Head of UK Trade & Investment, British Embassy

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the UK Government's trade promotion and inward investment organisation. It is a UK governmental body owned jointly by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Foreign Office. The position of Head of UKTI within British Embassy Stockholm, which was previously filled by a UK diplomat, is now being localised as a result of wider restructuring of UKTI within the Nordic region.

This is a key job within the Embassy promoting UK business in Sweden and encouraging Swedish foreign direct investment into the UK. It is offered at LEI level within the embassy grading structure.

Main purpose of the Job:
.To lead and manage the UKTI section within British Embassy Stockholm to ensure the section meets its London set performance targets, stays within its resources and provides a high quality service to our customers
.To develop the annual business plan for UKTI Sweden within the wider Nordic UKTI operation
.To be one of the key interfaces between the Embassy and UK business community in Sweden
.To lead on managing the embassy s relationship with major Swedish investors
.To participate in UKTI s casework in Sweden as appropriate
.To manage UKTI s relationship with stakeholders in London and the Nordic region
.To provide an economic and business input into the embassy s wider political work
.To identity and analyse commercial opportunities for UK business in Sweden

Resources:
A team of 11 full time locally engaged staff all based at the embassy. A ring fence local budget of about 340,000 . London allocated programme budgets of about 55,000

Reporting structure:
The UKTI teams in the British Embassies in the 5 Nordic countries are being reorganised into a hub and spoke structure to take effect from April 08. The hub has been chosen as Helsinki. The head of UKTI Sweden will report directly to a UK diplomat in Helsinki, with the Ambassador in Sweden as their second reporting officer.

Qualities required:
Essential:
.Experience of leading and managing a large service delivery team working towards performance targets
.Experience of business development and/or trade promotion ideally in an international context
.Good Swedish and English
.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
.Ability to develop and maintain senior level networks.

Desirable
.Knowledge of ICT, biotech and/or environmental technology sectors
.Experience of working in business in Sweden and UK
.Experience of sales and marketing
.Some knowledge of public sector
.Change management
Terms and Conditions:
This is a locally engaged position within the British Embassy Stockholm; it is not a diplomatic designated post. The post is subject to the terms and conditions of British Embassy employees, available on request.

The salary is dependent on experience and is expected to be between 31,800 - 40,000 SEK per month (gross). More may be available for an exceptional candidate.

Further information:
www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/
www.britishembassy.se
www.fco.gov.uk
www.dti.gov.uk