Investment Director

Australian Trade and Investment Commission; Milano; In loco; EUR 76.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission in Milan is seeking a key investment attraction professional to promote Australian FDI. The role involves working with Italian companies to develop investment strategies, with a focus on key sectors such as Advanced Manufacturing and Health Industries.

Competenze

• Proven experience in business development, preferably in an international environment.
• Fluent in English and Italian.
• Experience in investment attraction roles.

Mansioni

• Identify and target potential corporate investors in Italy.
• Deliver presentations to promote investment advantages.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders in Italy.

Conoscenze

Fluency in English

Fluency in Italian

Business Development

Investment Attraction

Descrizione del lavoro

• Classification : Austrade Overseas Performance Level B (AOPL B)
• Salary : Euro 75,558

The role :

This position, located at the Australian Consulate-General in Milan, is a key investment attraction role in the Milan team, to assist in promoting, attracting and facilitating productive Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Australia.

Priority sectors to be covered by this role will be aligned to Australian federal government priorities and may vary from time to time. Currently priority sectors include Advanced Manufacturing and Space, Agri-food, Circular Economy, Defence, Digitech, Energy, Health Industries, Infrastructure and Tourism, Resources.

The position requires a highly motivated senior team member fluent in English and Italian with experience in business development, preferably in an international environment.

You will identify and assist Italian companies to invest in the Australian market and help them develop entry strategies. This role will require you to understand the market opportunities in the Australian priority sectors and articulate Australia’s advantage as an attractive investment destination for investment and convince firms based in Italy to establish business operations in Australia. You will develop relationships with members of the Australian ecosystem and provide companies with tailored advice, insights and assistance to invest in Australia.

Duties include

• Proactively identify, target and work closely with potential corporate investors in Italy to secure new foreign direct investment for Australia. This will involve the proactive identification of potential investors based on Australian opportunities, research and presentation of tailored information on industry capability and articulating the commercial benefits of investing in Australia;
• Represent Austrade by delivering compelling presentations at business events and in CEO level meetings to promote the advantages of Australia as a location for investment and trade partner;
• Apply strategic thought to identify and report issues or barriers to investment to the Australian government and to propose innovative solutions which will increase results;
• Develop, maintain and support extensive senior level business, industry networks and external and internal stakeholders in Italy. This will include other Australian government agencies and State government offices, as well as key government officials, regulatory bodies and allies such as industry associations, regional development groups and professional service providers;
• Support the Australian federal government strategy for priority sectors through social media;
• Work as part of an Austrade team and maintain Austrade standards and policies, including diversity in the workplace, ethical practice and occupational health and safety principles and compliance with audit requirements;
• Plan, coordinate and implement physical and virtual events, market visits Italian delegations visiting Australia, where appropriate in collaboration with State / Territory Governments, industry associations and allies in Australia;
• Contribute to business planning, marketing and communications initiatives within the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Milan team;
• Efficiently manage a constantly changing workload covering diverse industry sectors, large numbers of clients / customers, within internally and externally driven timeframes;
• Actively apply Austrade business practices and maintain accuracy of information in all Austrade Business Systems to deliver accurate and timely reporting and effective relationship management;
• Contribute to knowledge creation within Austrade, by adopting information practices, sharing knowledge and information and by embracing best practice and development opportunities;
• Work collaboratively within the Austrade network to contribute to service delivery and achieve desired outcomes, while upholding the Australian Public Service (APS) Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct and Work Health & Safety (WHS) principles.