British High Commission - Senior Trade Advisor - Sport Economy Team

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Job Category - Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)

Job Subcategory -

- Department for International Trade (DIT)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities) -

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:

- You will be one of the senior staff in the Sports Economy team of Department of International Trade (DIT) with an objective of identifying export opportunities for UK business.

- The team focuses on trade policy, strategic relationship management and business wins in the sports economy to dramatically grow the volume of trade with India, through strategic campaigns and pipeline development. You will build a strategy to turn the long-term potential and direction of travel of the sector into a pipeline of opportunities for UK business. To do so, you will identify and build relationships within the sector and build a pipeline of validated projects for UK business, particularly large or high-value deals which would require UK government support or involvement to win. You will then work with DIT's Headquarters- team in the UK to bring UK companies to India and support them to win business, delivering towards the UK government's twin export targets.

- Your role will be high profile. You will be the voice of the UK government and industry in the sector, and wider; you will be expected to gain access to the most senior levels within Indian industry and government if necessary using the Deputy High Commissioners and other senior staff. You will be a self-starter who can demonstrate a long-term objective; plan and manage a delivery model; identify, grow and make effective use of stakeholders. You will work with colleagues within DIT in India and elsewhere, with other UK government colleagues, Indian government(s), business and other multipliers (trade associations, etc.).

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -

- Create, validate, plan and deliver a strategy for the Sports Economy sector across India. Identify, validate and deliver a pipeline of high value projects and opportunities; plan and deliver activities to connect UK business to these opportunities and provide bespoke support to UK companies to win business. In doing so, meet DIT's internal targets (trade policy, strategic relationship management business wins, return on investment and customer satisfaction/quality).

- With the Sports Economy team, build and manage senior level relationships with key Indian and UK business, stakeholders and partners within the sector, across one-HMG team and in the UK to support objectives and deliver value for UK business.

- Create and innovate models to engage with stakeholders, raise the profile of the sector through activities & events planned and managed by DIT and others, including GREAT.

- Provide help, support and advice to colleagues and peers in the Sports Economy team across India and in other sub-sectors on specific projects, events and activities.

- Contributing to wider corporate UK government objectives, including input to Ministerial/VIP visits and deliverables in Post and across one-HMG in India.

Learning and development opportunities:

- Training and development opportunities will be made available to the candidate. The candidate will need to travel within India and internationally, including the UK for sector related events and training courses.

Working patterns:

- You will be required to support activities and events outside of normal working hours and to travel frequently.

- Possible occasional working from home, in consultation with line manager.

- Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Qualifications:

Graduate/post graduate. Candidates without the required educational qualifications but with exceptional practical experience will be considered.

Experience:

- Minimum of 3 years of relevant commercial/business/government experience.

- Strong analytical and problem skills to search out significant opportunities for UK business.

- Tried and tested project management skills.

- Excellent interpersonal, team working and people management skills.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

- An in-depth understanding of the sector and a strong network in the sector in India.

- Experience of dealing with senior level decision makers in corporate organisations and state governments.

- Experience of working in the UK; knowledge of the business environment and of UK business related policies.

- Marketing and presentational skills.

- Experience of working in trade/export promotion.

- Experience managing budgets.