Length of employment: 1 years Job Summary: The Visitor Economy drives growth and creates jobs, significantly boosting local economies. VisitBritain's latest estimates indicate that 41.2 million inbound visitors contributed £31.5bn to the economy in 2024, with many tourists citing our vibrant culture and heritage offer as one of their main motivators for visiting the UK. Global tourism is projected to grow by 5% year-on-year but the UK is operating in a highly competitive field to capture that demand. In the medium term, HMG has committed to increasing visitor numbers to 50 million per year by 2030. We are a friendly and dynamic team based between London and Manchester, looking for a resourceful Executive Officer to join us. The team is based in the Visitor Economy, Heritage, Loans and Art Collection (VEHLAC) Directorate. The DCMS Visitor Economy Team is responsible for i) working with Ministers to set the Government's tourism policy, and ii) managing the Department's relationship with VisitBritain and VisitEngland, our national tourist boards. We also have a number of work strands, including domestic tourism, inbound tourism, business events and short term tourism accommodation. Job Description: This role represents a great opportunity to work in a dynamic team, in one of Whitehall's most exciting Departments. Some of your responsibilities will include: Supporting the Minister for Tourism in their engagement with Parliament through drafting responses to correspondence, parliamentary questions, and briefing them for public appearances. Supporting the Minister for Tourism in their engagement with the industry (hotels, airlines, attractions, workforce, representative bodies etc.), through advising on invites, and providing briefings and - where necessary - drafting speeches ahead of public engagements. Providing business support to the wider DCMS tourism team, including meeting logistics and office management. Taking on policy responsibility for one or more discrete policy areas. Benefits DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We're committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include: Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years' service A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice 3 days of paid volunteering leave Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay generous paternity and adoption leave Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year Occupational sick pay Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more! Terms and conditions at SCS grades will vary. Those applying for SCS roles should refer to the candidate information pack for more information on terms and conditions. The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience: Essential requirements: Proven organisational skills to plan, organise and manage their own time, and support the wider team to deliver agreed priorities and ambitions; Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build productive working relationships and to use those relationships to achieve desired outcomes; Excellent written skills, with the ability to draft clear and concise arguments; An ability to work with focus and pace to get jobs done on time and to a high standard; Practical mindset focused on problem solving. Desirable skills: A demonstrable knowledge of UK geography and the Tourism offer across the country; Knowledge of Google software including the use of Gmail and Google Docs. We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Alison Palmer, and will take place on: Thursday 26th June at 1pm The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions. Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by Thursday 26th June at 10am and you will be sent an invitation. Please note that the session will not be recorded and will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk To apply for this post, please send us the following documents no later than 23:55 on 29th June 2025 via the CS Jobs portal: To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which will assessed against the experience success profile : A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable 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 and you should insert your CV into the \"Job History\" section on the Civil Service Jobs application form. A Statement of Suitability (max 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 requirements highlighted. You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed however these will not be considered in the assessment of your application except in circumstances where there are a high number and calibre of candidates. For the shortlist, we will select applicants demonstrating the best fit for the role by considering the evidence provided in your application. For indicative sift and interview dates please refer to the attached Candidate Information Pack. In the event of a large number of applicants, an initial sift will be conducted on the statement of suitability. Those who are successful in the initial sift will then be scored on all elements of the application. For support in writing your application and interviewing, please refer to the 'Application and Interview Guidance' document attached to the job advert. The interview process will assess behaviours and strengths. The behaviours to be tested at interview are: Communicating and influencing Working together Delivering at pace Prior to the interview you will be sent the behaviour questions in advance. You will not be made aware of the strengths being assessed prior to your interview. Your interview will take place remotely via GoogleMeets. Further Information A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to Department for Culture, Media and Sport from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. DCMS has a London and a National pay scale. For more information on this, including the circumstances in which each pay scale will apply, please see the 'Candidate Information Pack' attached. 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. 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. Any applicant's 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. NSV For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter If the vacancy is offered as FTA/Loan, existing Civil Servants must join on a Loan basis only. Prior agreement to be released on loan 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. Reasonable Adjustment 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, please: 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. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or a verbal test rather than a written one. 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