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RoK - Investment Officer

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office - 서울
정규직, 계약직

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

This position offers the successful candidate an opportunity to work with a high-performing team of 19 DIT colleagues. DIT aims to attract investment into the UK and also helps British companies to do business in the Korean market and work with Korean companies in third countries.

Opportunities include:
Gain experience working on international issues
Strengthen strategic and project management skills
Develop regular contact with senior figures in UK and Korean business and government
A modern, environmentally aware working environment in the centre of Seoul
Opportunities for official travel within Korea, the Asia-Pacific region and the UK
Core and job-related training and development
A senior management team committed to achieving a health work-life balance for its employees.

Responsibilities:
Day-to-day lead on investment projects from the Life Sciences, Automotive, Retail industry
Confident in interacting with Korean interlocutors to introduce UK Investment Environment and dealing with enquiries
Advising, assisting and occasionally interpreting for visiting UK Government Ministers and senior officials meeting their Korean counterparts

Specific duties:
Developing and maintaining relationships with a wide range of Korean companies working in assigned sectors, understanding their business strategies and identifying those with the potential to do business in the European market
Convincing those companies of the benefits of setting up an operation in the UK, and with support from the DIT network, assisting them in all aspects of the process
Developing and maintaining relationships with Korean companies from assigned sectors that have a presence in the UK and, in liaison with UK colleagues, assisting them in overcoming any barriers to their successful UK operation and encouraging them to expand
Monitoring and analysing developments that might impact the likelihood of Korean companies from assigned sectors investing overseas, particularly into the EU
Managing programmes for UK VIPs and DIT specialists visiting Korea, briefing them on local developments and accompanying them on their visits

Essential qualifications and experience

Business development, customer service, sales, marketing skills and/or account management experience
Implementing commercially focused sector strategies and/or business plans
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Korean and English

Desirable qualifications and experience

Familiarity with Life Sciences, Automotive, Retail industry
Working experience in a business/private sector in an account management/sales/business development/marketing function
Experience in delivering foreign direct investment projects
Experience in working or doing business in the UK

Required competencies

Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Achieving Commercial Outcomes, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace

Application deadline

Application deadline - day

Application deadline - month

Application deadline - year

17 April 2017

Grade

A2 (L)

Type of Position

Fixed Term, Full-time

Working hours per week

36hrs per week; 0900 – 1715 hrs Mon to Thur, 0900 – 1700 hrs Fri

Region

Asia Pacific

Country/Territory

South Korea

Location (City)

Seoul

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

Starting monthly salary (KRW)

2,828,128

Start Date

Start Date - day

Start Date - month

Start Date - year

1 May 2017

End Date

End Date - day

End Date - month

End Date - year

30 April 2018

Other benefits and conditions of employment

An induction course will be offered to the successful candidate. There will be other opportunities for learning and development within the Embassy or network during the course of the year.
No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position.
The applicant must have or be able to obtain work authorisation in Korea in order to apply.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Seoul are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Korean employment law.

Additional information

All applications must be received before 17 April 2017 at 1700 Seoul time.

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.
Interviews for this position will commence during the week of 24 April 2017.
The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as possible.