Department for International Trade roles (DIT)
DIT
The British Embassy in Prague is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit a Market Access Adviser for the Department for International Trade (DIT).
This role will support businesses to understand the terms of trade following the UK’s departure from the EU, and make the most of trade opportunities between the UK and European countries. The successful candidate will work closely with the Trade Policy Officers, the Market Access Centre and Trade Hub, and the trade and economic teams in embassies to address enquiries and issues raised by UK businesses looking to access European markets as well as supporting the embassy in addressing questions from European business, by investigating, understanding and explaining the rules where barriers to trade are encountered, and proposing actions to remove these barriers where applicable and appropriate.
Main duties and responsibilities:
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Answer business enquiries received directly in country or via the Market Access Centre about the terms of trade between the UK and their market, investigating the rules or procedures involved in any issue, and explaining these.
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Work closely with the Market Access Centre, other Market Access Officers and economic teams to build knowledge about trade rules across the EU and in specific Member States/non-EU countries, and contribute to developing regional advice.
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Identify longer-term trade barriers from enquiries, investigate potential solutions, and as appropriate escalate these to the Trade Policy Officers or Country Directors, as well as the Bilateral Relations Team in London, to include these in local and regional strategic and country plans, and work together to resolve them.
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Monitor and report on regulatory developments and the business environment in country, scan for potential barriers to trade (e.g. through proposed or new legislation or procedures), and assess impact on UK business interests.
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Support Trade Policy Officers, Country Directors or wider FCDO teams on market access work as required, including commercial dialogues, Ministerial visits, business outreach and engagement, as necessary, ensuring a coordinated approach across HM Government.
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Encourage businesses where appropriate to explore further opportunities for growth working with country trade teams and the Trade Hub.
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Support the development of market access expertise across all embassy teams.
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Contribute to wider DIT and Embassy objectives.
There will also be tasks specific to the country position, which are at the discretion of the Country Director.
The successful candidate will need to be able to understand and interpret complex detail from EU and national Czech laws and procedures, be a good communicator to explain these to businesses as well as to other colleagues, and enjoy working closely and collaboratively with a wider range of stakeholders in country teams, regionally and with London.
- Fluency in English, German and Czech (oral and written, minimum C1 level*)
- Relevant university degree
- Good understanding of the international trade and the business environment
- Stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrable analytical skills, the ability to make sense of complex information
- Strong written and oral communication skills, and IT capability (MS Office etc.)
- Strategic commercial and economic awareness;
- Some previous or relevant experience working with business;
- Some previous or relevant experience of trade policy and market access issues;
- Some previous experience, or interest in, working on European affairs;
- Some relevant policy experience.
- Experience working with trade data
Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Building Capability for All, Managing a Quality Service
29 August 2021
B3 (L)
Fixed Term, Full-time
37.5
12 months
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Czech Republic
Prague
British Embassy
1
53306
1 October 2021
This is a full-time position of 5 working days (37.5 hours net) per week for 12 months with the possibility of extension by mutual agreement. Working hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00 with a flexible working hours arrangement. Staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for extra hours worked. The annual leave entitlement is 25 days per year pro rata and the Embassy enjoys an average of 14 Czech/UK public holidays per year.
The monthly salary is 53,306 CZK (gross). In addition, staff receive meal contribution.
The successful candidate will be subject to professional background check, security clearance and 3 months probationary period.
The successful candidate must have pre-existing work authorisation for the Czech Republic in order to apply.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Czech Republic are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Czech Republic employment law.
Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Czech Republic 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.
The British Embassy does not sponsor for work permits.
Please 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.
Please be advised that 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 note Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment indicates Level C2 as Mastery or proficiency Level which comprehends that a person can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read; can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation; can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations. For more information please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your languages skills are going to be assessed.
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