View Vacancy - Market Access and Trade Policy Officer, Mexico City

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Economic and Prosperity

Main purpose of job:

The British Embassy is recruiting a EO Trade Policy and Market Access Officer to work in the Trade and Economic Policy Team, to support the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) mandate to deliver UK Growth, through deepening the UK-Mexico bilateral trade and investment relationship. We are looking for an individual (with relative or transferable experience) to lead the Embassy’s market access work and to support bilateral trade policy work. This is a critical role to deliver the UK Governments’ growth mission. 

Trade and Investment is at the centre of the British government’s foreign policy. Reducing market access barriers, implementing our Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA) with Mexico, delivering trade and economic growth dialogues, the UK’s accession to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), are all priorities for the Embassy given their potential to open and expand markets for British products and services, while providing new opportunities for Mexico with the UK.  Mexico is an important and growing partner for the UK and there is real potential to increase and diversify our trade and investment relationship over the coming years.

Roles and responsibilities:

Trade and Economic Policy Support (50%):

  • As part of the Trade and Economic Policy team, the successful candidate will work to deliver wider policy priorities of the British Embassy; growth is a priority for UK Government.
  • Undertake analysis, research and reporting on the Mexican trade and economic policy environment and local context, providing advice on regional and bilateral issues, and partner countries approaches to key global and multilateral trade issues. Work as part of a team on reporting, analysis, briefings, and presentations on trade policy and market access issues – shaping an effective trade policy strategy for the UK in Mexico. 
  • Support the Trade and Economic Policy Director on strategy, lobbying, logistics and stakeholder engagement (both government and business) linked to the UK’s CPTPP accession and implementation and utilisation of the UK-Mexico TCA. This may include organising bilateral trade dialogues, business-to-business activity and supporting FCDO and DBT Ministerial and Senior Officials’ visits.

Market Access – Development and delivery of Market Access Barriers (MAB) programmes (20%)

  • Support market access issues affecting UK–Mexico trade, coordinating across a wide range of internal stakeholders including DBT, FCDO and DEFRA Agriculture Attaché. Identify, analyse and understand these barriers in line with DBT’s prioritisation framework to establish their importance to UK trade, likelihood of resolution and opportunities to address them bilaterally and through work with partners.
  • Support, in collaboration with DBT Mexico team, the development and delivery of activity to address priority barriers, including through UK capacity-building with host authorities, SME visits and market analysis. Lead on identifying where trade and economic policy levers can support these objectives and coordinate delivery. This involves applying strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills (including with Mexican governments, regulatory bodies, other Embassies, business and industry bodies as appropriate).
  • Support work with wider embassy team in upskilling on MAB and relevant trade policy issues, alongside effectively tracking market access barriers, and our activity to resolve them, on the DBT Digital Market Access Service (DMAS), updating the Regional team and London periodically on progress of all Mexico priority MABs. 

Logistics and information Management (20%):

  • Working with internal and external stakeholders to organise, manage logistics and facilitate successful bilateral meetings, high-profile events and visits of senior UK government figures; ensuring high quality outcomes including Value For Money (VFM).
  • Support the administrative and financial processes of Trade Policy team (budgets, claims, payments etc.) to maintain a healthy level of performance, VFM achieving 100% expenditure and participate in meetings as the team’s Corporate Services Liaison.
  • Give advice on and pro-actively innovate and develop the team’s administrative processes and programme management. 

Corporate (10%):  

  • Support corporate activity at the Embassy in support of its mission statement, Country Business Plans and the Embassy’s agreed values of honesty, respect, inclusion, and professionalism.

Language requirements: 

  • Language: English and Spanish 
  • Level of language required: Fluent 



Essential on arrival: 

  • Be qualified to at least to degree (bachelor’s) level in related field (Economics, International Trade, International Relations). 
  • Have a good understanding and interest in key national & international policy and trade issues. 
  • Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English and Spanish are essential.
  • Have excellent communication skills relating to relationship building both internally and externally to the British Embassy. 
  • Strong ability to manage budgets and communicate financial information clearly to stakeholders. Experience in managing budgets and finances is essential.
  • Excellent data management and analytical skills. 
  • Should be a proactive and creative self-starter with strong interpersonal skills who has the ability to learn quickly.
  • Must be willing to work in constantly changing multicultural environments.
  • Be able to adapt quickly to a dynamic working environment where requests can greatly vary. 

Desirable:  

  • At least 1-2 year experience working in a role on a related field.
  • Good knowledge of Mexico’s most relevant trade policies/trends and trade data repositories.
Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
19 November 2025
Executive Officer (EO)
Fixed Term
38
12 months
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Mexico
Mexico City
British Embassy
1
MXN
$33,751
monthly
12 January 2026
12 January 2027

Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right at time of application.

Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.

The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.  

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’.  If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

Learning and development opportunities:

  • Programme of L&D and upskilling on UK Trade Policy (delivered electronically and in person).  
  • Guidance outlining how to carry out implementation-related tasks. Workshops and teach-in sessions on implementation work. 
  • Opportunity to apply for wider upskilling and learning opportunities via local and regional L&D funds.

Working patterns:

  • Full-time. Expectation is to work under a hybrid model in line with Embassy’s policy (40%-60% in the office)

The British Embassy and its US Network embraces hybrid working, allowing its staff to typically work from home 3 times a week for full time.  We are an organization that also recognises the critical value of team work and we embrace and endorse collaboration by ensuring that all staff attend the office flexibly yet regularly.  

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 19 November 2025.

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism. 

Benefits:

Guaranteed Monetary Benefits

  • 30 days Christmas Bonus per full year worked (pro rata on the first year).
  • 50% Holiday Bonus based on your annual leave entitlement, additional to your paid annual leave.

*For benefits purposes our year runs from 01 January to 31 December.

Other Monetary Benefits

You will be eligible to an annual Performance Related Bonus. Performance Pay is granted to employees who receive a full year’s performance appraisal and meet or exceed their performance targets.

*Our assessment period for appraisals runs from 01 April to 31 March of the following year.

Other non-monetary benefits

  • Social Security coverage under Mexican Law.
  • Private Medical Scheme which covers our employees, their legal dependants under the age of 25, and spouses/partner provided they do not receive additional medical services from another employer.
  • Entitlement of annual leave as follows:

From 0 to 1 year entitled to 16 days (Pro rata on the first year)

From 1 to 5 years of service increases to 25 days

From 5 years of service onwards increases to 30 days

14 Public Holidays including a combination of Mexican and British festivities.

Working Patterns

38 hour working week from Monday to Friday.  (Monday – Thursday 8:00 – 4:30, Friday 8:00 – 2:00)

The Embassy

This is a dynamic 150-person network, which has undergone recent reforms and restructuring to ensure that it offers the best working practices and structures to deliver an ambitious business plan.  There is a strong focus on quality, professionalism and prioritisation, but also on pastoral care, respect, honesty and integrity.  The Embassy offers you rich policy and corporate opportunities for your personal development.


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This opportunity is closed to applications.