View Vacancy - Senior Investment Adviser - DIT Warsaw (POL254)

The British Embassy in Poland is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit an energetic, enthusiastic, self starter and motivated Senior Investment Adviser to work in the Department for International Trade (DIT).

The DIT helps UK-based companies to succeed in Poland and other international markets and it works with companies overseas to bring high-quality investment to the UK. The team in Poland is part of DIT’s Central Europe Network (CEN), which comprises of 10 markets: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.

The main purpose of the job is:

• Identification of potential investors into the UK from Poland. You will have a target for companies “landing” in the UK;
• Encourage new high-value investment to the UK from Poland;
• Work with existing Polish investors in the UK to increase the flow and stock;
• Work with your colleagues in CEN to promote the UK as the #1 investment destination in Central Europe;
• Generating new leads in Poland and managing these companies as part of CEN’s investment pipeline of prospects and active projects, in accordance with DIT “One Team” principles to ensure a constant flow of investment from priority sectors into the UK;
• Seek out and develop meaningful and productive relationships with existing / potential Polish investors and multipliers;
• Develop and maintain a relevant network of public and private sector contacts to promote the UK as the leading investment destination.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Delivering high value investment from Poland into UK. You will be expected to meet/exceed agreed annual targets;
• Focus on investors in key strategic sectors, as defined by the CEN Business plan;
• Grow existing Polish investments and flow in the UK and develop relations with key business and institutional stakeholders in the two countries;
• Work closely with DIT, other British Government Departments, regional offices and other delivery partners to maximise landings, wins and operational effectiveness;
• Contributing to the overall objectives of the Embassy.

Required key FCO Competencies

• Seeing the Big Picture: seeing the big picture is about having an in-depth understanding and knowledge of how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives and the wider public needs and the national interest;
• Collaborating and Partnering: people skilled in this area create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the organization to help get business done;
• Achieving Commercial Outcomes: being effective in this area is about maintaining an economic, long-term focus in all activities. For all, it’s about having a commercial, financial and sustainable mindset to ensure all activities and services are delivering added value and working to stimulate economic growth;
• Engaging Internationally: Effectiveness in this area is about leading internationally, engaging our staff, contacts and international partners to help deliver UK Government objectives. Understanding UK Government aims in the wider UK and international context and developing productive relationships with those external contacts and partners to help deliver UK objectives.

• Fluency in English and Polish (both oral and written);
• A College / university level degree in a relevant area or equivalent experience;
• At least 5 years of commercial experience;
• Availability for travel domestically and internationally.