What to look forward to – the Germany Network and DBT are a rewarding and exciting place to work, offering:

Much scope for personal and professional development: excellent networks and opportunities for support, including mentoring, coaching and dedicated Learning and Development days;
Opportunities to actively engage in corporate activities and initiatives in the Germany Network, such as Greening the Network, Germany Women’s Network, the Social Mobility Group, the Germany People Committee;
An equal, diverse and engaged workplace;
Work-life balance;
Flexible working;
National and international remote working policy – Up to 30 days working remotely from a third location, subject to business and operational requirements;
Performance related bonus.

Additional information
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Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

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