View Vacancy - Trade Policy Officer, B3 - New Delhi
Main purpose of the job:
To support the British High Commission’s Trade Policy team on policy and administration related tasks. You will be a crucial part of friendly and growing team at a critical time for the UK and India’s trading relationship.
The Trade Policy Team leads on the UK-India bilateral trade relationship, providing analysis, direction and reporting, as well as engaging with key stakeholders in business, the UK government and the Government of India. The job holder will need to be flexible in responding to changes in scope and priorities of the trade policy team.
Roles and responsibilities:
Reporting & Analysis:
- Produce the Monthly Trade Report, the team’s flagship analysis of trade and trade policy developments in India. The Report is a key document that is shared at a cross-HMG level to inform advice and action across the trade policy network at Post and HQ in the UK.
- Support the senior members of the team and colleagues in HQ on their strategic policy-making by providing analysis for policy papers, when requested, ad-hoc reporting/alerts on policy updates and readouts of external seminars/conferences in relevant areas of UK interest.
Trade Statistics:
- Maintain, on a common platform, up-to-date information on key UK-India trade statistics. This database will include trends and comparative analysis on bilateral trade and investment statistics from official India, UK and international sources.
- Lead on maintaining the trade policy team’s top lines on bilateral trade performance, which will involve updating and communicating across the network on a timely basis. This document feeds into briefings for Ministers and HQ in the UK and for external messaging.
Stakeholder Management:
- Jobholder will be responsible for maintaining the trade policy team’s internal stakeholder reporting distribution lists and work with the trade team assistant to ensure the core internal database containing all trade policy reporting products is updated.
Events & Visits:
- Provide organisational assistance for UK-India bilateral forums on trade-related areas like the Joint Economic and Trade Committee, among others and provide inputs for briefings for Ministers and senior officials, particularly with respect to UK-India bilateral trade & investment statistics.
- Support with the organisation of bilateral visits of senior officials from the UK to India and vice versa. It will also mean liaising with the relevant Government of India departments, where appropriate. Jobholder will also work with colleagues and/or lead the organisation of internal events such as team receptions and the bi-annual trade policy team seminars, among others.
Learning and development opportunities:
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office offers training and development opportunities to its staff. The current role requires constant learning as the context and priorities evolve fast. We expect the candidate to be open to learning new skills
Language requirements:
Language: English
Level of language required: Fluent
Other skills / experience / qualifications:
Essential on arrival:
Qualifications:
Graduate in Economics, International Relations or other allied fields.
Experience:
- Candidate should have 2-3 years of relevant work experience.
- Basic understanding of economics required; trade related background would be preferred.
- Prior experience in writing economic reports.
- Strong analytical and communication skills with ability to absorb and relay information efficiently.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a good track record as a team player.
- Excellent ability to deliver on tight deadlines and turn around requests efficiently.
- Candidate should be proactive, a self-starter and have the ability to adapt to changes.
Desirable:
- Experience in interacting with a variety of stakeholders and working in a multi-cultural environment.
- Some experience in programme management would be a plus.
- Prior experience in providing organisation support to policy teams preferable.
- Some experience in working with economic and trade statistics databases.
For British High Commission (BHC) candidates, the Local Staff BHC Terms & Conditions will apply.
The starting salary will be INR 57,904 plus a 12% provident fund and 6% Special Allowance per month.
BHC offers great benefits package that includes annual domiciliary medical cover, plus a Group Hospitalisation Scheme with Rs 500,000 floater cover for your immediate family.
The BHC is recognised as a good employer, with a robust, fair and transparent performance management & appraisal system linked to increments and staff bonuses. We have a 5-day working week, plus annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave provision, special leave, paid sick leave provision; ample development opportunities, travel opportunities, a good organisational culture, and excellent work/life balance.
Around half of our work force is women. We treat people with respect and equality and have a policy of zero tolerance for any form of discrimination, bullying, or harassment. This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCO has anywhere across the globe. We are aiming to make it the best.
To Apply:
Please note applications without (a), (b) and (c) will not be considered.
a) Complete the Online Application Form
b) Attach a detailed CV
c) Complete the motivation segment in the Online Application Form and the competency questions.
Internal Candidates please Note:
- While applying for this position, upload the appraisal forms for the previous 2 years (if applicable) else the application will not be considered.
- Inform the line manager before applying for the position.
We will accept only online applications by “26th June 2019” midnight.
Please Note :
- Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and no telephone enquires will be dealt with.
- The appointment will be subject to Police Verification and other checks including references, educational and professional.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
