Senior Trade Officer Health & Life Sciences

View Vacancy - Senior Trade Officer Health &
Life Sciences

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Job Category Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main Purpose of Job:

You will provide support to the Head of Health &
Life Sciences sectors within the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) at the British Embassy in Mexico City or Consulate in Monterrey/Guadalajara in their efforts to support the development and promotion of business opportunities throughout Mexico for UK companies from the Health &
Life Sciences sectors.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on improving bilateral trade relations between the United Kingdom and Mexico through increased trade flow and enhancing knowledge-sharing networks and ecosystems in fast-growing sectors such as AgriTech and Food+Drink sectors. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in organising trade promotion activities within Mexico, and potentially the wider region and the UK. Additionally, you will gain high-level experience dealing with senior business stakeholders and large companies while developing your knowledge of Health &
Life Sciences.

The position will suit an energetic team player and motivated self-starter with a passion and genuine interest in international business and trade. It will require a positive and proactive attitude in terms of unlocking opportunities for UK companies in Mexico.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) of the Government of the United Kingdom aims to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade by:

- Bringing together policy, promotion and financial expertise to break down barriers to trade and investment, and help businesses succeed.

- Promoting British trade and investment across the world.

- Building the global appetite for British goods and services.

The DBT in Mexico is recruiting for the position of Senior Trade Officer Health &
Life Sciences to contribute to this ambition.

It will be a full time position starting in June 2024, subject to receipt of a successful security clearance.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Senior Trade Officer for Health &
Life Sciences with theBritish Embassy will mainly:

Support the development and promotion of business opportunities throughout Mexico for UK companies from the Health &
Life Sciences, sectors by:
- Proactively seize market opportunities for UK companies with a focus on the Sector and Regional strategy for the delivery of the established targets for each Financial Year,

- Providing advice to UK companies in their export journey to Mexico with market intelligence, regulatory information and business advice,
- Opening opportunities in the different distribution channels in the country to increase the number of UK products in each sector,
- Conduct comprehensive market research to identify new companies with the potential to expand to Mexico,
- Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders (distributors, importers, hospitals, government agencies, etc) to increase the awareness and desire for UK products,
- Support the long term work with COFPERIS to bring down trade barriers and guarantee market access of UK products.
- Working closely with the Marketing and Communication team and contributing to communications and marketing activities the sector to promote the UK capabilities and achieve the highest impact possible for the correct audience.
- Identify market access barriers for UK Health &
Life Sciences products (eg pharmaceuticals, medical devices). Develop and implement plans with the Embassy trade policy team and the industry representatives to unblock these barriers via the relevant Mexican authorities.
- Pay particular focus to sustainable solutions from UK innovative Health &
Life Sciences companies to advance the teams’ cross sectoral Clean Growth targets
- Effective line management of an intern.
- Ensure good financial, project and procurement management of work in the team.
- As part of the DBT team, deliver work in line with Embassy Values (Honesty, Professionalism, Inclusion &
Respect)

- Contribute to the corporate objectives of the Embassy.

- Support the wider work of the DBT Mexico team and other Embassy sections when required, including regional engagement, internal coordination and planning, events, analysis and briefing, and contribute to the corporate objectives of the British Embassy.

- Collaboration with other Embassy colleagues covering trade and economic policy, climate change and science and innovation in particular, identifying synergies and contributing to shared goals across the Mission.

- Collaboration with other UK government departments within the UK, to support cross-Government priorities such as clean growth and to support future commercial opportunities for the UK.

Resources Managed:

Effective line management of 1 Intern.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• 3 years of experience in international trade with knowledge of legal and business regulation or Health &
  Life Sciences.
• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, International Relations or related areas to Health.
• MS Office literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Proactivity and generation of new ideas and methodologies to achieve an outcome.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to conduct market research, analyze data, and translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Experience in acquiring and interpreting business data and market intelligence.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills internally and externally.
• A positive, honest and loyal team player willing to contribute to the overall objectives.
• Organized and efficient in work and time management.

Desirable qualifications,skills and experience

• Knowledge of the British-Mexican relationships.
• Experience of working with UK companies/organisations.
• Knowledge of the Mexican Health &
  Life Sciences sectors.
• A good understanding of international trade and of the Mexican economy.
• Experience in trade promotion, business development, or related fields, preferably in an international context.
• Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Experience of the UK or working with UK-based stakeholders.
• Experience working with events, marketing or eagerness to learn about these fields quickly.

Required behaviours Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

12 May 2024

Grade Executive Officer (EO)

Type of Position Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week 38

Region Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean

Country/Territory Mexico

Location (City) Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey

Type of Post British Embassy

Number of vacancies 1

Salary Currency MXN

$ 31,933.00 MXN monthly

Start Date 1 July 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment

Learning and Development Opportunities:

The British Embassy in Mexico City and the Department for Business and Trade offers a wealth of L&
D opportunities with funds to take courses and learning, online resources, sector knowledge, in house training, and study leave. The role offers significant opportunities for on the job learning, as well as limited opportunities for travel within Mexico, the region, and the UK.

Working Patterns:

The applicant must be able to work 38 hours per week, details can be discuss during the interview or the first days. Expectation is to work under a hybrid model in line with Embassy’s policy (3 days working from the office). We would look for the applicant to work Monday to Thursday from 8:
00- 16:
30 hrs and Friday 8:
00- 14:
00 hrs.

Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right. The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks. Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.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 6-12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

Additional information The British Embassy Network offers a strong benefits package. This package includes generous vacation and leave time, flexible working patterns, and enriching learning and development opportunities. 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.

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