View Vacancy - Senior Investment Adviser - DIT (ROU256)

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Department for International Trade roles (DIT)
Department for International Trade (DIT)

The British Embassy in Romania 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 Romania and other international markets and it works with companies overseas to bring high-quality investment to the UK. The team in Romania 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 and Landing of an agreed number of Foreign Direct Investments into the UK from Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Serbia;
  • Encourage new high-value investment to the UK from Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Serbia;
  • Grow existing Romanian, Bulgarian, Bosnia and Serbian investment flow and stock in the UK;
  • Generation and management of a continuous high-value pipeline of live Romanian, Bulgarian, Bosnia and Serbian investment leads prospects and active projects in accordance with DIT “One Team” principles ensuring a constant flow of FDI from priority sectors into the UK from the Romanian, Bulgarian, Bosnia and Serbian markets;
  • Seek out and develop meaningful and productive relationships with multipliers and existing / potential Romanian, Bulgarian, Bosnia and Serbian investors;
  • Develop and maintain a relevant network of public and private sector contacts.

 

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Delivering high value investment from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia into UK;
  • Grow existing Romanian, Bulgarian, Bosnian and Serbian 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 operational effectiveness.

 

 


  • 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;
  • Fluent English and Romanian.

 

  • 1-2 years experience in a managerial position and/or managing staff;
  • Trade or economic policy background;
  • Experience of working in the IT/digital or Energy or Financial Services sectors. In our team of 6, we would like to have a blend of experience and competence to cover these sectors. The majority of the companies we work with are in these sectors.
  • Business development or previous inward investment experience;
  • Excellent team leadership skills and a record of delivering results;
  • Ability to bring diverse teams together to work toward common goals;
  • Strategic commercial and economic awareness;
  • An innovative attitude especially towards customer service and performance management;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Strong IT computer skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office and Internet. Experience with Oracle systems and databases preferred;
  • Knowledge of Bulgarian, Bosnian or Serbian language is a plus.
25 July 2017
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
35
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Romania
Bucharest
British Embassy
1
RON
8362 gross
29 August 2017

Terms and Conditions

This is a full-time position of 5 days (35 hours net per week) for a 2 years contract which may be extended by a mutual agreement. Working hours are flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked.

The annual leave entitlement is 21 days per year pro rata and the Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Romanian / UK public holidays per year.

Monthly salary is 8362 RON gross. In addition, staff are entitled to a 13th month salary pro rata and may receive a performance related bonus at year end. Staff also receive meal vouchers and a monthly subscription to a medical centre.

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance, and satisfactory completion of a probationary period of 3 months.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Romania. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

Candidates must have pre-existing work authorisation for Romania in order to apply. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions service according to Romanian employment law.

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.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.