View Vacancy - Trade Advisor (HUN19.003)

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

The British Embassy in Hungary is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. 

We are now looking for a Trade Advisor to join the Department for International Trade (DIT) which is responsible for promoting British trade across the world.  DIT Europe is led by Her Britannic Majesty’s Trade Commissioner.  HMTC Europe manages teams in 32 markets, helping UK-based businesses to export to Europe and encouraging the best European businesses to invest in the UK.  The Europe Central team covers 10 markets the region. 

The jobholder will work closely with the Senior Trade Advisor responsible for volume activities of the DIT Team in Budapest to work with small and medium-sized companies interested in entering the Hungarian market.

Much of this work will be responsive, answering enquiries received from companies or their local export promoters in the UK.  You will support a Senior Trade Advisor in helping UK companies achieve success in exporting their goods and services. Your focus areas will be food, drink, and retail. You will also provide admin support to the wider team.

This is a fixed term appointment created to support UK exporters over the period of exit from the EU.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assisting the Senior Trade Advisor on working with UK companies to help them enter the Hungarian market. To lead on activities in the food, drink, and retail field, including assisting UK companies to find high value business opportunities and partners in Hungary and carrying out market research as appropriate. Your job will mostly consist of daily market research, supporting the Senior Trade Advisor and the wider team by analysing databases, regular contact making with companies through email and telephone, organizing skype/VTC meetings, and organising events and visits;

  • To carry out data analysis and data recording; events organisation; budget management support; and contacts database management with a view to supporting the team`s prosperity and high value activities;

  • Most detailed export support work is a paid service, so you will have to administer the systems that commissions paid enquiry work and ensure that reports and completed on time. 
  • Fluency in English, both oral and written.
  • Fluency in Hungarian, both oral and written.
  • At least 1 year of experience in an administrative position; 
  • A college / university level degree in a relevant area;
  • Strategic commercial and economic awareness;
  • Experience of working autonomously, as well as being part of an international team;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Strong IT computer skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office and Internet. Experience with Oracle systems and databases preferred.

  • Experience at working in a dispersed network and communicating across a virtual team;

  • Experience in the food, drink, and retail sectors.


29 January 2019
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Temporary, Flexible working
35 hours net
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Hungary
Budapest
British Embassy
1
HUF
352,190 gross paid 13 times a year
1 April 2019

This is a one year fixed-term contract, with the possibility for a mutually agreed further year.  It is a 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.

Visa/passport requirements: the successful applicant must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Hungary and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.

Interviews will be conducted in English.

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.