View Vacancy - Trade Adviser (DEU19.074)
The British Embassy in Berlin is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Trade Adviser, Consumer and Retail to be part of the Department for International Trade Team (DIT).
The successful candidate will contribute to the wider objectives of the British Government’s Germany network and support the Embassy’s positive working environment.
The Trade Adviser will assist the Senior Trade Adviser in supporting British Businesses to increase exports of goods and services as well as overseas direct investment to Germany. The post holder will mainly work with companies from the consumer goods and retail sector. A key element of the work will involve looking for specific opportunities for UK companies to sell goods and services to Germany.
The Trade Adviser will be adept at building and maintaining strong network contacts at buyers and C-level in order to develop enduring and successful commercial partnerships between Germany and British interests. He/she will identify and actively target German key account customers in the Consumer and Retail sectors. He/she will manage projects, give advice and assistance to UK clients and will take over administrative tasks for the team. Furthermore, the role involves supporting the team in strategy development and implementation.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To carry out market research;
- To identify and contact potential business contacts;
- To compile detailed research reports;
- To assist the Senior Trade Adviser as directed;
- To attend trade fairs and other promotional events;
- To undertake other duties that may reasonably be required and which are in accordance with the grading and core competencies of the job;
- Administrative tasks.
- Fluent in German and English, both oral and written;
- Good knowledge of the German and UK Business Environments specifically with a sound understanding and knowledge of German supply chains in the field of the above sectors and their links to key accounts;
- Strong strategic thinking with track record and success in this area. Holding a sound knowledge of the consumer and retail sector landscape, trends and developments, policy, regulation and commercial drivers in the UK and Germany;
- Strong personal impact; able to convincingly engage German buyers and possible partners;
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
- Excellent project management and prioritisation skills;
- Strong key account management experience and experience in working across complex matrix virtual teams;
- Ability to research and analyse complex information;
- Self-starter – ability to work well on own initiative;
- Proficient IT skills, especially MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Experience in the German and/or UK Consumer and Retail Market;
- Sound knowledge of German market sector leaders and connected supply chains;
- Experience of Customer Relationship Management software.
This is a full-time position of five working days 37.5 hours net (excluding unpaid breaks) per week, for an initial contract period of 24 months.
Some flexible working may be possible, subject to German labour law and the operational needs of the role.
The British Embassy in Berlin has a strong ethos of Learning and Development, including our Learning and Development Week. In addition, there will be many opportunities to attend external seminars and events on relevant issues.
The successful applicant will be encouraged to be actively involved in the corporate life of the Embassy, contributing to the wider objectives of the British Government’s Germany network and supporting the Embassy’s positive working environment.
Must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Germany and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.
The successful candidate will be subject to professional background check and security clearance.
All applicants should have the right to live and work in Germany. The successful candidate must have pre-existing work authorization for Germany in order to apply. The British Embassy does not sponsor for work permits.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Germany are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local German employment law.
* Please note Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment indicates Level C2 as Mastery or proficiency Level which comprehends that a person can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read; can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation; can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations. For more information please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your languages skills are going to be assessed.
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.
Please be advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
