View Vacancy – Market Access & Trade Policy Manager

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Job Category

Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of job:

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is responsible for promoting UK trade and investment with the rest of the world. We are the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the UK.

The overseas network is a vital asset in delivering the UK’s trade and investment ambitions. Embedded within British embassies and high commissions, our trade teams—led by HM Trade Commissioners—work in close coordination with diplomatic staff to promote UK exports, attract investment, and improve market access. Through commercial diplomacy, they build strategic relationships, provide expert market insight, and support UK businesses to navigate local conditions and seize opportunities. This integrated approach ensures our efforts align with broader UK priorities, including sectoral growth, supply chain resilience, and clean energy transition.

The DBT team across Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAC) is led by Jonathan Knott CMG, The HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean, and his team is responsible for:

• growing the overall trade and investment relationship between the UK and LATAC markets
• improving market access for British companies, including small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
• developing trade policy.

Information about the role:

Market Access & Trade Policy Manager will be responsible for leading and coordinating market access work across the Latin America and Caribbean (LATAC) region. Operating under the direction of senior management, the HEO will manage a discrete area of work, applying strategic thinking, discretion, and analytical skills to deliver impactful outcomes. This role involves identifying and addressing market access barriers, supporting the implementation of DBT LATAC’s trade policy and export strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and helping UK businesses navigate regulatory and policy challenges in LATAC markets.

Roles and responsibilities:

MARKET ACCESS

• Support the delivery of the UK’s Trade Policy and Market Access agenda in LATAC, managing a defined portfolio of market access issues or supporting regional exports campaigns under the direction of senior leadership.
• Lead on specific market access projects or initiatives, including identifying and addressing non-tariff barriers, coordinating with relevant stakeholders, and drafting project plans and reports.
• Monitor and analyse developments in LATAC and regulatory environment, providing timely and accurate reporting to inform UK business and policy stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including local government officials, trade associations, and UK businesses, to gather intelligence and promote UK commercial interests.
• Contribute to the planning and implementation of market access funding activities, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and value for money.

TRADE POLICY

• Act as a point of contact for engagement with LATAC authorities on trade-related matters, supporting senior colleagues in maintaining relationships with ministries such as Foreign Trade, Foreign Affairs, and Economy & Finance.
• Support the promotion and implementation of existing trade agreements and institutional frameworks between the UK and LATAC including through stakeholder engagement and awareness-raising activities.
• Track and report on relevant trade policy developments, such as Free Trade Agreements, WTO initiatives, and regional integration efforts, contributing to internal briefings and regional reporting.

TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the British Embassy and the wider DBT LATAC network, contributing to cross-cutting initiatives and regional coordination efforts.
• Support the team’s performance and knowledge-sharing culture, including mentoring junior staff or interns where appropriate.
• Contribute to internal planning, reporting, and evaluation processes, including business planning and performance reviews.

ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS

• Exercise sound judgment in managing competing priorities and making operational decisions within defined parameters.
• Provide expert advice and analysis to senior colleagues, drawing on research and stakeholder input.
• May be responsible for managing a small team or budget, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with FCDO colleagues, both in the UK and across UK Missions in the LATAC region, to inform upstream “market-making” interventions that support partner country objectives and create commercial opportunities for UK industry.

Language requirements:

Language: English, Spanish

Level of language required: Fluent written and spoken (CEFR C1 essential; C2 in at least one language preferable)

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Essential on arrival:

• Relevant experience working on market access issues or in a related field- e.g. in trade policy, economic analysis, regulation.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Previous experience of managing staff, including to implement and monitor strategic workplans.
• 5 years of relevant work experience, such as but not limited to: building professional relationships and build trust with a wide range of contacts from different backgrounds including at senior levels.
• Knowledge of LATAC/ UK policy and business landscape.
• Experience of account and/or project management
• Fluent in Spanish and English (both written and spoken);

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

• A relevant degree
• Experience of working effectively with the public sector, especially LATAC or UK
• Existing network of stakeholder contacts within the regulatory institutions.

Required behaviours

Communicating and Influencing, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together

Application deadline

2 February 2026

Grade

Higher Executive Officer (HEO)

Type of Position

Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week

38

Region

Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean

Country/Territory

Mexico

Location (City)

Mexico City

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

Salary Currency

MXN

Salary

51,645.00

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

1 April 2026

Other benefits and conditions of employment

Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right at time of application.

Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.

The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

Learning and development opportunities:

DBT’s strong L&D offer includes access to a range of in-house and e-learning opportunities; a regional L&D fund; shadowing and mentoring opportunities; masterclasses from experts and opportunities to get involved in the corporate work across our global network

Additional information

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 02 February 2026.

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism.

Benefits:

Guaranteed Monetary Benefits

• 30 days Christmas Bonus per full year worked (pro rata on the first year).
• 50% Holiday Bonus based on your annual leave entitlement, additional to your paid annual leave.

*For benefits purposes our year runs from 01 January to 31 December.

Other Monetary Benefits

You will be eligible to an annual Performance Related Bonus. Performance Pay is granted to employees who receive a full year’s performance appraisal and meet or exceed their performance targets.

*Our assessment period for appraisals runs from 01 April to 31 March of the following year.

Other non-monetary benefits

• Social Security coverage under Mexican Law.
• Private Medical Scheme which covers our employees, their legal dependants under the age of 25, and spouses/partner provided they do not receive additional medical services from another employer.
• Entitlement of annual leave as follows:

From 0 to 1 year entitled to 16 days (Pro rata on the first year)

From 1 to 5 years of service increases to 25 days

From 5 years of service onwards increases to 30 days

14 Public Holidays including a combination of Mexican and British festivities.

Working Patterns

38 hour working week from Monday to Friday.

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