View Vacancy - Trade Advisor A1, Sofia (BGR433) (INTERNAL VACANCY ONLY)

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Department for International Trade roles (DIT)
Department for International Trade (DIT)

The British Embassy in Sofia is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now offering a Trade Advisor opportunity in the Department for International Trade (DIT).

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is the UK Government organisation that helps UK-based companies to succeed in Bulgaria and other international markets. DIT also assists overseas companies to bring high-quality investment to the UK’s economy.

The successful jobholder will assist UK companies to succeed in Bulgaria by identifying relevant business opportunities, engaging with UK companies and local stakeholders, and ultimately helping to secure export business.

Main responsibilities will include:

  • Provide administrative support to the Head of Trade & Investment and the rest of the DIT Sofia team;
  • Help with organising meetings, visits and events;
  • Respond to general phone, email and letter enquiries from both British and Bulgarian companies and organizations in order to support trade activity.
  • Fluency in English and Bulgarian (both oral and written);
  • Positive, proactive attitude and ability to work in a team;
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills;
  • University undergraduate or graduate, preferably in business, economics, management or marketing;
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office.
  • Previous work experience.
21 August 2017
Administrative Assistant (AA)
Fixed Term, Part-Time
30
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Bulgaria
Sofia
British Embassy
1
BGN
1112
23 August 2017

This is a part-time position (30 hours per week) for six months.

The successful candidate will receive a monthly salary of BGN 1112 BGN.

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background and security clearance.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions service according to Bulgarian 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 aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.