View Vacancy - Head of Education, Health & Life Sciences - DIT

Lead the Education, Health & Life Sciences Sector Team at the Department for International Trade at the British Embassy Mexico City. You will work with UK exporters and investors in the Education, Health and Life Sciences sector to deliver an increase in trade and investment in the sector, You will work across a virtual team (with policy, programme and commercial colleagues) to deliver to trade and investment objectives as part of cross Embassy education and health strategies. You will develop excellent relationships with UK and Mexican companies, and deliver an impactful programme of activity focussed on developing a robust pipeline of UK exports and investment in your sectors throughout the supply chain, working to overcome barriers to market access, and to promote Mexico as a destination for UK companies.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) works with UK businesses to support UK exports and bilateral investment in Mexico. Headquartered in Mexico City, DIT Mexico works across 9 priority sectors, with regional offices in Guadalajara, Monterrey and Ciudad del Carmen.

Lead the Trade and Investment contribution to the Embassy Education and Health Strategies (65%)

• Develop and deliver a programme of activity to support UK Education, Health and Life Sciences companies (including ELT, TVET, Digital Health, Pharma, Medical Devices) to do more, and higher value business in Mexico, including high-level visits, trade missions, and account management.
  

• Promote UK expertise in Education, Health and Life Sciences sectors amongst local decision makers. Working with the Sector Teams in London, promote business opportunities to UK industry.

• Source and strengthen a pipeline of UK opportunities in Education, Health and Life Sciences, developing relationships with key stakeholders in the public and private sector.

• Working with UK companies, to overcome barriers to trade, leveraging relationships with government and regulators.

• Working with the UK Prosperity Fund, seek opportunities to deliver commercial benefits for the UK, inform and influence the focus of the programmes.

• Contribute to the effective functioning of the Embassy Education and Health Virtual Teams.

• Develop and maintain excellent market intelligence in the Mexico Education, Health and Life Sciences sectors working with trade associations, sector experts, and London to inform Embassy strategies and UK industry on latest developments.

Deliver through the Regional Education and Life Sciences High Value Campaign (HVC) (20%)

• Deliver activity through both regional campaigns ensuring alignment with country and regional (Latin America and the Caribbean) strategies, with a focus on quality and delivery of outcomes across the region.

• Coordinate activity across the country teams working in the Education, Health and Life Sciences sectors across the region to deliver export and investment success for UK companies.

• Develop relationships with key stakeholders in DIT HQ and relevant UK and Mexican sectoral business organisations

Manage the team in line with Embassy values, contributing to the overall Embassy corporate objectives and ensure good financial, project and procurement management (15%)

• Effective line management of 1 x Trade and Investment Officer (A2 grade) and interns, through SMART objectives, uptake of L&D opportunities and high quality appraisals.

• Ensure good financial, project and procurement management of work in the team.

• As part of the DIT leadership team, deliver work in line with Embassy Values (Honesty, Professionalism, Inclusion & Respect)
  

• Contribute to the corporate objectives of the Embassy

Resources managed: 1x A2(L), 1 x Intern

Budget: sector team budget  £~9k

Language: fluent in English and Spanish.

• Trade and Investment experience;
• project management;
• account management;
• excellent stakeholder management skills;
• Line management experience