SENIOR ADVISOR, WORK IN FINLAND

Business Finland; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Skill development days

Flexible remote work

Epassi benefits

Occupational health care

Job summary

Business Finland’s Work in Finland unit seeks a Senior Advisor to attract international talent and startup founders to Finland. You will coordinate startup attraction activities, manage cross-functional projects, and collaborate with Ecosystems, Ministries, and international partners.

This permanent role is based in Ruoholahti, Helsinki, with flexible remote options. You will lead stakeholder engagement, develop service paths for entrepreneurs, and ensure alignment with Business Finland’s Growth

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Excellent English skills; Finnish skills are an asset.
• Experience in talent and startup attraction and in public-private partnerships.
• Experience in project management and event management.
• Strong networking and public speaking abilities.
• Ability to work in multicultural and stakeholder environments; travel willingness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate international startup attraction activities in key markets.
• Manage thematic talent and startup attraction projects with stakeholders.
• Develop service paths for international startup entrepreneurs with startup ecosystems.
• Integrate international talent themes into Business Finland’s strategic themes and Growth Area work.
• Represent Work in Finland and Business Finland in groups, events, and media.
• Collaborate with marketing on lead generation, sites, and events.

Skills

Talent attraction

Startup ecosystems

CRM experience

Project management

Public speaking

Networking

Data analytics

Multicultural collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

CRM

Digital platforms

Job description

Finland is one of the most innovative, best-educated countries in the world, and recently named the happiest country in the world for the ninth year in a row (report by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network).

Business Finland is a Finnish government organization that provides innovation funding and internationalization services, promotes travel and investments, and attracts talents to Finland. Business Finland’s around 450 experts work in 12 offices globally and in 15 regional offices around Finland. Business Finland is part of the Team Finland network. www.businessfinland.com

Business Finland’s Work in Finland unit boosts companies’ growth and renewal with international talents and attracts talents and startup entrepreneurs to Finland www.workinfinland.com and www.startupinfinland.com .

Are you our next team member?

SENIOR ADVISOR, WORK IN FINLAND

Work in Finland unit is now looking for an experienced Senior Advisorfor international talent attraction activities targeted at top experts, researchers and startup entrepreneurs. In this role, you will be responsible for business and stakeholder collaboration that supports the attraction of these key profiles to Finland, and for ensuring that Work in Finland’s operational work is closely aligned with Business Finland’s strategic priorities and growth areas.

Work in Finland team is waiting for you!

The key tasks in the role:

• You will develop and coordinate international startup attraction activities, including planning and implementing startup attraction operations in key foreign markets, building and managing partnerships abroad as well as with Finnish startup ecosystems.
• Managing thematic talent & startup attraction projects, including activating companies, research institutions and stakeholders into cooperation with Work in Finland
• Developing the service path for international startup entrepreneurs in close collaboration with Finland’s startup ecosystem and other Business Finland colleagues.
• Integrating international talent and startup attraction theme into Business Finland´s strategic themes and Growth Area work by harnessing business intelligence into actionable projects.
• Representing Work in Finland and Business Finland in working groups, events and media in matters related to attracting international startup founders, highly skilled professionals and researchers.
• Collaborating with marketing regarding lead generation, startupinfinland.com website and events.

WHO AND WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• Experience and visionary approach in the talent and startup attraction work
• Knowledge of and connections in startup & growth ecosystems and public-private partnerships
• Experience in impactful company customer activation, including utilization of CRM
• Experience in project management and event management and coordination
• Communication skills: Networking, public speaking, acting as a media spokesperson, writing reports and memos
• Ability to work in multi-cultural and -stakeholder environments, including Ministries, Embassies, business organizations and growth ecosystems
• Analytical and business intelligence skills: comfort working with data and analytical tools
• Flexible attitude and ability to adjust in fast-paced environment
• Excellent English skills, Finnish skills are seen as an asset
• Willingness to travel
• A relevant Master’s degree in a related field

Considered an advantage:

• Knowledge and understanding of labour-based migration
• Expertise in one or several Finland's growth sector(s)
• Understanding of digital platforms
• Ability to understand how LLM´s work and how to best utilize them in your day to day work

We are looking for a person that shares the Business Finland values – Impact, Courage, Together – with us.

THIS IS WHAT WE OFFER YOU

At Business Finland, you get to work for Finland and help companies in Finland grow and go international – while enhancing the attractiveness of the Finnish competitive environment. Your work has a significant impact on the whole of Finland, and you get to influence the future of the country.

You will get an opportunity to work in a fast-moving and truly global organization, offering you a unique view on international markets and business environments. As part of our international work environment, you will meet with colleagues from around the world and learn about a great variety of industries.

In this position:

• You will have a vista point for national talent and startup attraction and retention work with the strong collaboration of the Talent Boost network and startup & growth ecosystems in Finland and internationally.
• You will be able to contribute to internationalizing Finnish business ecosystems with human capital.
• You will get to innovate new ways to attract startup entrepreneurs and highly-skilled professional to Finland.
• You will collaborate with a dynamic, international and professional team consisting of talent attraction and marketing professionals.

We invest a lot in maintaining and developing the professional skills of our experts. We offer our employees up to eight working days a year to develop their own skills and competencies in the way they see fit. Our remote work practices are also very flexible. In addition, we offer sports, culture and wellbeing benefits through Epassi, as well as good occupational health care.

This is a permanent position located along good transport connections in Ruoholahti, Helsinki.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In Business Finland we must operate in a responsible and fair manner. Certain secondary employment or some other commitments might jeopardize the impartiality of our operations. For more information, please see our Guidelines for Affiliations.

As part of the recruitment process, we will be carrying out a security clearance check on a successful candidate with his/her consent in accordance with the Security Clearance Act 726/2014. For more information on security clearance procedure and individual’s rights, please visit https://supo.fi/en/security-clearances