View Vacancy - Head of Food & Drink - Toronto
Main purpose of job: Be part of the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) mission to drive more trade and investment between North America and the UK. With a mature, high spending consumer market and an open, liberal economy, world-class talent and a business-friendly regulatory environment, the UK is the leading destination for foreign investment in Europe, and the second highest investment destination in the world. The UK is also the world’s sixth largest exporter and the second largest services exporter. We employ over 150 people across North America, all united by our vision of a future where we champion open and fair global trading that drives growth, creates better jobs and higher wages, and improves living standards in the UK and around the world. We seek talented team members with the passion and drive to help us in our mission to build a global appetite for British goods and services; drive investment; negotiate trade deals and open up markets; improve international trading standards and fight unfair trading practices (see www.gov.uk/DIT). Based at the British Consulate-General in Toronto, the primary objective of this role is to drive food and drink export growth and build the UKs food and drink reputation in Canada contributing to the Government’s plan for growth and levelling up agenda. You will be a key part of delivering joint DBT and DEFRA export and trade objectives for food and drink, and support the trade policy and market access teams in post. You will be responsible for trade promotion in priority subsectors, strengthening commercial and government relationships in order to: identify market opportunities and demand trends; enhance the UK reputation for safe and high-quality products; increase the UK’s market access and ensure key UK food and drink exporters are kept informed of and contribute to trade policy conversations. |
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Must have the legal status to live and work in Canada. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6-12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.
Candidate must be willing to undertake occasional travel in North America and to the UK. |
Candidate must be be willing to represent DBT and the British Consulate at external functions (during working hours and very occasionally evenings).
Learning and development opportunities: The British High Commission and its Canada Network is committed to all employee’s ongoing learning and development needs. We actively encourage learning & development and will develop a specific plan in collaboration with the successful candidate.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.