View Vacancy - TW - DIT Senior Commercial Officer, B3(L) (Maternity Cover)

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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). Our mission is to help businesses export, drive inward and outward investment, negotiate market access, and to champion free trade. We are an international department based in 108 countries, and we work closely with our colleagues worldwide. The short-term placement is a unique opportunity to get experience of working with UK and Taiwan government on the high-profile bilingualism workstream.

This job offers the successful candidate an opportunity to work in the high-performing DIT team at the British Office in Taipei for a 4-month period.  

The role focuses on supporting UK healthcare and life science exports to Taiwan and coordinating the British Office’s activities to drive up English language proficiency in Taiwan in support of Taiwan’s Bilingualism 2030 strategy.

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

The successful candidate will be responsible for the promotion of UK business interests in the healthcare and life science sectors as well as the education sector, including English language teaching (ELT).

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

  • Developing and maintaining strategic relationships through proactive interaction with targeted UK companies to understand their business interest and where they need UK Government support;
  • Scoping business opportunities for UK exporters in life science & healthcare sector in order to enhance the pipeline and effectively respond to developments in the market and opportunities for UK companies;
  • Project managing planned marketing activities, working with British Council, British Chamber of Commerce Taipei and other teams in the British Office to support UK exports.
  • Executing well-planned interventions (meetings, introductions, partnerships, government engagement etc.), resulting in the delivery of supporting an ambitious export value target across the sector(s) for which the officer is responsible; and
  • Collaborating across regional and HQ sector teams, especially North East Asia, APAC, healthcare and life science and education sector teams, to deliver wider British Office and DIT objectives.

During the contracted period, the jobholder will be expected to:

  • Be the contact point for UK companies in the above-mentioned sectors looking to do business in Taiwan
  • Pursue business opportunities on behalf of the UK supply chain and facilitate market entry, including providing market intelligence and arranging B2B and B2G meetings.
  • Deliver policy dialogues, working with the British Council and the British Chamber of Commerce Taipei.
  • Plan and implement trade promotion activities, namely English for special purposes (ESP) seminar, English Language Training (ELT) Engagement Event, English Language Training (ELT) Showcase Event and Taiwan Healthcare Expo.
  • Provide help and advice to UK companies in support of them landing commercial contracts in Taiwan.
  • Confident in business communication & negotiation, with a focus on customer needs
  • Ability to work with contacts and colleagues at all levels
  • Self-starter with strong organisational, analytical and time management skills, with excellent attention to detail
  • Flexible, resilient under pressure and decisive with a proven record of delivering results to a high standard

Language requirements:

Language: English & Mandarin

Level of language required: Fluent in spoken and written  

  • Project management skills and experience
  • 1-2 years’ work experience in the life science / healthcare sector
  • Good IT skills for Microsoft Office
11 July 2021
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Temporary, Fixed Term
40
4 months
Asia Pacific
Taiwan
Taipei
British Office
1
TWD
76,143
1 September 2021
30 December 2021

The British Office offers a competitive remuneration package with a gross salary of NT$76,143 per month, benefits, leave entitlement and training package. The British Office Taipei has a strong commitment to developing staff and supports staff who wish to pro-actively develop their talents and abilities. With a dedicated Learning and Development Committee and opportunities to undertake training including self-study, in-house online training programmes as well as classroom-based training; the British Office is a great place to work for those committed to self-development.

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

Jobholder is entitled to access all learning and development opportunities available for B3 (L), which includes FCDO Diplomatic Academy as well as competence-based training at post. 

  • Develop regular contact with senior figures in UK and Taiwanese business and government;
  • A modern, environmentally aware working environment in the centre of Taipei;
  • Strengthen strategic and project management skills;
  • A senior management team committed to achieving a healthy work-life balance for its employees.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Office are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Taiwan employment law. Candidates must have the correct permit to work in Taiwan in order to apply.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain correct permit to work or work authorisation in Taiwan in order to apply. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.

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.

Your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”

Applications must include a current CV.

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.

To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.