Who We Are: The British Embassy in The Netherlands is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. It is also part of the UK’s Netherlands Network. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) at the British Embassy in The Netherlands is currently looking for a Senior Trade Adviser (Food & Drink and Sustainable Agriculture). DBT is a UK Government department which helps build an appetite for British goods and services globally, promotes and finances international trade and investment, and champions’ global free trade. Main purpose of job: We are looking for a new colleague to join the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) team at the British Embassy in The Hague. As Senior Trade Adviser you will help UK companies to grow their exports in the Netherlands and work with colleagues in the UK and across Europe to develop and deliver strategic export campaigns. In this role you support UK businesses in the Agriculture, Food and Drink sector entering and growing sales in the Dutch market. Your daily work is a combination of proactive and reactive export promotion work in combination with market intelligence reporting. In addition, you will also focus on market access issues that affect UK exporters when exporting to the Netherlands. You will: - Proactively identify export opportunities (demand scoping, tenders) and share them with your UK network;
- Provide direct support to companies reaching out to DBT with questions about exporting;
- Engage with and grow your Dutch network to open doors for suppliers;
- Contribute to developing long term export strategies and campaigns;
- Organise meetings and trade events to connect suppliers with potential buyers;
- Promote products and services made in the UK;
- Inform colleagues in the UK through market briefings;
- Identify and solve market access barriers faced by exporters.
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