Senior Market Adviser, Helsinki Finland | DBT (FIN24.397)

Job title:

Senior Market Adviser, Helsinki Finland | DBT (FIN24.397)

Company

HM Government

Job description

Who are we?The British Embassy Helsinki is part of the UK Government’s global network representing British political, economic, and consular interests overseas, and is now looking for Senior Market Adviser to integrate the DBT (Department of Business and Trade) Finland Team.Main purpose of job:Our new Senior Market Adviser at DBT Finland will proactively identify and, in collaboration with our UK delivery partners, support Finnish companies that have an interest and capability to establish and grow their footprint in the UK through a subsidiary.This will include:

• Proactively identifying Finnish companies with potential to expand to the UK.
• Initiating and building relationships with potential investor companies to encourage, advise and support them with establishment and expansion of a UK subsidiary.
• Maintaining a dialogue with companies in the pipeline to identify and seek to resolve issues in the investor journey. Communicating with DBT’s sector teams and delivery partners in the UK to ensure that companies receive the support they need.
• Promoting the UK as investment destination to companies in Finland. Conveying the UK offer convincingly by obtaining detailed market knowledge and an understanding of the business environment as well as opportunities in agreed sectors in the UK.
• Developing and maintaining a network of stakeholders in the UK, including DBT HQ and delivery partners, to help investor companies land in the UK.

The Senior Market Adviser will support the wider network, Embassy and team objectives, including on cross-cutting events, visits and meetings. They will collaborate with other teams in the Embassy, as well as colleagues in British Embassies in the Nordic-Baltic region.There is a reporting requirement to timely capture, record and maintain information of interactions and services delivered on a CRM system, as well as a requirement to deliver against agreed KPIs with evidenced investment wins.Essential qualifications, skills and experienceEssential on arrival:

• Fluency in Finnish (at least B2 level*) and proficiency in English, both written and spoken (minimum of C1 CEFR framework level language*).
• University degree in a relevant field, such as business development or economics.
• Previous work experience, preferably minimum of 3 years in international business development, company internationalisation, investment promotion or similar.
• Proven experience in providing a timely service to external customers, with the ability to handle multiple customer relationships concurrently.
• Capability to initiate, build and maintain networks with different types of stakeholders and DBT’s delivery partners both in Finland and the UK.
• Ability to proactively source information in response to sometimes complex questions.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experienceDesirable:

• Some familiarity with the UK as a market is an advantage.

Required behavioursCommunicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big PictureApplication deadline11 November 2024GradeExecutive Officer (EO)Type of PositionFull-time, PermanentWorking hours per week36.25 net/weekRegionEurope, Eastern Europe & Central AsiaCountry/TerritoryFinlandLocation (City)HelsinkiType of PostBritish EmbassyNumber of vacancies1Salary CurrencyEURSalary4,778.00 € (gross)Type of SalarymonthlyStart Date1 January 2025Other benefits and conditions of employmentThis is a full-time permanent contract, 36.25 hours per week.The British Embassy in Helsinki has a flexible working policy in place, with an option for up to 2 days per week remote work, subject to agreement with the line manager. Some travel may be required to fulfil the role.Staff may be required to work beyond conditioned hours during the week, or at weekends, in such case they are entitled to take time off in lieu. TOIL hours must have prior approval.The appointment is subject to professional background check, security clearance and the successful completion of a probationary period.Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Finland are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Finnish employment law and FCDO guidance for Country Based Staff.Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Finland and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.Additional informationPlease note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.The British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.*Please refer to the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages”. We are looking for a C1 level or equivalent. For more information, please click on the following link . Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your languages skills are going to be assessed.Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

Expected salary

€4778 per month

Location

Helsinki

Job date

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:47:27 GMT

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