View Vacancy - AUS (Sydney/ Melbourne)- Senior Manager, Business Relations C4 (L)

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

Main purpose of job

The purpose of this job is to support the UK Government’s objectives in Australia by leading, developing and delivering trade and investment services in one of the UK’s most important sectors: financial, business and professional services sector. You will play an important role in the UK-Australia FinTech Bridge and be the face of British Financial Services in Australia. You will provide expansion strategy support, sector and location guidance to both new and existing, British and Australian businesses. You will work with high growth and globally competitive companies from the UK and Australia. The role can be based in either Sydney or Melbourne.


Roles and responsibilities

This exciting and important role requires the identification of innovative UK and Australian companies with globally scalable business, financial and professional services, providing strategic support for UK companies doing business in Australia and New Zealand. It involves formulating and executing strategies aimed at generating a pipeline of UK companies with capability to do business here and generating leads for Foreign Direct Investment attraction to support existing activity across the Australia New Zealand network.

You will have expertise in strategy, marketing, planning and execution. You will find innovative ways to connect and develop relationships that enable UK companies to enter and do business in ANZ, managing a wide range of stakeholders in market and in the UK. This will include building capability, identifying and facilitating strategic introductions, market analysis and commissioning research where necessary. You will work across trade and investment teams in ANZ and the wider Asia Pacific Region.

The role requires liaison with teams across the Department for International Trade in the UK; building a strong network across the City of London and the 9 English regions to identify leads, build a pipeline and grow trade between the UK and Australia.

A self starter, you will also generate your own opportunities and areas of UK/ANZ collaboration. Working with Australian and UK experts in regtech, insuretech and fintech regulators you will lead on the UK/Australia Fintech Bridge and work with the team in New Zealand to build a strategy for increasing business in the NZ Fintech sector. The role will include an element of domestic travel and possibly some international travel to the UK.

You will have superior communication, business consulting and relationship management skills with the ability to build rapport quickly. You will understand how to develop and leverage industry networks and share knowledge and expertise with colleagues across ANZ and the UK. As a team player you will be part of a global organisation working with colleagues across Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific and the UK.

You will work collaboratively across the network to organise and support inward visits and delegations from Australia to the UK and other high level visits throughout the year. You will also provide strategic support and assistance to the Consuls General in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as well as the Country Director for Australia and Trade Policy colleagues in Canberra.

This role involves the management of one direct line- report based in Sydney who contributes to the overall team target and provides support in delivering the high value campaign work across the sectors covered. You will also be responsible for managing and reporting on budgets and expenditure, accurately tracking and forecasting.

Essential on arrival

  • Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate field
  • A minimum of five years’ work experience in business, ideally in an international & B2B context, or in business development.
  • Ability to develop and maintain networks with senior decision makers
  • Strong inter-personal networking, presentation and communication skills
  • Good knowledge of the Australian business environment
  • Ability to deliver to ambitous targets and outcomes
  • Strong research and analytical skills
  • IT literate
  • Some knowledge of the UK’s business environment, and some regional centres of the UK;
  • Some knowledge of the processes involved in overseas company expansions (foreign direct investment);
  • Some knowledge of investment and strategic export related decision processes.
28 January 2020
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time, Permanent
38
Asia Pacific
Australia
Brisbane
British Consulate General
1
AUD
$101,623 per annum plus 11% superannuation paid monthly
15 March 2020

Salary is at AU$$101,623 per annum (paid out monthly), plus 11% superannuation.

Appointment is subject to an AFP records check and UK security clearance.

Open to Australian citizens, permanent residents, and partners/ dependents of UK-based diplomatic staff currently posted in Australia.

Staff recruited locally by the British High Commission and its Consulates is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Australian employment law. Interstate applicants will be required to meet their own travel and relocation expenses.

The British Government supports flexible working practices. Work outside of core hours may sometimes be required. 

Some travel may be required to the UK to develop sector knowledge and departmental training.


Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

The Australia network offers a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including job-specific training as necessary and broader learning linked to the FCO Diplomatic Academy.

There are opportunities to job-shadow other staff, and the successful applicant will be encouraged to take part in broader British High Commission activities.

The British High Commission is committed to providing all staff with learning and development (L&D) opportunities and we will work with you to develop your own L&D plan.


Your application must be submitted before 23:55 AEST-Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC/ GMT +10) on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”

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.

Advertised start date is provisional and subject to completion of reference and security checks.

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