View Vacancy - Senior Investment Adviser (HUN268)

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

The British Embassy in Budapest 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) team.

DIT works with companies overseas to bring high-quality investment to the UK and helps UK-based companies to succeed in international markets.  The Senior Investment Adviser will be a member in the newly established Central European Network (CEN) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) team, reporting to the Head of the CEN FDI team in Poland. The CEN FDI team covers the following 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 Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.  You will have a target for companies “landing” in the UK;
  • Encourage new high-value investment to the UK from Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia;
  • Work with existing Hungarian, Slovenian and Croatian investors in the UK to increase the flow and stock of FDI from these markets;
  • Work with your colleagues in CEN to promote the UK as the #1 investment destination in Central Europe;
  • Generating new leads in Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia and managing relationships with 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 Hungarian, Slovenian and Croatian 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 the Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia 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 Hungarian, Slovenian and Croatian 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.
  • A College / university level degree in a relevant area or equivalent experience;
  • At least 5 years of commercial experience;
  • Able to travel domestically and internationally;
  • Fluent English and Hungarian.
  • 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 Slovenian or Croatian language.
25 July 2017
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Hungary
Budapest
British Embassy
1
HUF
768,273 gross
29 August 2017

This is a two year fixed-term contract (3 month probation) and full-time position of 5 days (35 hours net per week).

Working hours are flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for extra hours worked.

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance. You must have pre-existing work authorisation for Hungary in order to apply.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions service according to Hungarian 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. 

Please be advised that the British Diplomatic Missions 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.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.