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View Vacancy – Senior Trade and Investment Adviser – Renewable Energy & Hydrogen (FRA23.672)


The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)

Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

The British Embassy is looking to appoint a Senior Trade & Investment Adviser to join its Department for Business and Trade (DBT) team to lead on the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen sectors. 

The job holder will design and deliver a programme of activity that promotes a thriving UK-France commercial relationship, by helping to make the UK a brand of choice in France through British exports and developing the renewable energy sector in the UK through high quality French investment.

The candidate will foster excellent relationships in their sector remit including (but not limited to) offshore wind and tidal energy, waste to value, hydrogen. You will join a dynamic, friendly and welcoming team of around 35 colleagues focused on promoting trade and investment between the UK and France.

What will the jobholder be expected to achieve:

As the Senior Trade & Investment Adviser for Renewable Energy & Hydrogen, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Helping British companies win business in France and new high value inward investment projects into the UK.   
  • Assisting high-growth and innovative UK companies seeking to enter the French market or grow their existing market share by facilitating relevant introductions to buyers and project managers.
  • Monitor and conduct analysis of the opportunities in the renewable energy and hydrogen sector, understanding relevant industrial French policies and showcasing UK expertise and capability in these areas.
  • Represent and promote the UK at major trade exhibitions (such as Hyvolution, FOWT, Seanergy, Pollutec) as well as deliver round tables, ministerial visits, trade missions and supplier-buyer matchmaking events.  
  • Work closely with other Embassy, Whitehall and regional teams, engaging senior colleagues when relevant, to maximise the impact of your work and support cross-team projects that advance UK economic and trade policy goals.

The work will be high paced, varied and demanding. The successful candidate will need to be flexible, able to juggle priorities and work to tight deadlines.

The role may evolve to include line management responsibilities as business requirements evolve. 

The successful applicant will be expected to manage their own time, activities’ plan, event delivery, reporting, travel and operating budgets. 

  • Knowledge of renewable energy & hydrogen sector trends.
  • Demonstrated business development, trade and investment promotion experience.
  • Demonstrable project management experience (e.g. in relation to delivering trade missions, visit programmes, events).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills (e.g. in relation to drafting Ministerial briefings, delivering presentations and speeches).
  • Excellent organisational skills, capacity to work autonomously, deliver at pace.
  • Strong analytical and research skills including the ability to identify trends based on your own and 3rd party research.
  • Self-starter and ability to work well on own initiative.
  • English and French – spoken and written professional proficiency to C1 Level (CEFR framework).

  • 3-5 years of Business to Business and/or business to government experience.
  • Active network within major companies involved in renewable energy infrastructure projects in France and the UK.
  • Solid understanding of energy infrastructure procurement processes and methodologies.
  • Collaborative team player approach.
  • Excellent stakeholder and key account management skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.   
  • Events organising and marketing experience.

Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Working Together

15 January 2024

Executive Officer (EO)

Full-time, Permanent

35 h/ per week

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

France

Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris

British Embassy

1

EUR

4510 Euro (gross salary)

1 March 2024

This is a full-time, permanent position, 35 working hours per week. The British Embassy still currently operates a flexible working from home pattern of 2-3 days in the office and 2 days at home. This could change and the successful candidate would need to fit with the guidance in this external-facing role.  

This is an interesting and varied job in an open, modern management culture; We offer an excellent working environment in a central location.

The successful applicant will have access to a budget for learning and career development. L&D opportunities are continuous. The DBT France team prioritises individual and team L&D. Opportunities include job shadowing in DBT HQ in London or across other DBT Europe offices.

The successful candidate will be subject to a professional background check and security clearance.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy/ UK Delegation to OECD in Paris are subject to local Terms and Conditions of Service.

All applicants must have the right to live and work in France. The British Embassy does not sponsor applications for work permits.

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.

Please be advised that 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 job.

*Please refer to the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages”.  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.

 

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Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris

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