View Vacancy - Smart Cities and Transportation Sector Manager

About the UK Israel Tech Hub

The Hub helps drive economic growth by creating partnerships in which British companies help Israeli innovation go global, and Israeli innovation gives British companies a global competitive edge.

The Hub was launched in October 2011 at the British Embassy Israel, following an agreement between Prime Ministers Cameron and Netanyahu to build a UK-Israel partnership in technology. The Hub is a high-profile initiative aimed at developing new methods of commercial diplomacy.

Overview of the role

The Smart Cities and Transportation Sector Manager will assume primary responsibility for promoting UK – Israel collaboration in the wide range of IoT applications (Mobility, Aviation, Smart Cities, Smart Infrastructure, etc.) through commercial partnerships, R&D collaboration, and sharing of policy and best practice.  The Smart Cities and Transportation Sector Manager will be responsible for identifying strategic opportunities and contacts, initiating and organising activities and platforms for collaboration, and delivering results for mutually beneficial links between Israeli and British companies.  The Smart Cities and Transportation Sector Manager will work as part of a team of 10 including counterparts in the UK and Israel to promote commercial outcomes. This is a full-time position, reporting to the Director of the UK Israel Tech Hub. This job will be based in Tel Aviv.

Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for the Hub’s work in the Smart Cities and Transportation sector, delivering on an ambitious strategy and further developing it, identifying new strategic partnerships and pursuing business opportunities between British and Israeli companies in the wide range of the fields of Smart Cities and Transportation sector (including Smart Transportation, Smart Infrastructure, and other topics of the Industry 4.0 trend).
• You will initiate, plan and execute activities to facilitate business collaboration and to raise awareness of opportunities. These include business delegations, conferences and networking events, attracting the best industry players and opinion leaders. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and external partner organisations on these activities.
• You will build and maintain sector expertise and a network of contacts with relevant decision makers, companies, entrepreneurs, experts and investors in Israel and the UK.  You should be able to open doors, communicate with Executive level contacts, understand business needs, identify opportunities and deliver business results.
• You will facilitate introductions and follow up with companies and individuals to convert leads and opportunities into concrete business outcomes, and will track, monitor and report these in a timely way.
• You will represent the Hub and the UK – Israel tech partnership publicly and in writing, and convincingly present the opportunities for collaboration via the Hub.

Key Competencies:

• Seeing the Big Picture – This is about having an in-depth understanding and knowledge of how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives and the wider public needs.
• Collaborating & Partnering - People skilled in this area create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the Civil Service to help get business done
• Achieving Commercial Outcomes - Being effective in this area is about maintaining an economic, long-term focus in all activities. For all, it’s about having a commercial, financial and sustainable mindset to ensure all activities and services are delivering added value and working to stimulate economic growth.
• Leading and Communicating - At all levels, effectiveness in this area is about showing our pride and passion for public service, leading from the front and communicating with clarity, conviction, integrity and enthusiasm. It’s about championing difference and external experience, supporting principles of fairness of opportunity for all and a dedication to a diverse range of citizens.

Required experience and qualifications:

• Understanding of the Smart Cities and Transportation or the IoT landscape in Israel – required. Bringing a personal business network from Israel and/or from the UK – a strong plus.
• BA required, MA or higher preferred in a business or technology fields.
• 3+ years working in business development, sales & marketing, consulting, finance, project management or at a start-up – required.
• Experience organising events – a strong plus. Management experience – a strong plus.
• International experience (working or studying), particularly knowledge of the UK – a strong plus.
• Strong presentation skills (oral and written).
• Fluent English (spoken, written and reading). Hebrew strongly preferred. Arabic a plus.
• Comfortable working in an IT environment (Microsoft Office, Google apps, Project Management tools, CRM, etc.).

Skills and Attributes:

• Can work creatively, strategically and independently yet as part of a team.
• Strong business acumen.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Highly motivated, passionate about innovation and technology.
• Open and clear communicator, excellent networking skills including across cultures.
• A track record of success and demonstrated ability to deliver results.
• Enthusiasm to work as part of a small, agile, ambitious team – a “start-up within government”.