Brand Protection Officer


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£37,090 to £37,090 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bristol
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Oct 2026
Closing date:	9 Nov 2026

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Summary

Do you have experience reviewing and approving materials against brand or intellectual property guidelines?

Are you someone who is passionate about developing, implementing, or promoting branding guidance within an organisation?

Can you build strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

The role holder will support the protection and promotion of DVSA’s good name, authority and reputation for service through the coordination, development and maintenance of our intellectual properties and brands. This will help maximise the social and economic value of DVSA’s brands and intellectual property (IP) and promote a consistent and appropriately positive profile of DVSA among customers and the public.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday

Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DVSA: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Department for Transport Careers

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Responsible for treating all licensees fairly according to open and transparent terms and conditions, audited and regulated by The National Archives and Information Commissioner’s Office
Where required, govern disputes with infringers and complainants, from issuing bespoke ‘cease and desist’ letters through negotiation, mediation and potential legal proceedings on advice from Department for Transport, Intellectual Property Office, The National Archives, HM Treasury or Cabinet Office
Builds business cases for the Brand Protection Lead to make recommendations to DVSA Corporate Senior Leaders (CSLs)
Develop knowledge of the professional network across Civil Service departments and a level of skill and personal development to act as advisor and subject expert on illustration, design and graphic communications
Prepare reports and papers in collaboration with relevant internal departments

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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