View Vacancy - BK - Trade Policy Manager, C4L
The job holder will support the Director in his work on the trade policy review. The Trade Policy Manager will be the day to day lead and main point of contact for all aspects of the trade policy review between Thailand and the UK. This will involve engaging with senior stakeholders in British and Thai businesses (typically at CEO or Deputy CEO level), and senior officials from the Thai Department for Trade Negotiations. You will collect and analyse information from British companies and British government, which will feed into the final report of the trade review, drafted by you. This report will help to determine our future trading relationship with Thailand. You will be supported by a trade policy assistant who will help you with the gathering and analysis of data, and with setting up meetings and other administrative tasks.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead on all aspects of the UK side of the Thailand UK Trade Review, including; drafting and refining terms of reference, primary and secondary research stakeholder mapping, financial analysis, business and sector specific engagement, programme planning, report drafting
- As part of the review, identify tariff and non-tariff barriers in priority sectors and develop an action plan for overcoming these barriers
- Work closely with the trade policy team in London on the trade policy review ensuring regular communication between the Thailand and UK teams
- Horizon scan future opportunities for trade partnerships, including the possibility of joining CP-TPP and draft options papers for different types of trade partnerships that would benefit the UK. These papers will then be considered by the Trade Policy team and your recommendations will serve as the foundation of negotiating our future trading relationship
- Ensure a joined up approach to trade policy work across the Embassy, including working closely with the prosperity, political and communications team. This will include consulting extensively with our internal teams as the trade policy paper is developed, to ensure that all aspects of the Embassy’s priorities are effectively fed into the review
- Line manage one trade policy assistant to assist you in your duties, and provide effective coaching and support to ensure they reach their potential within the role
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
- In depth trade policy knowledge, including experience of leading or assisting in free trade agreement negotiations
- The ability to interact at senior levels, including with Ministers and senior business people
- Experience of undertaking a trade review or similar experience in another related field
- Demonstrable experience of working on market access issues, with a track record of success
- Good communicator at all levels, spoken and written
- Strong administration and organisation skills
- Flexible and reactive to new issues and priorities
- Ability to work at pace and prioritise, managing a sometimes heavy workload.
- Ability to liaise with and manage external stakeholder relationships.
- Experience in completing timely and accurate written information in English.
- IT proficiency – Using MS Office, Outlook and ability to learn FCO systems.
- Ability to travel within Thailand and Asia
- Experience of living in or understanding of the United Kingdom, British people and culture
- Ability to read, write and speak Thai
The British Embassy offers a competitive remuneration package, including salary (will be abated for those not liable to tax), benefits, a leave entitlement, Health Insurance and comprehensive development programme based upon business need and individual staff requirements.
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are locally recruited by the British Embassy are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain work authorisation in Thailand in order to apply. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.
All applications must be received before 23:55 on 30 September 2018.
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.
Reminder for existing Embassy staff who will be interested to apply:
Along with the completed online application form, candidates should upload their last two years End of Year Appraisals if applicable. If applicants have been employed for less than twelve months, they will need to provide permission from their Head of Section to apply and should attach this to their application.
Guidance on completing competency based application forms and sitting Interviews can be found on the BE Website and also on the Civil Service Learning portal, Virtual Ashridge portal and Goodpractice.net (both accessed through the CSL). Staff are strongly advised to refer to these.
We recommend all applicants to understand the Civil Service competences before applying for any role and in preparation for interviews. For more information, you can visit our website - https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-bangkok/about/recruitment.
Please check your application centre regularly for any update on your application.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
