View Vacancy - MNU - Senior Market Access Policy Advisor, C4(L)
Main purpose of job:
Improving Trade and Investment relations between the UK and Mongolia is a top priority of the British Embassy in Ulaanbaatar. As the UK leaves the EU, it is critical that the UK builds even strong trade relationships with countries like Mongolia. This role is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of that relationship in a fast-changing context, where the successful candidate will work to strengthen and reinforce UK trade policy presence and expertise in these key posts.
The successful candidate will work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to identift and resolve market access barriers in Mongolia. This includes working with businesses and Government in the UK and Mongolia to understand the business environment and the challenges/barriers that prevent UK companies doing more business in the country; and then developing appropriate policy responses to which overtime can help increase bilateral trade and investment.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:
We have a series of new roles sitting within DIT Eastern Europe and Asia teams overseas to drive our market access an trade policy agenda. The main responsibilities of the role in Mongolia will be to:
- Develop relationships with a range of stakeholders including government, industry and business, to build a network for information and influence.
- Develop and share understanding of market access issues
- Address country-specific trade barriers/market access issues, influencing through established network or through other relevant channels
- Work closely with DIT and FCO colleagues, as well as wider cooperation between different missions and markets across the region, to ensure a one HMG approach
- Advise and prioritise where HMG should focus its resource and attention to address trade policy priorities and trade barriers.
- Dealing with and resolving market access barriers, working with businesses and Government.Prioritising barriers in key companies and sectors;Conducting research on market access issues and keeping up to date with latest policy developments;Uploading market access issues onto the Digital Market Access Service and update with progress on resolving to gather intelligence on market access barriers faced by UK businesses;
Specifically, you will work on these tasks:
Conducting research on market access issues: Conducting research with a wide range of stakeholders – UK companies, UK and Mongolia government officials. Analyse the data to identify and understand market access barriers and the key sectors impacted. Develop a good working relationship with a wide range of stakeholders –
UK Companies - To understand their needs, what the main barriers are and analyse how policy changes undertaken by the Mongolia government impact them.
Mongolia Government – Understand what reforms the Mongolia government are trying to implement to open up the business and investment environment in the country, identifying risks and opportunities. Provide strategic advice on where the UK can offer advice/assistance to help achieve these changes/goals.
UK Government - Work with Whitehall colleagues and partners at post to identify what assistance/support the UK is already providing to both the Mongolia government and UK companies. Review the impact to date - what has worked and what lessons have been learnt. Key partners include Programme team, Political and Public Diplomacy team in the Embassy; regional DFID and CSSF teams; EECAD in the FCO; DIT Market Access team in London and Istanbul. Consult with IFI’s locally on economic reform/governance
Keeping up to date with latest policy developments: The reforms in Mongolia are fast moving and it will be necessary to ensure that you are up-to-date with key policy changes in a number of areas that have the potential to impact UK businesses.
Develop a strategic approach to market access issues: Agreeing a strategic approach with x-Whitehall partners and post using a range of tools that may be available e.g. Programme funding to providing technical assistance; sharing experience - study tours to the UK; policy advice, recommendations to be taken forward to negotiations
Delivering a new digital service to gather intelligence on market access barriers: Provide the key information to the Digital team to enable them to clearly identify the barrier faced by UK businesses; Provide support to the DIT in the Spending Review.
- Excellent command of both English (written and oral) and Mongolian (fluent)
- Strong analytical skills, good network (business and political), excellent communication
All applications must be received before 11:55PM (Ulaanbaatar time) on the deadline mentioned above.
Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.
This opportunity is closed to applications.