View Vacancy - JPN - Trade Adviser (Technology) A2(L)

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

Main purpose of job:


The UK has a thriving technology sector with many promising companies including start-ups.  The global trend in digital transformation across the economy is also impacting Japan and interest by Japanese companies in overseas technology companies has become very strong.  Our aim is to raise the awareness of this UK strength in Japan, identify business opportunities in Japan and match UK companies with Japanese companies.  The successful candidate will be working with UK and Japanese technology companies and government departments of both countries to identify opportunities and bring the UK and Japan closer.  


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

Providing advice to UK technology companies to support their endeavours to sell to the Japanese market.

Providing support (both logistical and content related) to the Senior Trade Adviser and other team members to deliver events/activities to promote UK exports to Japan.

Gathering market intelligence and developing a network of useful contacts in Japan with the Senior Trade Adviser and other team members in order to identify business opportunities for UK companies.  

Regular administration tasks, for example database entry of contact data, procurement and handling of payments etc.

Contribute to the Japan Network’s crisis readiness and take on a corporate objective that contributes to the wider running of the network. 



Note: We also have a job opening for Investment Officer (Technology & Creative) which you can be processed at the same time if you answer "True" in the application form.


For more information about the Investment Officer (Technology & Creative) job description, here is the link: https://fco.tal.net/vx/appcentre-ext/candidate/post/8848/en-GB



  • 3+ year working experience in either private sector companies or public sector organisations. 
  • Interest in the technology sector.
  • Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)  
  • Fluent in Japanese (LPT1 for non-native speakers) and business-level English (oral and written)     
  • Market research
  • event management
  • experience in working in the technology sector     
3 February 2019
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Permanent
37.5
Asia Pacific
Japan
Tokyo
British Embassy
1
JPY
323,000
25 March 2019
  • 1 month salary bonus equivalents payable in June and December
  • (Note: Salary may be reduced due to tax status)
  • Commuting allowance of up to JPY35,000 per month (paid on an actual cost basis)
  • 24 days paid annual leave (calculated pro rata)
  • Health Insurance and Employee pension (kenko hoken/kosei nenkin)
  • Employment Insurance (koyou hoken)
  • Alongside a number of Embassy-specific courses that will need to be completed on arrival, the Embassy is supportive of learning and development. We offer five development days per year, and regular opportunities for learning and development delivered both within the mission and regionally in Asia. We also focus on using coaching and a buddying system to support new arrivals.

The applicant must have work authorisation for Japan however if a foreign national, the British Embassy/Consulate General will support a visa application if required.

All applications must be received before 23:55 Japan Standard Time on 3 February 2019

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.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.