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View Vacancy – Inward Investment Business Development Manager
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Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)
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Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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Main Purpose of Job: The British Embassy in Mexico City is looking for a Business Development Manager to join our Mexico team. You will provide support to the Head of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) within the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) at the British Embassy in Mexico City in their efforts to promote Mexican investment into the United Kingdom, focusing on areas aligned with UK Government priorities such as Net Zero and Science Superpower. Working under the Mexico FDI Head, you will engage with Mexican startups, industry associations, venture capital funds, and established companies to promote awareness of the UK as a destination for FDI. The purpose of this engagement will be to strengthen the FDI pipeline and land investment wins, creating jobs, prosperity, and driving growth in both the UK and Mexico. The role will require excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of diverse stakeholders. You will be part of a wider regional team promoting investment from across Latin America and the Caribbean. This will require you to develop good working relations with colleagues across the continent to deliver cross-regional investment promotion activities. You will be required to build excellent relationships with DBT colleagues in the UK and with UK-based partner organizations to deliver an impactful programme of activities focused on developing a robust pipeline of Mexican investors, achieving investment targets, and promoting the UK as a destination for Mexican companies. Additionally, you will also work closely with DBT colleagues (policy, programme, and commercial) in the Embassy to deliver investment objectives as part of cross-Embassy and regional strategies. This is an exciting opportunity to work on improving bilateral trade and investment relations between the United Kingdom and Mexico through increased investment and enhancing knowledge-sharing networks and ecosystems in fast-growing sectors such as tech and renewables. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in organising investment promotion activities within Mexico, and potentially the wider region and the UK. Additionally, you will gain high-level experience dealing with senior business stakeholders and large companies while developing your knowledge of the investment world and specific sectors. The position will suit an energetic team player, motivated self-starter with a passion and genuine interest in the world of international business and trade. It will require a positive and proactive attitude that thinks in terms of unlocking opportunities for Mexican companies in the UK. |
Roles and Responsibilities:
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Resources Managed: Effective line management of 1 Investment Analyst (AO grade). |
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• 2-3 years of work experience, preferably in business development or customer services.
• MS Office literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience working with events, marketing or eagerness to learn about these fields quickly.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills that facilitate engagement with high profile stakeholders.
• Proactive attitude with an eagerness to learn quickly and proven track record in showing initiative.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to conduct market research, analyse data, and translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Project management skills, including the ability to prioritise tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines
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• Experience in investment promotion, business development, or related fields, preferably in an international context.
• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, International Trade or related areas
• Knowledge of the Mexican investment landscape, business practices, and economic trends.
• Knowledge of Venture Capital
• Knowledge of the tech sector and start up ecosystems.
• Experience of the UK or working with UK-based stakeholders.
• Cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment
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Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
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31 July 2024
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Executive Officer (EO)
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Full-time, Permanent
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Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
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Mexico
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Mexico City
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British Embassy
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$31,933 MXP monthly
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31 July 2024
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Learning and Development Opportunities:
The British Embassy in Mexico City and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) offers a wealth of L&D opportunities with funds to take courses and learning, online resources, sector knowledge, in house training, and study leave. The role offers significant opportunities for on the job learning, as well as limited opportunities for travel within Mexico, the region, and the UK.
Working Patterns:
• Full-time. Expectation is to work under a hybrid model in line with Embassy’s policy (3 days working from the office)
• Candidate must be based in Mexico City, Monterrey or Guadalajara.
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The British Embassy Network offers a strong benefits package. This package includes generous vacation and leave time, flexible working patterns, and enriching learning and development opportunities. All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism. The FCDO operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.
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Mexico City
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