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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Economic and Prosperity
The British Embassy Helsinki is part of the UK Government’s global network representing British political, economic, and consular interests overseas. The Embassy is hiring an Economic and Prosperity Officer to support the delivery of UK objectives, including supporting trade and economic opportunities between the UK and Finland, building partnerships to increase mutual prosperity, ensuring access to resources, and promoting sustainable growth.
The successful applicant will have a solid grasp of economic and prosperity issues and the ability to develop and make effective use of a network of contacts in politics, government, academia, and civil society. They will be able to work independently with a high degree of autonomy over these policy areas, producing high quality reporting and analysis. The successful applicant will be flexible and be able to work under pressure, including on new and unfamiliar issues that may arise at short notice and against tight deadlines.
The Economic and Prosperity Officer sits within the Political and Communications Team. The team is split into three pillars:
The successful candidate will work closely with the Second Secretary Bilateral, who is responsible for the economics, prosperity, and EU pillar of work. The successful applicant will also work with colleagues across the Embassy and the UK Government’s Nordic Baltic Network (NBN) and Science and Innovation Network (SIN), closely cooperating with other UK government departments including the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
Roles and responsibilities:
Economy
• Regular reporting and analysis of Finland’s economy;
• Build and develop strong links with economic policy makers and researchers;
• Timely reporting and analysis of key economic policy developments;
• Provide economic support for Russia and China policy leads.
Economic Policy
• Lead on economic policy engagement – including competitiveness, market access, business environment and international trade;
• Engagement on rules-based economic system, including WTO, OECD, and IFIs;
• Economic security – work to understand Finnish strengths and develop partnerships with the UK on building resilient economies and societies, harnessing new technologies;
Prosperity
• Identifying and reporting opportunities or barriers to increasing imports and investment from Finland to the UK;
• Develop and deliver projects to boost UK-Finland partnership and promote sustainable growth;
• Closely coordinate with colleagues from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Science and Innovation Network (SIN).
Projects and budgets
• Lead on overseeing the Embassy’s projects and bidding for new project funds;
• Ensure projects are compliant with FCDO processes;
• Planning and monitoring the Political Team budget.
The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and delivery of the team’s budget and project funding.
Seeing the Big Picture, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
24 March 2024
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Permanent
36.25
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Finland
Helsinki
British Embassy
1
EUR
4,608.00 € (gross)
25 April 2024
This is a full-time permanent contract, 36.25 hours per week. Working hours are Monday – Friday.
The appointment is subject to professional background check, security clearance and the successful completion of a probationary period.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Finland are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Finnish employment law and FCDO guidance for Country Based Staff.
Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Finland and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.
Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
The British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.
*Please refer to the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages”. We are looking for a C1 level or equivalent. For more information, please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your languages skills are going to be assessed.
Helsinki
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