Srr - Senior Trade Advisor, Creative Cluster (Heo)

20 hours ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Foreign & Commonwealth Office Full time

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy Riyadh has a vacancy for a Senior Trade Advisor, Creative Cluster under the Department for International Trade (DIT) on a fixed-term contract for two (2) years with a possibility of renewal.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is a Department of State within the British Government. DIT has responsibility for the promotion of international trade overseas and works with UK-based companies to ensure their success in international markets. DIT in Saudi Arabia has a network of three trade teams based in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al Khobar. The teams work closely together to deliver services to our customers.

This is an important and varied role and the opportunity comes at an interesting time as the UK/Saudi bilateral trading relationship develops at speed. The jobholder’s main role is to promote business opportunities to the UK across the KSA network and to support UK companies that are seeking to develop their business through trade with Saudi Arabia in the Creative sector. You will understand KSA market trends and ambitions to identify valuable Export Opportunities and secure high value Export Wins in pursuit of Saudi Arabia’s targets and corporate objectives for DIT.

The Creative Cluster encompasses a wide range of sub-sectors that include: Architecture & Design; Culture, Arts & Heritage; Sports; Entertainment & Events; Experience Economy; and Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality. The Senior Trade Advisor leads the sector team and works on the development and implementation of a high value strategy; and leads on generating UK commercial wins in priority sectors across the Kingdom. However, the jobholder should also be flexible in responding to changes to sector priorities based on operational requirements as guided by the DIT KSA Director.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Identify relevant sector opportunities and promote to potential UK firms.
- Develop a country-wide strategy and pipeline for delivering sector activity against agreed export targets.
- Support relevant sector trade events and provide in-market guidance.
- Draft and provide in-depth sector briefing and other market contributions.
- Lead on the identification and promotion of high value export opportunities
- Develop contacts and relations with key UK and Saudi stakeholders in the Creative sector.
- Contribute to VIP visits, both to Saudi Arabia and to the UK.
- Where necessary, provide the wider DIT team in Saudi Arabia with in-country support including (but not limited to) official programmes, trade missions, events and trade shows.
- Line management of one (1) Trade Advisor.

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 competencies required**:

- Managing a Quality Service - Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs.
- Communicating and Influencing - Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others.
- Working Together - Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
- Seeing the Big Picture - Understand how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives. Recognise the wider priorities and ensure work is in the national interest.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- Commercial experience, knowledge of trade and investment concepts, ideally in Saudi and/ or the UK.
- Ability to plan strategically, assimilate information from a range of sources, and to see the bigger picture to spot opportunities.
- Proven experience of working pro-actively, independently and towards performance targets within a team setting, contributing to the overall goals of the section.
- Experience of working autonomously, as well as being part of an international team.
- Team player who is capable of working on their own initiative as well as with others, including in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Strong customer focus and ability to deliver quality service.
- Collaborative approach to colleague and stakeholder partnerships.
- Have a proven record of organisational ability. Able to organise and prioritise workload and meet deadlines and changing priorities whilst maintaining close attention to detail and without compromising the quality of the work.
- Excellent communication skills in English. Able to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely, both orally and in written communication.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams).

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
- Previous experience in at least one of the sub-sectors in the



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