View Vacancy - Trade Policy and Business Support Officer (BEL18.133)
The UK Representation to the European Union (UKREP) in Brussels is part of a world-wide network of 230 Diplomatic Posts, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Trade Policy and Business Support Officer. UKREP represents the UK’s interests in the European Union, working within the Council of the EU (the Member States), as well as engaging with the European Commission and European Parliament. The primary focus of this job is on ongoing EU trade policy business, where the jobholder will work with London to shape UK positions.
Roles and responsibilities:
Working as a policy lead on a variety of geographical and horizontal trade policy dossiers. These currently include EU neighbourhood countries and trade for development.
Representing the UK in working groups and technical meetings on your areas of responsibility.
Building a strong network of contacts within and outside the EU institutions in order to inform and deliver UK priorities.
Working closely with colleagues in Whitehall and UK Posts overseas. Providing timely and targeted reporting of meetings and developments in EU trade policy, and advising colleagues accordingly.
Supporting the team in organising travel, Ministerial and officials’ visits, briefings for FACs, and other ad hoc tasks.
- Excellent communication skills, including fluency in English (both oral and written);
- A self-starter, able to work autonomously and with experts in London and Brussels;
- Excellent networking and organisational skills, and the ability to work under pressure;
- The ability to manage and prioritise workload, drive agendas forward and deliver results;
- Demonstrate initiative, problem solving and judgement skills;
- The ability to manage, analyse, summarise and present complex and technical information.
- Familiarity with UK government policies and structures;
- Experience working on EU policy, and a solid understanding of how the EU works;
- Strong policy skills, in particular experience in or knowledge of trade policy;
This is a full-time permanent position for 5 working days (36.25 hours net) per week.
The monthly gross salary for this position is € 3,865.40 B3 (L) level (The British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium salaries are not subject to annual indexation).
Please note that Belgian nationals will be paid their salary gross and are expected to comply with their tax obligations through completion of a tax return to the Belgian authorities. Non-Belgian nationals will receive their salary net, minus the deduction of an equivalent level of Belgian tax retained at source. Further information on this will be given to candidates during the recruitment process.
The successful candidates will be subject to professional background checks and security clearance.
Staff recruited locally by the British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Belgian employment law.
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.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
