The Department for Business and Trade supports businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of the department in the Strategy & Private Office Directorate. We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic people to join DBT’s Delivery Unit, in leadership roles across the Unit, which works across the department to support effective delivery of the most significant departmental programmes. We ensure that those interventions that have the greatest impact on growth are prioritised and supported via resource allocation processes such as fiscal events like Spending Reviews. We track performance, spot and escalate emerging issues to keep the departmental programme on track, and feed into both departmental governance and HMG performance monitoring. These are exciting and central roles in the Delivery Unit, in two teams within the unit: the Fiscal Events and Emerging Policy team, and the Priorities Insight team. Head of Fiscal Events & Emerging Policy This is a fast‑paced, high‑impact role shaping government decisions on growth, funding and delivery. You will lead DBT’s response to Budgets and Spending Reviews, working directly with Ministers and senior leaders to turn strategic priorities into funded, deliverable outcomes. Lead critical workstreams on fiscal events and growth policy, managing and coordinating a small team and supporting senior leaders to set clear priorities. Shape DBT’s contribution to Budgets, working with Ministers and policy teams to develop high‑impact, pro‑growth measures. Influence cross‑government decisions, engaging HM Treasury and other departments and supporting Ministers in political and stakeholder engagement. Lead departmental communications on fiscal outcomes, ensuring teams understand what Budget and SR decisions mean for delivery. Play a central role in Spending Reviews, helping shape DBT’s strategy and directly contributing to the Department’s formal submission. Act as the strategic link to a priority business area, coordinating delivery, managing risks, and ensuring alignment with wider objectives. Priorities Insight Relationship Manager This is a high-profile role, ensuring the delivery of DBT’s highest priorities via your stakeholder management, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. You will develop expertise in DBT’s priority programmes for delivery. These are high-profile, fast-moving programmes that generate cross-government and public interest. You will build strong working relationships with policy teams and senior officials to understand and unblock delivery pinch points, reporting in to the most senior levels of the department. Manage the relationship with a designated DBT priority area, fully embedding yourself in the priority area and being an expert in the programme and its delivery. As the Relationship Manager of your area, you will be the central point of coordination and contact for the Delivery Unit, assessing delivery of milestones and identifying and supporting your priority area to escalate and unblock issues, ensuring alignment with departmental objectives. Build and maintain effective working relationships across DBT and with cross‑government partners (specific OGDs will depend on your priority area), representing the team in delivery reporting forums on your area and contributing to collaborative problem‑solving. Delivering set-piece priorities for the most senior levels of DBT, e.g. Select Committee appearances, cross-cutting briefings. In all roles, you will be task-managing and/or matrix managing a small team, and you will be a visible leader across the Delivery Unit, expected to lead on corporate responsibilities alongside your core role. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .