The Trade & Investment division (DBT) supports UK companies to export to South Asia and to secure investment from the region that drives jobs and growth back in the UK. The British High Commission organises a significant number of Ministerial and senior official visits to India and the UK. Ensuring that all elements of these visits are delivered to an exceptionally high standard is vital. Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve: You will oversee and deliver high quality inward visits to India and on occasion, the wider South Asia network. The vast majority of your work will on be trade/investment-related visits to India. Most of these will be Ministerial, but others will be high profile inward business delegations, Lord Mayors, Metro Mayor programs, etc. Your duties will include: - Managing and delivering high quality inward visits: You will manage the smooth design, planning, delivery and evaluation of all incoming Trade-focused visits to India and the wider region. This is a senior position that requires a skilled individual who is able to shape a visit from scratch, in addition to executing it. - Acting as a key liaison to our colleagues in the Ministerial Visits team in HQ, working in partnership to deliver high quality visits. You will also liaise extensively with Trade/Investment teams across India and the South Asia region, understanding their objectives and as a result, how a Ministerial visit will support our teams' work. - Overseeing the formal bidding process: In the overseas network we 'bid' for ministers to come to India and South Asia to support specific Trade-focused business objectives. You will oversee coordination of the bids for Trade/Investment ministers. - Overseeing and quality controlling all visits logistics: visas, protocol, liaising with the visits and movements team on hotel, room and transport bookings. You will become the point-person on logistics and an expert on how logistics supports the smooth delivery of visits, working closely with cross-Mission teams. - Supporting the preparation and quality control of Ministerial and official briefing packs, commissioning content from colleagues as required. - Representing the Head of Team (the Head of Marketing, Comms, Visits & Events) at Visit-focused meetings or forums, these may be online meetings (x-India network visits catch-ups), or with HQ colleagues. You will need to chair meetings on occasion. - Managing the budget for visits, including liaising with relevant teams in HQ for example for recharging. - Building a network of key contacts both within India/South Asia and back at HQ. You will travel within India supporting incoming visits, as required. Travel to the UK may occasionally be required, as well as potentially to the wider South Asia region (i.e. Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal). To know more in details & apply please click on the link below: https://fco.tal.net/vx/appcentre-ext/brand-0/tmpwid-d7d5_6b54c256-a86f-4bdb-b2be-b2da88522bda/candidate/so/pm/4/pl/1/opp/21066-Head-of-Inward-Visits-Trade-Investment-Grade-HEO-Mumbai/en-GB Deadline to apply: 27th September 2023 - 23:55hrs IST.

Mumbai

British High Commission - Head - Inward Visits/Trade & Investment 

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