Senior Trade Adviser - Volume

Verksamhetsbeskrivning
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Arbetsuppgifter
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is the UK Government organisation that helps UK-based companies to succeed in Sweden and other international markets. DIT also assists overseas companies to bring high-quality investment to the UK's economy.
The DIT team in Stockholm is currently looking to recruit a Senior Trade Adviser, the main purpose of the position is to focus on volume activity is to support UK companies and provide information, analysis, reports and contacts that will allow them to grow their export business. In doing so this role will support the UK governments' ambition of 100k new exporters by 2020.

Roles and responsibilities:
- Deliver assistance and wins for UK companies by building and maintaining a network of local contacts in range of sectors. Identify leads and opportunities for British business.
- Be part of the DIT Sweden management team adding to the direction of the Swedish operation.
- Coach and line manage three Trade Advisers in the Volume team to ensure targets are met e.g. business opportunities and ensuring a quality product for UK clients and Swedish contacts. - Ensure knowledge of sectors is up to date and ready to provide authoritative advice to a range of internal and external stakeholders. Developing and maintaining a national network of contacts in conjunction with colleagues and deliver market entry activities commissioned by UK companies which can include market research, organisation of events and visit programmes.
- Support DIT colleagues and wider embassy campaigns, author briefs for VIP visits and other governmental communication. Undertake and ensure that administration tasks are completed, providing regular written reports on activities and record data on CRM system


Essential qualitifications and experience:
- University degree, Business/Economics or applicable subject.
- 3/5 years of relevant work experience.
- A self-starter, with the ability to organise self and work effectively.
- Be able to take responsibility and use initiative to deliver high quality work.
- Deliver to tight deadlines, multi task, work effectively and supportively on objectives and targets.
- Understand and focus on customer needs.
- Strong team player.
- Good IT skills.

Desirable qualifications and experience:
- Open and flexible approach to new ideas to improve results. Enthusiastic about personal development. Open to change and innovation.
- Respond flexibly to changing priorities with the ability to see the bigger picture and links between own work and that of others within the organisation and beyond.
- Strong intercultural skills.
- Line management experience.
- High social skills and a team player.

This is a full-time, permanent position.
Swedish citizenship or permanent residence in Sweden i.e. registration with the population registry is required before starting the employment. For more information please consult:
http://www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/diplomatic-portal/diplomatic-guide/#FEmplyoment
The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance.

Additional information
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field "Application deadline".
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.