British Embassy Vacancy

British Embassy Vacancy

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British Embassy SC

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 don't 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  functional and security needs allow.  

Position Market Access and Trade Policy Officer  

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

   • Degree in business, economics, management, finance or related field  

   • At least 3 years’ experience in investment or government services and/ or supporting private sector companies organisations in doing business  

  • Current knowledge of Ethiopia’s economy, government and business environment  

   • Great communication and presentation skills  

   • Excellent drafting skills  

   • Fluency in the language of business and investment  

Language requirements  

Language  

   • English( essential) and Amharic( desirable)  

   • Level of language required Fluent  

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience  

   • Knowledge of the UK  profitable and business environment  

   • Existing relationships across Ethiopia’s economy, government and business sector  

   • Required behaviors  

   • Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing.  

Roles and responsibilities   

   • Market access analysis and prioritisation you'll be responsible for identifying and prioritising policy and nonsupervisory trade barriers (cross-cutting and sector specific) that are/ likely to impact UK- Ethiopia business investment and  transnational trade growth, including monitoring and analysing changes in the Ethiopian investment law.  

• Policy analysis and horizon scanning you'll engage in assessment of the impact of changes in the macroeconomic, microeconomic and  financial policy on trade and investment in Ethiopia. You may be required to work collaboratively with multinational organisations and Ethiopian Government Agencies (WB/ AfDB/ IFC/ Trade Mark East Africa/ EIC). You'll also cover and analyse changes in Ethiopian investment law.  

• Policy risk communication you'll develop briefings for UK Government officials, existing and incoming business stakeholders,cross-embassy brigades, as well as updating the information on the Departments internal monitoring systems. In doing so, you'll ensure that issues are clearly prioritised and incorporated into UK government trade and investment strategy.  

• Support business development projects you'll work with  marketable leads within the team to give solutions to specific market access issues impacting the UK’s priority sectors in Ethiopia. This will involve understanding the UK’s priority sectors, liaising with companies who are looking to enter into the Ethiopian markets and developing solutions in order to improve the ease of investment in these sectors.  

• The role will require strong interpersonal and organisational skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships; the confidence to negotiate between  elderly internal and external government stakeholders will be of particular benefit. It'll require close teamwork, supporting UK Embassy substance strategy.  

• The jobholder will be a confident self- starter, a team player with excellent communication skills, and the ability to network with a wide range of contacts at sinior levels in government, international agencies and the private sector.

In addition, they will be expected to provide high quality analysis and advice on sector-specific developments  

Salary USD 1,087.42 – USD 1,686.83  

Location (City) Addis Ababa  

How to Apply  

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Market Access and Trade Policy Officer (10/23 ADD) – FCO Local Posts (tal.net)

Deadline: Jun 26, 2023