AUS (Perth) - Trade and Investment Manager, EO

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Job Category: Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)

Job Subcategory: Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Our network and team:

This is an exciting time to join the UK Government's network in Australia. AUKUS and our Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Australia & New Zealand present a unique opportunity to build broader and deeper economic ties.

The successful candidate will join a team of over 40 trade and investment experts, working across five diplomatic missions in Australia as part of the UK's network in the wider Asia Pacific region of over 200 people in 22 locations.

Main purpose of job:

On behalf of the UK government, to develop relationships with potential UK exporters, to deliver additional business. This will primarily be in the Energy sector, with Infrastructure and Defence also significant focus areas.

Reporting to the Sector Lead for Energy in Australia, you will help to develop market opportunities for UK companies, develop our strategy, and help to establish and support relationships across Government, industry, trade bodies and the broader eco-system.

You will build a pipeline of opportunities, and work with partners such as International Trade Advisors, HQ and trade bodies to support and advise UK companies, at the same time identifying and working to remove trade access barriers.

You will plan account engagement, report on activity, and track, measure and record progress to inform future engagement and internal stakeholders. You will also organise business and governmental delegations, events and briefings.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?

• Understand the quickly evolving energy transition market and long-term trends. Identify and help to close commercial opportunities for UK companies.
• Understand and engage with the emerging national security and defence environments, and with wider infrastructure stakeholders, to identify and help to close opportunities.
• Demonstrate high quality stakeholder management. Identify and build impactful relationships that support UK business.
• Provide high quality advice to UK companies that supports them to grow their business in Australia.
• Shape the market to enable UK companies to succeed. Identify and work to remove market access barriers.
• Work across UK Government teams in Australia, Asia-Pacific and the UK to build effective problem-solving teams.
• Support the delivery of events, trade missions and senior visits.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• Resilient self-starter - able to work at high intensity using own initiative, judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - able to work closely with team leaders and senior management.
• A confident communicator, with good oral and written communication skills.
• Good judgement and discretion with commercial confidential data, and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strong commercial acumen, able to quickly understand which opportunities offer value to the UK.
• Strong research and analytical skills, confident using data to quickly and effectively prioritise work.
• IT literate with well organised record-keeping ability and data management skills.

Language requirements:

Language: English

Level of language required: Fluent

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

• Experience of trade and export activities in a public sector context.
• Commercial experience, particularly in a sales/account management environment.
• Good knowledge of the Australian energy sector.
• Knowledge of the Defence and National Security sectors.
• Some knowledge of the UK's business environment.

Required behaviours: Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together

Application deadline: 1 May 2025

Grade: Executive Officer (EO)

Type of Position: Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week: 38

Region: Asia Pacific

Country/Territory: Australia

Location (City): Perth

Type of Post: British Consulate

Number of vacancies: 1

Salary Currency: AUD

Salary: $94,773 per annum and 11.5% superannuation (with 12% starting in July 2025)

Start Date: 1 June 2025

Other benefits and conditions of employment: Appointment is subject to an AFP records check and UK security clearance.

Open to Australian citizens, permanent residents, and partners/dependents of UK-based diplomatic staff currently posted in Australia.

Working patterns:

Full time employment (38 hours), with occasional out of hours work for meetings with UK stakeholders, events and travel. Flexible working arrangements are offered in compensation.

Additional information

Your application must be submitted before 23:55 AEST-Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC/ GMT +10) on the day mentioned in the above field "Application deadline"

Applications must include a current CV and kindly omit any personal information such as Name, Contact Details, Birthday and Gender.

Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted.