Trade Manager (SWE20.045) - British Embassy in Stockholm

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The Department for International Trade (DIT) is responsible for promoting British trade across the world. DIT Europe works to help UK-based businesses export to the EU and to encourage the best European businesses to invest in the UK. This is an exciting time to join DIT, as you will have the opportunity to shape the UK's international trade agenda and foster UK growth.

How can you contribute?

DIT Europe has a GREAT opportunity for a confident, motivated and experienced Trade Manager to provide strategic direction for trade development in Sweden, working with colleagues across Europe North and other European markets.

The TM role will oversee the trade team and its shared goals and targets whilst leading and delivering the Defence & Security sector work. Identify Swedish opportunities through research and engaging with local contacts, stakeholders, organisations etc. Develop a range of activities under the Nordic Baltic Defence and Security campaign to match the needs of the market with UK expertise. Assist companies to win business in market. You will provide guidance, coaching and management to the trade team and will have direct line management responsibilities for 3 Senior Trade Advisers.

There will also be a focus on collaborative working with colleagues across the Embassy - on policy, science & innovation and tourism. The work will be varied and demanding and the successful candidate will need to be a flexible, committed self-starter, able to juggle priorities and to work on demanding timelines.

Your key responsibilities:

Knowledge: Ensure awareness of sectors is up to date and ready to provide advice to a range of stakeholders. Developing and maintaining a national network of contacts and deliver market entry activities for UK companies. This may include market research, organisation of events and visit programmes etc.

Lead: Successfully lead the Defence & Security campaign for Sweden and the Nordic Baltic region.

Coach: Oversee the trade team to ensure targets are met and ensuring a quality service for UK companies. Line manage 3 Senior Trade Advisers. Support DIT Director and cover during times of absence.

Essential qualifications and experience, A GREAT candidate will:

. Have excellent Swedish and English language skills (C1 level or above under the CEFRL or equivalent)

. Have a University degree in Business/Economics or applicable subject;

. Have solid experience managing a team;

. 5 years of Business development experience;

. Be able to build rapport at all levels internally and externally;

. Be reliable and respond proactively to changing priorities;

. Understand and focus on customer needs.

Desirable qualifications and experience, It is a plus if you:

. Have an open and flexible approach to new ideas to improve result;

. 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;

. Have strong intercultural skills.

Required competencies

Seeing the Big Picture, Collaborating and Partnering, Achieving Commercial Outcomes, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Engaging Internationally

How to apply?

Deadline for application is 25 March 2020. For further details on this vacancy and information on how to apply, please follow the link to the FCO Local Staff Vacancies Homepage:
https://fco.tal.net/vx/appcentre-ext/brand-2/candidate/so/pm/4/pl/1/opp/11888-Trade-Manager-SWE20-145/en-GB

Additional information:

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), fixed term position with a duration of 12 months, with a possibility of extension.
The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance.
All applicants should have the right to live and work in Sweden.

According to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs the locally employed staff should be either Swedish citizens or permanent residents of any nationality registered in the population registry before starting the employment. Registration in the population register is not possible once employment has begun. For more information please consult: https://www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/diplomatic-portal/diplomatic-guide/8.-employment/8.1-locally-employed-staff/