View Vacancy – ROK – Assistant Trade Officer, A1 (L)


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Department for International Trade roles (DIT)

DIT

Main purpose of job:

The jobholder will provide administrative, secretarial and organisational support to the Trade team at the Department for International Trade in the Embassy including on project work, senior level visits, events, financial administration, and information management.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

Support Trade priority sector works (35%):

  • Assist in developing and implementing action plans
  • Assist in identifying opportunities and business partners for UK exporters
  • Provide relevant logistical and administrative support for campaign activities

Events support (30%):

  • Coordinate with the sector leads and project manager to ensure receptions, meetings, and events are well-planned and delivered efficiently, including by designing and issuing invitations, and managing guest and RSVP lists
  • Provide administrative support for project work, including managing suppliers, gathering and uploading information to ensure timely payment, and creating and closing purchase orders

Respond to general enquiries of the team and work on market research deliveries and Data Management (20%):

  • Answer general enquiries from Korean and UK companies & provide relevant information as requested
  • Assist with delivery of market research enquiries
  • Undertake routine system/database data entry work
  • Assist procurement and financial management processes

General DIT Administrative support (10%):

  • IT Stock Management
  • Translation of documents
  • Assist with other relevant team-wide admin work when necessary

Corporate (5%):

  • Take part and assist in duties for the wider Embassy including particiating in post’s crisis preparedness and response activities.

  • Ability to write concise correspondence to internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to work on own initiative and/or as part of a team
  • Exemplary organisational skills and the ability to multi-task
  • IT skills, including Microsoft Office, social media

  • Customer relationship management skills
  • Financial management experience
  • Research skills

Collaborating and Partnering, Building Capability for All, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace




4 June 2021

A1 (L)

Fixed Term, Full-time

36 hours per week

12 months

Asia Pacific

South Korea

Seoul

British Embassy

1

2,890,721




21 June 2021

The British Embassy in Seoul takes learning and development seriously. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop many core and transferable skills through both formal and informal learning and development opportunities. Members of staff are encouraged to make use of the learning and development opportunities that the office has to offer.

Standard working hours are from 0900-1715 Monday to Thursday and 0900-1700 Friday. Working hours may be longer prior to the actual event and on the event days.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. The applicant must have or be able to obtain work authorisation in Korea in order to apply. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Seoul are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Korean employment law. 

All applications must be received on or before 23:55 local time on the day of deadline indicated above.

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.

The indicated start date is provisional and would depend on completion of necessary pre-employment and security checks.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

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