View Vacancy - KL - Senior Trade Manager - Technology C4(L)

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Main purpose of job:

Reporting to the Deputy Director (Malaysia), the jobholder will develop and implement the Malaysian element of the Asia Pacific Technology Trade Campaign, delivering high value export wins and identifying and tackling relevant market access barriers. This will include working across our Asia Pacific network, with teams in the wider High Commission and the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and with headquarters in London. There will be opportunities for travel within Malaysia and, occasionally, in the region and to the UK.

Roles and responsibilities:

Main Duties:

  • Develop and implement the Malaysian element of the Asia Pacific Technology Trade Campaign, ensuring cost and time effective deployment of resources (budget and staff), so that it delivers high value wins to the UK economy in the form of increased exports and overseas direct investment
  • Work collaboratively with the Asia Pacific Technology Lead in Singapore and across the region, with other teams in the High Commission and the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, and with colleagues in the Technology sector team in our London headquarters to ensure DIT work fits the bigger picture
  • Support the objectives of DIT’s Asia Pacific Digital Trade Network, and the Tech Export Academy which is initially focused on Smart Cities
  • Proactively develop and maintain a strong knowledge of the Technology market in Malaysia, including local players, trends, opportunities, challenges and competitors, and use this knowledge in one to one meetings, presentations and market research reports, to advise UK-based companies on how to do business successfully in Malaysia.
  • Identifying and building productive relationships with key stakeholders and influencers in public and private sectors in Malaysia and the UK
  • Designing and delivering events and other activity, virtual/physical/hybrid, primarily in Malaysia which promote UK capability   
  • Contribute to briefing, speeches and programmes for Ministers, other VIPs and senior officials visiting Malaysia and the UK
  • Effective housekeeping including uploading evidence of services and interactions with key contacts to the Departmental Database, providing fortnightly updates of activity and progress to the Asia Pacific Regional Trade Commissioner’s office and submitting accurate bids for funding and robust reporting of budgets.
  • Line management of 1xA2 Technology Trade Assistant

Key competences required for the job:

Competence 1: Achieving Commercial Outcomes    

  • Degree holder, with business-related specialisations an advantage
  • Proven business acumen with at least  3 years work experience, preferably in Technology or related sectors within Malaysia

Competence 2:  Leading and Communicating

  • A strong team-leader, able to work flexibly across a wide range of stakeholders, organisations, and cultures with sensitivity and effectiveness
  • Capacity to work across cultures and organisations with sensitivity and effectiveness
  • Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels

Competence 3:  Collaborating and Partnering

  • Ability to establish relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to support delivery of business outcomes
  • Embodies and encourages collaborative team working within own team and across the wider network

Competence 4:  Seeing the Big Picture

  • Alert to emerging opportunities and challenges which might impact or benefit the team’s work, on demand and supply sides
  • Skilled in the design and delivery of strategy, and evaluation of short and longer term impact- aligning with with DIT APAC/Malaysia Country Plans 

Language requirement: English (Fluent)

  • Good IT skills including proficiency in the latest Microsoft Office applications.
  • Academic qualifications and/or work experience related to Technology
4 December 2020
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Fixed Term, Full-time
36.25
24 months
Asia Pacific
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
British High Commission
1
MYR
9,670
15 March 2021
14 March 2023

The British High Commission offers a competitive remuneration package, benefits, leave entitlement of 20 days per annum (calculated on pro rata basis) and a range of learning and development opportunities including courses, access to significant on line training materials and on the job learning and development opportunities.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to developing its staff, working hard to provide a comprehensive L&D offer. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the Diplomatic Academy and Civil Service Learning. Staff are strongly encouraged to take advantage of all the available opportunities.

The job-holder will be required to take some specific training courses related to their role. All new staff undertake a workplace induction and there are a number of mandatory e-learning courses covering areas such as diversity, health and safety, and information management.

Learning and development opportunitiesA mix of formal and informal learning and development will be provided; including induction to DIT and Developing   Sector Knowledge. A mix of formal and informal learning and development will be provided; including induction to DIT, the FCDO/British High Commisison, Developing Sector Knowledge.

Some evening and weekend work is required on occasions. British High Commission Malaysia Standard Terms and Conditions apply and provide for time outside of working hours to be compensated through Time Off In Lieu.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre- employment and security checks. Staff who are locally recruited by the British High Commission are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law. 

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain a valid work permit.

Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 local time on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.

Indicated start date is provisional and subject to successful completion of reference and security checks.

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