View Vacancy – KL – Senior Trade Manager – Technology C4(L)

Main purpose of job:

Reporting to the Deputy Director (Malaysia), the jobholder will develop and implement the Malaysian element of the Asia Pacific Technology Trade Campaign, delivering high value export wins and identifying and tackling relevant market access barriers. This will include working across our Asia Pacific network, with teams in the wider High Commission and the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and with headquarters in London. There will be opportunities for travel within Malaysia and, occasionally, in the region and to the UK.

Roles and responsibilities:

Main Duties:

• Develop and implement the Malaysian element of the Asia Pacific Technology Trade Campaign, ensuring cost and time effective deployment of resources (budget and staff), so that it delivers high value wins to the UK economy in the form of increased exports and overseas direct investment
• Work collaboratively with the Asia Pacific Technology Lead in Singapore and across the region, with other teams in the High Commission and the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, and with colleagues in the Technology sector team in our London headquarters to ensure DIT work fits the bigger picture
• Support the objectives of DIT’s Asia Pacific Digital Trade Network, and the Tech Export Academy which is initially focused on Smart Cities
• Proactively develop and maintain a strong knowledge of the Technology market in Malaysia, including local players, trends, opportunities, challenges and competitors, and use this knowledge in one to one meetings, presentations and market research reports, to advise UK-based companies on how to do business successfully in Malaysia.
• Identifying and building productive relationships with key stakeholders and influencers in public and private sectors in Malaysia and the UK
• Designing and delivering events and other activity, virtual/physical/hybrid, primarily in Malaysia which promote UK capability   
• Contribute to briefing, speeches and programmes for Ministers, other VIPs and senior officials visiting Malaysia and the UK
• Effective housekeeping including uploading evidence of services and interactions with key contacts to the Departmental Database, providing fortnightly updates of activity and progress to the Asia Pacific Regional Trade Commissioner’s office and submitting accurate bids for funding and robust reporting of budgets.
• Line management of 1xA2 Technology Trade Assistant

Key competences required for the job:

Competence 1: Achieving Commercial Outcomes    

• Degree holder, with business-related specialisations an advantage
• Proven business acumen with at least  3 years work experience, preferably in Technology or related sectors within Malaysia

Competence 2:  Leading and Communicating

• A strong team-leader, able to work flexibly across a wide range of stakeholders, organisations, and cultures with sensitivity and effectiveness
• Capacity to work across cultures and organisations with sensitivity and effectiveness
• Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels

Competence 3:  Collaborating and Partnering

• Ability to establish relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to support delivery of business outcomes
• Embodies and encourages collaborative team working within own team and across the wider network

Competence 4:  Seeing the Big Picture

• Alert to emerging opportunities and challenges which might impact or benefit the team’s work, on demand and supply sides
• Skilled in the design and delivery of strategy, and evaluation of short and longer term impact- aligning with with DIT APAC/Malaysia Country Plans 

Language requirement: English (Fluent)