View Vacancy - AUS (Sydney) - Senior Manager, Business Relations - C4 (L)
British Consulate General in Sydney is recruiting 2 positions of Senior Manager, Business Relations.
The purpose of this job is to support the UK Government’s objectives in Australia by leading, developing and delivering trade and investment services in the financial, business and professional services sector for high growth and globally scalable companies from the UK and Australia. You will provide expansion strategy support, sectoral and location guidance to both new and existing, British and Australian businesses.
Roles and responsibilities:
This exciting role requires the identification of innovative UK and Australian companies with globally scalable services and strategic support for UK companies doing business in Australia and New Zealand in the Financial, Business and Professional Services sector. It involves formulating and executing strategies aimed at generating a pipeline of UK companies with capability to do business here and generating leads for Foreign Direct Investment attraction to support existing activity across the Australia New Zealand network.
You will have expertise in strategy, marketing, planning and execution. You will find innovative ways to connect and develop relationships that enable UK companies to enter and do business in ANZ, managing a wide range of stakeholders in market and in the UK. This will include building capability, identifying and facilitating strategic introductions, market analysis and commissioning research where necessary. You will work across trade and investment teams in ANZ and the wider Asia Pacific Region.
The role requires liaison with DIT HQ and marketing teams on high value campaign work in Financial, Business and Professional Services; building a strong network across the City of London and the 9 English regions to identify leads, build a pipeline and grow trade between the UK and Australia.
A self starter, you will also generate your own opportunities and areas of UK/ANZ collaboration. Working with Australian and UK experts in regtech, insuretech and fintech regulators you will lead on the UK/Australia Fintech Bridge and work with the team in New Zealand to build a strategy for increasing business in the NZ Fintech sector. The role will include an element of domestic travel and possibly some international travel to the UK.
You will have superior communication, business consulting and relationship management skills with the ability to build rapport quickly. You will understand how to develop and leverage industry networks and share knowledge and expertise with colleagues across ANZ and the UK. As a team player you will be part of a global organisation working with colleagues across Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific and the UK.
You will work collaboratively across the network to organise and support inward visits and delegations from Australia to the UK and other high level visits throughout the year. You will also provide strategic support and assistance to the Consul General and Deputy Consul General Sydney, Country Director for Australia and Trade Policy colleagues in Canberra.
This role involves the management of one direct line-report in Sydney who contributes to the overall team target and provides support in delivering the high value campaign work across the sectors covered. You will also be responsible for managing and reporting on budgets and expenditure, accurately tracking and forecasting.
- Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate field
- A minimum of five years’ work experience in business, ideally in an international & B2B context, or in business development
- Ability to develop and maintain networks with senior decision makers
- Strong inter-personal networking, presentation and communication skills
- Good knowledge of the Australian business environment
- Ability to deliver to ambitous targets and outcomes
- Strong research and analytical skills
- IT literate
- Some knowledge of the UK’s business environment, and some regional centres of the UK
- Some knowledge of the processes involved in overseas company expansions (foreign direct investment)
- Some knowledge of investment decision processes
Salary is at AU$98,663 per annum (paid out monthly), plus 11% superannuation.
Appointment is subject to an AFP records check and UK security clearance.
Open to Australian citizens, permanent residents, and partners/ dependents of UK-based diplomatic staff currently posted in Australia.
Staff recruited locally by the British High Commission and its Consulates is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Australian employment law.
The British Government supports flexible working practices. Interstate applicants will be required to meet their own travel and relocation expenses.
Your application must be submitted before 23:55 AEST-Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC/ GMT +10) 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.
Advertised start date is provisional and subject to completion of reference and security checks.
Kindly check your application centre or email regularly for any update on the status of your application.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
