View Vacancy - Trade Manager, Healthcare and Airports (TUR269)-INTERNAL VACANCY
The British Embassy Ankara is part of a world-wide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to hire a Trade Manager, Healthcare and Airports for the Department for International Trade (DIT).
Main Purpose of Job:
Primarily the job involves liaison with Turkish government and industry, Turkish and British healthcare and airport companies and their in country representatives, and assisting with planning for, and personal involvement in, official visits and relevant exhibitions. Tasks include monitoring: healthcare and airports sales related activity; following up Turkish healthcare and airports equipment requirements and promulgating details to British Industry; arranging inward and outward high level visits, appointments and meetings; responding to requests for information and assistance and accompanying companies on their calls; briefing the Ambassador (HMA), and Head of the Department for International Trade (DIT) where necessary; contributing to the annual report and business planning process for the sector; compile computer data bases; research and investigate journals and daily newspapers. There is also a growing role to explore and quantify new opportunities in the education and life sciences sectors. Ongoing responsibility for identifying developing and publishing export opportunities in these and other sectors. There may be an occasional need for short periods of duty away from Ankara and some international travel.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To coordinate the day to day work of the healthcare and airports section within the DIT (the Department for International Trade) team. Managing delivery of the high value campaign and all reporting, and briefing requirements of the section. Thereby ensuring that all value and volume targets are met by the section;
- Establishing, maintaining and expanding a wide range of high level contacts in the relevant sectors of industry in Turkey. Working with those contacts and other sources of information to acquire a sophisticated knowledge of the key projects, opportunities and challenges for UK business. Using this knowledge to ensure UK industry, senior management in Turkey, DIT sector teams and wider Whitehall have accurate and up to date information on which to base commercial and policy decision making. Liaising with UK companies and following up on enquiries, including through visits to local companies, supporting the production of chargeable reports for UK companies when commissioned via BCCT;
- Ensure that all management tasks such as appraisals and claim authorisation are performed to a high standard and in a timely way;
- Arrange events. Develop and implement media and engagement strategies for high profile campaigns in the sector liaising closely with embassy press and public affairs colleagues to maximise impact.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills in Turkish and English;
- Sound understanding of the Turkish healthcare, life sciences, education and airports industries and how these interact with government;
- Experience of running commercial campaigns, lobbying, public relations or similar roles in the public sector;
- The ability to work in a diverse, multicultural team where intense pressure and short deadlines are common;
- The ability to effectively represent UK interests in meetings and via presentations to high level and potentially unsympathetic audiences.
- Must have no restrictions on ability to undertake international travel including to the UK.
- Detailed knowledge of the relevant Turkish industries;
- Experience of working in an international environment either an embassy or multilateral organisation.
All applicants should have the right to live and work in Turkey. The British Embassy in Ankara does not sponsor for work permits.
The successful candidate will be subject to professional background check, security clearance and a probation period of 2 months.
This is a full-time, 5 working days (36.25 hours net) per week for a fixed-term contract to cover a maternity/paternity leave of 6 months, with the possibility to be extend by mutual agreement.
The annual salary for this position is 120,796.16 TL gross, C4 level. Please note that staff members are responsible for paying any income tax required by local law.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Ankara are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Turkish employment law.
British Diplomatic Missions are equal opportunities employers, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference. We are committed to developing a learning organisation that enhances business performance, maximises our staff’s potential and encourages staff innovation and development.
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 Embassy 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.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
