British Embassy Trade Officer, UK Trade and Investment Team

A full time fixed term position as a locally engaged Trade Officer in the UK Trade and Investment Team of the British Embassy in Brussels has become available.

Main role

Increasing British exports is a top priority for the British Government. So this role represents an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and creative professional with relevant business experience.

As part of a small UK Trade & Investment team (www.ukti.gov.uk), you will be responsible for increasing and promoting UK trade to Belgium in a wide range of sectors.

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing professional advice and support to UK companies wishing to develop business in Belgium in a wide range of predominantly high tech sectors including ICT, Telecommunications, Creative media, Environment, Electronics and Electrical engineering;
• Organising events in target sectors, either independently or in close cooperation with partners;
• Building and maintaining a network of stakeholders and partners in Belgium as well as in the UK;
• Attending events such as seminars and receptions.

Skills Required

Essential

• Good knowledge of the Belgian and UK business scenes;
• Strong account management experience and excellent customer relations building skills;
• Excellent organisational, presentation, drafting and networking skills;
• Flexibility, a pro-active attitude and the ability to work independently as part of a small team;
• Effective time management: able to handle the multiple priorities of the role within the agreed deadlines;
• Fluent written and spoken English, working level knowledge of Dutch and/or French;
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook);
• Flexibility for occasional out-of-hours work and travel to the UK.

Desirable

• Knowledge of or affinity with one or more of the following sectors: ICT, Telecommunication, Creative media, Environment, Electronics and Electrical engineering;
• Experience in a business development or trade/investment promotion discipline;
• Experience in organising events.

We offer an interesting, responsible and challenging job in an open, modern management culture, a friendly team, excellent working environment, and attractive learning and development opportunities.

This position will be filled on a fixed term contract.

Taxable gross monthly salary: €2736.57

Applications with a full CV and cover letter in English should be sent to the Recruitment Officer, Corporate Services Benelux, British Embassy, Avenue d’Auderghem 10 B-1040 Brussels or brussels.recruitment@fco.gov.uk by Thursday 20 September. If applying by email, you should include your full name in the message title and your email and attachments must not exceed 300kB in size.

We expect to hold interviews shortly after the closing date with a view to the successful applicant starting work in October 2012, subject to security vetting, references and administrative processes. Please note that due to the large number of applications received, only those called for interview will be contacted.

The British Missions in Brussels are an equal opportunities employer. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability. We aim to reflect the diversity of society.