Srr - Trade Advisor, Technology (Eo)
2 weeks ago
Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)
The British Embassy in Riyadh has a vacancy for a Trade Advisor, Technology sector, under the Department for International Trade (DIT) for a fixed-term contract of two (2) years.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is the British Government’s trade and investment development organisation. We work with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets and encourage overseas companies to bring their high-quality investment to the UK. DIT has a network of three trade teams in Saudi Arabia (in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al Khobar) that work closely to deliver services to our customers.
This is an interesting and varied role and comes at an interesting time as the relationship develops between the UK and Saudi Arabia. The jobholder’s main role is to assist the Senior Trade Advisor in promoting business opportunities in the technology sector and specialist sub-sectors, including artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, cloud computing, data centres, smart cities, intelligent sensors, etc. to the UK business community. You will be expected to understand KSA market trends and ambitions to identify valuable business Opportunities and secure high value Export Wins in pursuit of Saudi Arabia targets and corporate objectives for DIT.
The Trade Advisor will support the Senior Trade Advisor in the Technology sector but will also be expected to initiate new leads and business opportunities, manage SRM relationships with UK and local businesses, and maintaining activity plans. The jobholder will need to be flexible and may be required to shift focus and respond to changes to sector priorities based on operational requirements as guided by the DIT KSA Director.
**Duties and responsibilities**:
- Support Sector Lead in the delivery of set targets for the sector.
- Help deliver specific activities or events, including, webinars, trade missions, inward and outward visit programmes, and providing market analysis and guidance on doing business in Saudi Arabia.
- Develop and maintain Strategic Relationship Management (SRM) across specific areas within technology to understand their objectives and inform DIT’s approach to the sectors.
- Develop and manage a wide range of relationships including with the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Communications and Information Technology Commission, the technology division within the Ministry of Investment, and other KSA public/ private stakeholders to identify wider KSA opportunities and needs, which match UK capability and translate these into solid Export Wins for UK providers.
The above list is not exhaustive and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required, including participating in the Embassy’s emergency planning and any response to a crisis.
**Key behaviours required**:
- Communicating and Influencing - Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others.
- Managing a Quality Service - Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs.
- Delivering at Pace - Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.
- Changing and Improving - Seek out opportunities to create effective change and suggest innovative ideas for improvement. Review ways of working, including seeking and providing feedback.
- Working Together - Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence and network confidently with both government and private sector contacts, and collaborate effectively across Embassy teams.
- Demonstrate excellent ability to communicate fluently, effectively, and persuasively in written and spoken English.
- Ability to work independently and to take the initiative as well as being able to manage and work well with others in a team.
- High-level organisational and coordination skills, including the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines/ targets, proactively identify and resolve potential problems in a fast-paced environment.
- Resourcefulness in solving problems and demonstrates good judgement.
Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
- Previous experience (at least one year) of working in the Technology/ Smart Cities Sector in KSA and/or the UK.
- Previous commercial experience and working in a target driven environment.
- Arabic language skills (for possible liaising with other stakeholders).
- Project management experience.
- Good presentation skills.
- Required behaviours- Changing and Improving, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
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