View Vacancy - NZA - Trade Development Officer, A2 (L)
Applications are invited for the role of Trade Development Officer at the UK’s Department for International Trade office in the British Consulate-General in Auckland.
The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) is the British Government Agency which works with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets, and encourages the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice. DIT operates in 100 international markets and has teams in five offices in Australia and an office in Auckland, New Zealand.
Reporting to the Senior Trade Development Manager this position will provide administrative, event management and research support to senior trade managers. This work will support the delivery of DIT’s trade services, assist UK companies to establish and expand in the New Zealand market, and contribute to broader DIT objectives. The applicant will work within a broad portfolio of industry sectors.
The position is full-time, commencing as soon as possible.
Position responsibilities include:
- Providing accurate research, analysis and reporting on various aspects within the New Zealand market, ranging from industry sector overviews to niche products and services.
- Providing event management for British company launches, trade missions, exhibitions and conferences and other internal and external DIT and Foreign and Commonwealth Office events. Some events may require early starts or evenings.
- Administration assistance including: budget monitoring, maintenance of client databases, organisation and scheduling of appointments, updating and maintaining marketing collateral.
- Collaborating with Communications Team to develop and implement communications plans to increase brand awareness and recognition for UK firms. May include use of social media to highlight business opportunities, good news stories, and market trends.
- Seeking, identifying and reporting business opportunities for UK companies using various sources including electronic tender services.
- Responding to new UK company enquiries and taking appropriate action.
- Other duties as required.
We are looking for a candidate who has strong administrative, event management, research and excellent writing skills. S/he should be an excellent team player who can work on their own initiative with the ability to take a wider perspective. The candidate should also be confident dealing with senior government officials, visiting VIPs and high level private sector contacts.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate strengths in the following competences (and provide evidence of this in previous jobs at interview):
- Making effective decisions - demonstrated ability to think clearly and critically and make good decisions; judging correctly when to act independently and when to seek guidance.
- Achieving commercial outcomes – Excellent research skills with the ability to draw information from a variety of sources and identifying the most relevant for UK businesses.
- Delivering at pace – Ability to handle a variety of tasks, deliver high quality work and meet deadlines.
- Leading and communicating – strong communication skills, both written and oral, and customer focus, with the capacity to liaise confidently with businesses by telephone and in person.
- Collaborating and partnering - Demonstrated ability to use initiative and solve problems, seeking guidance where necessary, and the ability to work effectively in a team.
- Tertiary Qualifications and/or appropriate experience – must hold a bachelor’s degree relevant to the position or an equivalent level of appropriate experience
- Confident user of Microsoft Office software
- Communication and digital marketing a plus.
Salary is up to $59,737 per annum (paid monthly) dependent on qualifications and experience, plus up to 5% superannuation subsidy on a $ for $ basis. The role offers great learning and development opportunities, through formal training, on-the-job learning and taking on new challenges.
Appointment is subject to achieving a clean New Zealand Police records search and UK security clearance.
Appointment is subject to a 90 day trial period pursuant to section 67A of the Employment Relations Act 2000.
The British Government supports flexible working practices.
Open to New Zealand citizens, permanent residents, and partners/dependents of UK-based diplomatic staff currently posted in New Zealand. Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. Candidates must have or be able to obtain work authorisation for New Zealand in order to apply.
Staff recruited locally by the High Commission is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local New Zealand employment law. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted regarding the next phase of the selection process. To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.
For more information on the work of the British High Commission, visit our website - http://www.gov.uk/government/world/new-zealand, and follow the High Commissioner on Twitter @jwrsinclair.
All applications must be received before 23:55 (NZDT), 27 June 2017.
Applications must address experience against the role responsibilities in the cover letter and also include a current CV.
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.
Interviews for this position is likely to commence during the week of 10 July 2017.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
