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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
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Main purpose of job:
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is responsible for promoting UK trade and investment with the rest of the world. We are the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the UK.
The overseas network is a vital asset in delivering the UK’s trade and investment ambitions. Embedded within British embassies and high commissions, our trade teams—led by HM Trade Commissioners—work in close coordination with diplomatic staff to promote UK exports, attract investment, and improve market access. Through commercial diplomacy, they build strategic relationships, provide expert market insight, and support UK businesses to navigate local conditions and seize opportunities. This integrated approach ensures our efforts align with broader UK priorities, including sectoral growth, supply chain resilience, and clean energy transition.
The DBT team across Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAC) is led by Jonathan Knott CMG, The HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean, and his team is responsible for:
Information about the role:
Market Access & Trade Policy Manager will be responsible for leading and coordinating market access work across the Latin America and Caribbean (LATAC) region. Operating under the direction of senior management, the HEO will manage a discrete area of work, applying strategic thinking, discretion, and analytical skills to deliver impactful outcomes. This role involves identifying and addressing market access barriers, supporting the implementation of DBT LATAC’s trade policy and export strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and helping UK businesses navigate regulatory and policy challenges in LATAC markets.
Roles and responsibilities:
MARKET ACCESS
TRADE POLICY
TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS
Language requirements:
Language: English, Spanish
Level of language required: Fluent written and spoken (CEFR C1 essential; C2 in at least one language preferable)
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Essential on arrival:
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Communicating and Influencing, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together
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2 February 2026
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Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
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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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MXN
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51,645.00
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monthly
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1 April 2026
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Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right at time of application.
Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.
The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.
Learning and development opportunities:
DBT’s strong L&D offer includes access to a range of in-house and e-learning opportunities; a regional L&D fund; shadowing and mentoring opportunities; masterclasses from experts and opportunities to get involved in the corporate work across our global network
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Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 02 February 2026.
All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.
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.
Benefits:
Guaranteed Monetary Benefits
*For benefits purposes our year runs from 01 January to 31 December.
Other Monetary Benefits
You will be eligible to an annual Performance Related Bonus. Performance Pay is granted to employees who receive a full year’s performance appraisal and meet or exceed their performance targets.
*Our assessment period for appraisals runs from 01 April to 31 March of the following year.
Other non-monetary benefits
From 0 to 1 year entitled to 16 days (Pro rata on the first year)
From 1 to 5 years of service increases to 25 days
From 5 years of service onwards increases to 30 days
14 Public Holidays including a combination of Mexican and British festivities.
Working Patterns
38 hour working week from Monday to Friday.
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