View Vacancy - KL - Senior Trade Manager- Clean Growth, C4(L)

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Department for International Trade roles (DIT)
DIT

Main purpose of job:

This is an exciting time to join the Department for International Trade (DIT), responsible for securing UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade.

Reporting to the DIT Deputy Country Director based in the British High Commission Kuala Lumpur, the job holder will develop and implement the Malaysian elements of the Asia Pacific Infrastructure, Energy and Financial Services trade campaigns which focus on clean growth.  The aim is to deliver high value export wins, identify and tackle market access barriers and promote the UK’s clean growth offer. 

This will include working across our Asia Pacific network, with teams in the wider High Commission, the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce- and with our headquarters in London.    

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?

  • Trade promotion

    Proactively develop and maintain a strong knowledge of the Infrastructure, Energy and Financial Services markets in Malaysia, including through productive relationships with local players, spotting trends, opportunities, challenges and competitors, and use this knowledge in one to one meetings, presentations and market research reports, to help UK players to export to and in the right circumstances, to invest in Malaysia.
    Design and execute events and other activity, virtual/physical/hybrid, primarily in Malaysia which promotes UK capability and positions UK players to win business;  and consider opportunities to link up with events or marcomms initiatives in other parts of the region      
    Draft briefing, speeches and programmes for Ministers, other VIPs and senior officials travelling virutally or physically to Malaysia or the UK
    Effective housekeeping including uploading evidence of services and interactions with key contacts to the Departmental Database, providing fortnightly updates of activity and progress to the Asia Pacific Regional Trade Commissioner’s office and submitting accurate bids for funding and robust reporting of budgets.
  • Market Access and Trade policy

    Monitor Malaysian government policy and regulation to anticipate new challenges as well as opportunities, liaising with UK players to identify and tackle any short term or substantive barriers to UK exports and  investment, advising and drafting for senior leaders on lobbying approaches.
    Support High Commission colleagues to progress relevant UK government programmes in Malaysia, including the SEA Low Carbon Energy Programme (LCEP), UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (PACT), and collaborate on areas of mutual interest such as COP26 Business Engagement, Regulatory Diplomacy exercises and so on.      
    Researching and reporting on the three sectors as required, to support the UK’s accession to the CPTPP. 

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

No staff, but budget will be made available for activity, including some travel.  

Essential on arrival:      

  • Knowledge of working with with government and business in Malaysia,
    particularly in the clean growth/sustainability field
  • Capacity to work at pace and prioritise effectively, across a wide horizon
  • Ability to conduct in-depth research and produce high quality materials with short deadline
  • Excellent communication, presentation and influencing (written/verbal) skills
  • Ability to use the latest Microsoft Office package 

Language requirements: 

English (fluent spoken and written), Malay (preferred not essential)

  • Knowledge of government and business in UK
  • Knowledge of international trade, trade policy and finance
30 January 2022
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Fixed Term, Full-time
36.25
24 months
Asia Pacific
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
British High Commission
1
MYR
MYR 9,670
1 March 2022

This position is being advertised as a 24 months fixed term position in Kuala Lumpur, and will be extended subject to performance and availability of funding.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are locally recruited by the British High Commission are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.

You must have the right to live and work in Malaysia. No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. 

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.   

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

The British High Commission is committed to developing its staff.  Our comprehensive L&D offer covers personal and career development.  Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the Diplomatic Academy and Civil Service Learning. All new staff undertake a workplace induction and there are a number of mandatory e-learning courses covering areas such as diversity, health and safety, and information management.  The job-holder will be required to take some specific training courses related to their role, representing the Department for International Trade.   

Working patterns:

The British High Commission (BHC) Malaysia supports and promotes flexible working.  The standard working hours for the BHC are 8:00am to 4:30 pm. We are happy to offer a variety of flexible working patterns, including non-standard working hours, working remotely or working compressed hours. However, due to the nature of the role, there will be a requirement for occasional out of hours work around events and visits. Time off in lieu can be offered to make up for out of hours work.

Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen. 

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core competencies listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. 

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

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This opportunity is closed to applications.