View Vacancy - Market Access Officer (DBT) (POL25.189)

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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Poland is an important partner for the UK. The British Embassy Warsaw works to develop relations between all parts of Poland and all parts of the UK. Our work covers the breadth of the bilateral relationship, including political, commercial, security and economic issues of interest to both the UK and Poland, which we deliver under the framework of a Country Strategy setting out key objectives. Roles and responsibilities might evolve, in line with the Country Strategy. 

Are you interested in the policies and relationships that help trade grow? Do you thrive through delivering high-quality analytical work at pace? Would you like to make an impact in a fast-moving, high-profile international environment? 

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is recruiting an exciting and demanding role to support our work on market access, based at the British Embassy in Warsaw.

DBT’s mission is to improve market access for businesses, champion free and fair trade and encourage trade and investment between the UK and Poland. This is critical to our economies, supporting jobs, driving economic growth, raising wages and improving living standard across the globe.

The successful candidate will report to the Head of Trade Policy in Warsaw and work closely with DBT Europe’s Market Officers, the Market Access Centre and Trade Hub, and the trade and economic diplomacy teams in embassies. The role offers a combination of policy and analysis, business engagement and lobbying work and is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to develop a career in economic and trade policy. 

In the role you will support UK businesses to make the most of trade opportunities between the UK and Poland, underpinning and prioritising this work with high quality analysis. The role holder will be required to maintain a network of external contacts in the Polish business and policy community, as well as serving as the focal point for market access work in DBT Poland’s own network of staff.

What will you be expected to achieve as Market Access Officer

  • Identify and tackle trade barriers, investigating potential solutions, and assembling the teams and contacts needed to proactively resolve them.
  • Coordinate market access work across DBT Poland’s in-country staff, supporting the development of market access expertise across all embassy teams.
  • Work with UK Government colleagues in London and across Europe to develop local and regional plans to improve market access. Work closely with the Market Access Centre, Market Access Officers and economic teams to build knowledge about trade rules across the EU to contribute to developing regional advice.
  • Monitor and report on developments in country, scan for potential barriers to trade (e.g. through proposed or new legislation or procedures), and assess impact on UK business interests.  Understand and interpret complex detail from EU and national laws and procedures, be a good communicator to explain these to businesses as well as to other colleagues, and enjoy working closely and collaboratively with a wider range of stakeholders in country teams, regionally and with London.
  • Build a network of internal and external stakeholders including within the business community and Polish Government to support your barrier identification and resolution work. Contribute to broader investigations on proposed EU legislation impacting UK trade to Poland.
  • Support British Embassy Warsaw team on market access work as required, including commercial dialogues, Ministerial visits, business outreach and engagement, as necessary, ensuring a coordinated approach across HM Government. Escalate these to Country Director, Europe’s Market Access Director, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner to Europe and His Majesty’s Ambassador to Poland to include these in local and regional strategic and country plans, and work together to resolve systematic barriers to trade. 
  • The successful candidate will need to be politically aware, able to understand and interpret complex detail, be a good communicator, and enjoy working closely and collaboratively with a wider range of stakeholders in country teams, regionally and with London.

Essential on arrival:

  • Full professional proficiency in Polish and English (C1), including excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • BA / University degree or higher in a related field
  • Good understanding of the international trade and the business environment
  • Stakeholder management skill
  • Demonstrable analytical skills, the ability to make sense of complex information;
  • Strategic commercial and economic awareness;
  • Strong IT skills in MS Outlook, Teams, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desirable:

  • Relevant experience working with business;
  • Relevant experience of trade policy and market access issues;
  • Previous experience, or interest in, working on European affairs;
  • Previous relevant policy experience.
Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Working Together
22 June 2025
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
37.5 h/ week
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Poland
Warsaw
British Embassy
1
PLN
PLN 11,757 (gross)
monthly
1 September 2025

This is a full-time fixed-term position for 5 days (37.5 hours net) per week, for the period of 2 years subject to satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three months.

The gross salary for this position is PLN 11,757 gross per month.

Other benefits:

  • Working hours are flexible.
  • Staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked.
  • The annual leave entitlement is 20 or 26 days per year pro rata.
  • The Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Polish/UK public holidays per year.

Please note that staff members are responsible for paying any income tax required by the local law. 

The successful candidate will be subject to the references check.

Candidates must have pre-existing right to live and work in Poland for the duration of the job offer in order to apply. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits. 

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Warsaw are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to Polish employment law. 

Visa / Passport requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Poland and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country. 

Working patterns: The British Embassy Warsaw has a strong commitment to work/life balance. Standard office hours are 8.30-16.30 with flexi-hours possibility within the opening hours 8.00-18.00. We also have mobile technology and offer hybrid working with remote working days to be agreed with Line Managers. 

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

The start date mentioned in the advert is just an expected start date. The appointment can start earlier or later depending on several factors.

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 advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.