Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)
**Main purpose of job**:
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the UK government department responsible for promoting and financing international trade and development, and championing free trade. In Brazil, DBT operates within the British Embassy in Brasília, and Consulates in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Recife, with a team that works primarily through several sector-specific export promotion campaigns.
This position will be based at the British Consulate in Recife and you will work remotely with the Infrastructure and Energy Teams that are based in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as well as supporting the Head of the Recife Consulate with day to day DBT work.
You will assist in the development and management of a pipeline of commercial opportunities in Brazil for UK companies with a particular focus on, but not limited to, Water and Sanitation, Railways, Airports and Renewable Energy (including hydrogen and offshore wind). You will also be responsible for the team's administrative tasks and for regularly updating our client-management database.
**Roles and responsibilities**:
Infrastructure (45% - remotely), Energy (45% - remotely) and Office Support 10%.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on improving bilateral trade and investment between the United Kingdom and Brazil, especially through supporting the increase in UK exports. The Infrastructure & Energy teams work to support high value UK and Brazilian companies with significant trade potential as well as large UK investors in Brazil.
Trade support:
- Answer general and diverse enquiries from Brazilian and UK stakeholders;
- Analyse the demands of the Infrastructure and Energy sectors and search for UK suppliers that offer matching solutions;
- Organise meetings and agendas for UK companies and internal stakeholders;
- Support and participate in meetings with Brazilian and UK companies, both virtually and in person;
- Organise visits and events for companies coming to Brazil, including elaborating briefings and scheduling meetings with potential partners and key industry bodies as well as supporting product launches;
- Provide overarching support to the infrastructure and energy teams, particularly around information management.
Trade promotion:
- Assist with logístical and administrative arrangements for official events such as trade fairs, trade missions, official visits (ministers/senior level contacts), seminars, and workshops;
- Support official visits both in the UK and in Brazil, including supporting colleagues to build programmes;
- Identify and contact prospective UK suppliers for commercial opportunities;
- Maintain an updated contact database and ensure impact and interactions are recorded on DBT's database.
The position will suit an energetic team player who is motivated and a self-starter with an interest in the commercial sector. It will require a positive and proactive attitude that thinks in terms of unlocking opportunities for UK companies in Brazil.
**Resources managed**:
Manage the Infrastructure team budget.
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- Professional experience in business, commercial or administrative functions
- Ability to solve problems, prioritise, organise and manage multiple tasks
- Capacity to have a high-standard customer-focused approach
- Committed team player with the ability to self-motivate, with resilience and autonomy
- Experience in event organisation (suppliers, travel and logistics)
- Written and oral fluency and very good communication skills in both Portuguese and English
- Very good command of Microsoft Office (outlook, excel, word)
- Account management experience
**Language requirements**:
Language: English and Portuguese
Level of language required: Fluent in both languages
Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
- A University degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Engineering, and related fields
- Knowledge/understanding of the Brazilian business landscape
- Academic/professional experience with Infrastructure and Energy will be highly appreciated
- Required behaviours- Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together Application deadline
- 19 May 2024
Grade
- Administrative Officer (AO)
Type of Position
- Full-time, Permanent
Working hours per week
- 36
Region
- Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Country/Territory
- Brazil
Location (City)
- Recife
Type of Post
- British Consulate
Number of vacancies
- 1
Salary Currency
- BRL
Salary
- BRL 6859,54 monthly
Start Date
- 24 June 2024
Other benefits and conditions of employment
- The UK government promotes and encourages professional development. You will have access to UK government courses and on-the-job learning and development opportunities (seminars, workshops, job shadowing, training programmes etc.), as well as the option of bidding for external cou
