Investment Opportunities Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £31,443 - £36,624

National: £31,443 £33,097; London: £35,008 £36,624
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Communications / Marketing
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Job summary:

This is an exciting time to join the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) as we promote UK trade and investment around the world.

This important work is vital to UK's economic growth.

Within DBT, the Investment Directorate focuses on attracting inward investment and promoting the UK's most attractive and transformational projects and sector clusters.

The roles cover a variety of different responsibilities, from managing your own portfolio of HPOs, to supporting colleagues by providing practical support on lead generation.

It requires the ability to manage competing priorities and different stakeholders effectively and at pace.

In this role, there is ample opportunity to learn about the UK's sectoral and regional strengths, as well as where further investment is needed to realise the UK's ambitions across different priorities, such as attaining net zero by 2050.

DBT is an international department and we embrace diversity in all its forms. If this role excites you, please apply

Job description:

This role requires strong stakeholder and organisational skills and the ability to work with a diverse range of organisations with different objectives

Key responsibilities include:

Investment Promotion: Support the Head of the HPO team to promote the wider HPO portfolio by working with investor facing colleagues, Marketing, DBT's Nations and Regions teams and local partners such as Local Enterprise Partnerships. This includes educating teams about the HPO portfolio, for example, though arranging investor facing webinars and holding them to account on promoting the opportunities through their campaign plans. You will be expected to lead on a selection of HPOs as part of the wider team.
Investment Promotion: Contribute to the wider team's promotion of DBT's key investorfacing website the Investment Atlas. Also contribute to the ongoing creative development and evolution of the website, which is an Investment Directorate priority.
Lead Generation and expert advice: Support the wider transformation of the team's work to enable more investor facing colleagues to use lead generation tools and relevant propositions in building their investment pipelines to ensure DBT's objective of pursuing high quality leads over quantity is being delivered.
Business Development: Support the team as needed on business development. This will include working alongside the department's outsourced provider ( the Knowledge Lab) and a contractor to assist the provision of highquality leads. You will work with colleagues across the team tracking the progress of these leads.
Team Player: Be flexible when required to support the wider team and subdirectorate's work, representing and/or deputising as required in various investmentpromotion related forums including in meetings with internal and external stakeholders, Ministers and HMG senior officials.

Hybrid working
Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.

Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Most DBT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in an office, on average.

If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London weighting.

Person specification:

Essential Criteria

An effective communicator, with an aptitude to engage with external stakeholders as well as senior leaders/Ministers, adapting the message as required.
Form effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
The ability to set clear plans in order to successfully manage a broad suite of competing priorities effectively with focus and drive.
Focus on continuous learning and development for self, others and the organisation as a whole.

Desirable Criteria

Understanding of inward investment would be useful.
Experience of working in a project or programme delivery environment.
Knowledge of hosting and arranging webinars on online events platforms or willingness to learn.
Have a keen eye for detail.

Personal Attributes & Skills

To be successful in this role, you'll need to be a team player who enjoys working in a fastpaced environment.
Your communications skills will help you to build positive working