Thank you for your interest in this important leadership role in DBT. Our mission is economic growth: supporting businesses to invest, export and grow, creating jobs and opportunity across the UK.

We are now focused on turning that mission into delivery, with refreshed clarity on our priorities, confidence in how we work, and pace in what we achieve.

Our priorities are to:

• Make the UK the best place in the world to do business
• Make the UK the best connected economy
• Deliver great services for business

As a Senior Civil Service leader, you play a critical role in delivering this, driving impact, shaping high-performing teams, and staying closely connected to business. Our shared behaviours define how we work:

• Getting Stuff Done: focus on delivery and impact
• Keeping Learning: build capability and continuously improve
• Having a View: act with confidence, grounded in insight

You join at a point where your leadership will help shape the next phase of DBT.

I am looking forward to working with you.

Amanda Brooks
Interim Permanent Secretary