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Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK Trade & Investment roles)
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI)
- The person in this role will lead on the HK Hospitals/Healthcare High Value Campaign, building specialist knowledge of the sectors involved and developing a strong network of connections in the UK and Hong Kong. This campaign now forms part of the China campaign and the post-holder will work closely with colleagues in UKTI China, particularly on the PRD. They will also work closely with the Trade Commissioner to develop new opportunities in Macao.
- The post holder will review work to date on the HVC and gather intelligence on the plans in the pipeline to articulate a new strategy, clarifying priorities for the team with plans on how to deliver them and developing and delivering on a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan. S/he will work collaboratively with colleagues, stakeholders and clients to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Using her/his knowledge and network, the individual will gather intelligence on opportunities, undertake proactive business development work on identifying UK companies in a position to benefit from opportunities and promote those opportunities to them supported by the UKTI HK Marketing Manager. Business development visits should be considered in this context.
- The individual will then lead her/his team to support companies to come to Hong Kong, Macao and the PRD to do business. This will involve introducing companies to Hong Kong, Macao and the PRD and helping them understand and navigate some of the challenges. It will also involve supporting UK companies and organisations already within Hong Kong to overcome challenges. This is likely to involve leading her/his team to deliver services (e.g. bespoke research, programme arranging, event management) to UK customers with the potential to win large amounts of business.
- The post holder will lead the HVC virtual team, liaising with the other team members in HK, China, the UK (including the UKTI Project Manager and the Ernst & Young Specialists), including organising regular virtual team telecons. The post holder will be required to work in parallel and take advice from the two local specialists in the team.
- The post holder will contribute to the GREAT campaign work with a particular focus on using the Health is GREAT campaign to support HVC objectives.
- The post holder will take the lead for the UKTI HK team on a number of key stakeholders as part of the team’s new strategic relationship management approach.
- The post holder will oversee the work of the B3(L) Education Lead to meet their objectives with a focus on how that sector can make the most of the opportunities in the education and training sector. Working within the Education Lead, the post holder will support the development and delivery of a work programme to support UK organisations to take advantage of opportunities in this sector e.g. international school licenses, eLearning opportunities, UK university programme exports and education philanthropy (working closely with the Investment Team).
- The individual undertaking this role will manage an A2(L) trade adviser. S/he will ensure high quality people management is in place within their team, with clear objectives set, strong performance management and appraisal. They will encourage continuous improvement through learning and development plans. They will ensure compliance within their team on budgetary and procurement rules, leading by example.
- The post holder will occasionally undertake similar work to support other Assistant Trade Commissioners (ATCs) in their work depending on workload and priorities. There is the need to work collaboratively with other ATCs to ensure sharing of best practice and contacts across the sectors who are involved in multiple HVCs.
Key Competencies
Seeing the Big Picture:
- Be alert to emerging issues and trends which might impact or benefit own and team’s work
- Seek to understand how the services, activities and strategies in the area work together to create value for the customer/end user
Making Effective Decisions:
- Identify a range of relevant and credible information sources and recognise the need to collect new data when necessary from internal and external sources
- Recognise patterns and trends in a wide range of evidence/data and draw key conclusions
Leading and Communicating:
- Take opportunities to regularly communicate and interact with staff, helping to clarify goals and activities and the links between these and Departmental strategy
- Communicate in a succinct, engaging manner and stand ground when needed
Managing a Quality Service:
- Work with team to set priorities, goals, objectives and timescales
- Develop proposals to improve the quality of service with involvement from a diverse range of staff, stakeholders or delivery partners
Engaging Internationally:
- Build and maintain cooperative and productive relationships with an effective range of external contacts. Use the network professionally and sensitively to the benefit of the UK.
- Negotiate effectively combining logic and reason with interpersonal sensitivity. Seek to create solutions offering mutual benefits. Anticipate problems and be able to respond to the unexpected.
- Degree in a relevant field
- Experience of the healthcare sector
- Experience of managing and developing a team
- Experience in leading projects independently
- Experience of stakeholder engagement across all levels
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong leadership and management capabilities
- Sound judgement and problem solver
- Interest in and ability to travel
- Familiarity with trade and investment promotional work
- Previous experience working with or within government
Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Leading and Communicating, Managing a Quality Service, Engaging Internationally
24 May 2016
C4 (L)
Full-time, Permanent
41
Asia Pacific
Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong SAR
British Consulate General
1
40,000
27 June 2016
All applications must be received on or before 24 May 2016 (Tuesday). Late applications will not
be acknowledged and only those applicants invited for interview will be contacted.
be acknowledged and only those applicants invited for interview will be contacted.
Staff recruited locally by the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong are subject to Terms and
Conditions of Service according to local Hong Kong employment law.
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