View Vacancy - NZA - Part-Time Inward Investment Manager, EO

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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Main purpose of job:

Help New Zealand companies grow in the UK.

As Inward Investment Manager, you will work with innovative New Zealand businesses that are considering expanding to the UK. You will help them understand the opportunity, connect with the right UK partners, and navigate practical questions such as location, market information and set-up support.

This is a part-time job share role based at the British Consulate-General in Auckland. It would suit someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting commercial opportunities and turning ideas into practical action. You will be part of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST), working as part of a high-performing team across New Zealand and the UK to strengthen the UK-NZ trade and investment relationship.

DBIST and the UK in New Zealand Network are inclusive and equal-opportunity employers. We offer a supportive workplace with learning and development opportunities. 

We welcome applications from people returning to the workforce after a career break. If you have relevant skills and experience, even if they are from earlier in your career, we encourage you to apply.

This role is Auckland-based and not appropriate for remote working, but we embrace flexible working and have a zero-tolerance policy towards bullying, harassment and discrimination.

The jobholder will report to the Deputy Consul General Auckland and work closely with colleagues across New Zealand, Australia and the UK.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:

  • Identify and support New Zealand companies with strong potential to establish or expand in the UK, with a focus on high-growth, innovative businesses.
  • Build and manage relationships with company founders, senior decision-makers, industry partners and internal UK Government colleagues.
  • Develop and deliver focused plans to generate investment leads, including through events, research, stakeholder engagement and targeted outreach.
  • Provide practical information and introductions to help companies assess the UK opportunity, make informed decisions and progress investment projects.
  • Work closely with your job share partner and with relevant colleagues in Auckland, Wellington, Australia and the UK to deliver a joined-up service to investors.
  • Attend and occasionally present at business events and industry forums. Some domestic and international travel may be required; job-specific training will be provided.
  • Contribute to the wider DBIST and UK in New Zealand Network as needed, including supporting trade, investment and stakeholder engagement activity.

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

The jobholder will help administer a small activity budget, including forecasting and expensing in line with UK Government policy and expectations on the use of public funds. 

Language requirements:

English

Level of language required: Expert

  • Relevant qualification or equivalent professional experience.
  • Substantial experience in business, business development, marketing, account management, stakeholder engagement or a related field, ideally in an international or B2B context.
  • Ability to build and maintain networks with senior decision-makers and external partners.
  • Strong interpersonal, networking, presentation and written communication skills.
  • Good understanding of the New Zealand business environment, or the ability to build this quickly.
  • Ability to manage a varied workload and deliver against targets and outcomes.
  • Strong research, analytical and IT skills.
  • Experience of export, investment, international expansion or economic development activity.
  • Some knowledge of the UK business environment.
  • Some understanding of overseas company expansion or foreign direct investment processes.
  • Experience working in a job share, part-time, cross-border or multi-location team environment
Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together
22 September 2026
Executive Officer (EO)
Permanent, Part-Time
21.75 hours per week
Asia Pacific
New Zealand
Auckland
British Consulate General
1
NZD
NZD $ 54,435.60 + superannuation
yearly
18 November 2026

This position is open only to New Zealand citizens and holders of New Zealand permanent residency.

Learning and development opportunities:

The role offers access to DBIST and FCDO learning, regional networks and job-specific investment training.

Working patterns:

Part-time employment (Job Share, 21.75 hours per week), three days a week – the job-share partner works Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”. 

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen. 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. 

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.

Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours, including through your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours Framework, which provides detailed guidance on how the behaviours are defined. Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to prepare specific examples of when they have demonstrated these behaviours in their application. Using the STAR format to provide evidence of your skills and experience in your application and at interview helps to give a structure. You briefly describe the situation in which you showed the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this. 

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This opportunity is closed to applications.