View Vacancy - Senior Trade Officer - Security and Defence (BEL904)

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

The British Bilateral Embassy in Belgium is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas.

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT), part of the British Embassy Brussels represents British trade interests overseas. The DIT team is looking for a Senior Trade Officer focusing on the Security and Defence sector.

Increasing British exports is a top priority for the British Government, so this is a high profile role and represents an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and creative professional with relevant business experience.

To lead DIT’s Benelux defence and security trade campaign, the job holder will be required to develop a network of senior contacts in British companies searching for business with NATO and in the Belgian defence and security world. As part of a small experienced team, the main objective will be to increase and promote UK trade to the NATO family and to Belgium and Luxembourg by actively identifying business opportunities and working with partners to deliver a range of high quality business support services.

 

Main Duties / Responsibilities

  • Development and delivery of the UKTI Security and Defence campaign in Belgium, Luxembourg and NATO;
  • Assist UK companies to capitalise on major commercial opportunities in NATO and in Belgium, providing professional advice and supporting UK companies that wish to develop business;
  • Account manage major British companies with interests in NATO and also present on the Belgian market;
  • Build and manage a network of stakeholders and partners in Belgium, as well as in the UK;
  • Organise targeted outcome oriented events in support of UK exports including webinars, trade fairs and exhibitions, either independently or in close cooperation with partners;
  • Contribute to the wider economic diplomacy priorities of the British Embassy;
  • Manage 1 DIT team member, working remotely.
  • A good knowledge of the defence and/or security sector and of its procurement processes;
  • Excellent organisational skills, focusing on presentation, drafting and networking skills required by working as part of a virtual team;
  • Flexibility, pro-active and entrepreneurial attitude;
  • Excellent people-oriented skills;
  • Effective time management: ability to handle multiple priorities and meet agreed deadlines;
  • Strong account management experience and proven ability in building excellent customer relation skills;
  • Ability to deal with customers at the most senior levels of decision making;
  • Fluent written and spoken English;
  • Knowledge of French and Dutch at Business level;
  • Good IT skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook);
  • Flexibility for occasional out of hours work and travel to the UK.
  • Knowledge of NATO, Belgian and UK business scenes, preferably in the security and defence sectors;
  • Experience of business development in international context.
4 October 2016
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time, Fixed Term
36.25
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Belgium
Brussels
British Embassy
1
EUR
3,444.87
1 November 2016
31 October 2020

This is a full-time, 4 year fixed-term contract, 5 working days (36.25 hours net) per week.

The monthly salary for this position is € 3,444.87 C4 (L) level (The British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium salaries are not subject to annual indexation).

Please note that Belgian nationals will be paid their salary gross and are expected to comply with their tax obligations through completion of a tax return to the Belgian authorities. Non-Belgian nationals will receive their salary net, minus the deduction of an equivalent level of Belgian tax retained at source. Further information on this will be given to candidates during the recruitment process.

The successful candidates will be subject to professional background checks and security clearance.

Staff recruited locally by the British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Belgian 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.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.