Department for Business and Trade Hiring for Trade and Investment Officer- Clean Energy and Infrastructure at Miami, FL Full Time

Main purpose of job:

Be a part of the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) mission to drive more trade and investment between North America and the UK. With a mature, high-spending consumer market and an open, liberal economy, world-class talent and a business-friendly regulatory environment, the UK is the leading destination for foreign investment in Europe, the second highest investment destination in the world, and the world’s sixth largest exporter and the second largest services exporter.

We employ over 150 people across North America, all united by our vision of a future where we champion open and fair global trading that drives growth, creates better jobs and higher wages, and improves living standards in the UK and around the world. We seek talented team members with a passion and drive to help us promote exports to North America of British goods and services, two-way investment between the UK and North America, and mutual improved market access to help grow our bilateral trade (see www.gov.uk/DIT).

Based at the British Consulate-General in Miami, the Trade & Investment Officer will support two Senior Trade & Investment Officers – first covering the Clean Energy sector of Renewable Energy – Energy Storage, Smart Grids, Nuclear, and Waste to Energy and the second covering Infrastructure sector of transport, built environment, water and resiliency. The successful candidate will spend roughly 50% of their time on the Trade sector, and 50% of their time on the Investment sector along with supporting wider collaborative projects within the Clean Energy and Infrastructure teams. You will be part of the North America teams with responsibility for Clean Energy and Infrastructure, as well as a valued contributor to the regional teams based across Miami and Atlanta. You will also work closely with colleagues based around the UK.

Roles and responsibilities:

· Identify and reach out to innovative Clean Energy and Infrastructure companies interested in establishing or expanding operations and R&D opportunities in the UK to build pipeline of ambitious foreign direct investment projects.

· Support the Senior Trade & Investment Officer/s in developing US market opportunities for a broad range of UK exporters.

· Keep pace with market trends, incentives and centres of excellence in North America and the UK to identify commercial opportunities and provide informed advice to clients and stakeholders.

· Develop knowledge of the US Clean Energy and Infrastructure markets along the Southeast of the US.

· Support positive relationships with US and UK business leaders, trade associations, and other key partners and buyers.

· Support initiatives such as trade missions and participation at trade shows to foster economic opportunities for the UK and US.

· Support high-profile visits, including UK Ministerial and VIP delegations, including by scheduling high-level meetings, organising activities, and preparing briefing materials.

· Consult with clients and senior officers to manage and coordinate client events.

· Support cross-team projects to advance UK prosperity and trade policy goals.

· Provide operational, administrative & logistical support, including maintaining client and project databases, internal & external event planning an execution, arranging business travel, and performing conference related research tasks.

· Other duties as assigned.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

· Professional experience/skills in an international business, economic development or project management role.

· Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

· Excellent interpersonal skills with a professional and helpful manner.

· Ability to undertake research and follow market trends to identify new opportunities.

· Excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· An interest in, or understanding of, the clean energy and infrastructure industries.

· Ability to use a variety of online and social media tools.

· Must be able to attend events outside of office hours and undertake travel within the US and UK up to 5-10% of your time.

As a valued member of our team we will help you to achieve your goals through continuous professional development.

Required behaviours

Changing and Improving, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together

Application deadline

25 March 2024

Grade

Executive Officer (EO)

Type of Position

Full-time

Working hours per week

40

Location (City)

Miami

Type of Post

British Consulate General

Number of vacancies

Salary

$57,780

Start Date

6 May 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment

We offer:

· Generous leave package plus public holidays

· Generous 401k matching

· Excellent healthcare options

· Paid sick leave

· Generous parental leave policy

· A great work-life balance including flexible start and finish times and a hybrid working model with staff splitting their time between working from home and the office

· Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance coverage

· High quality L&D services with global sessions and events every day to help you develop and meet organisational needs, including up to 5 days paid leave each year to pursue your professional development

· Inclusivity is one of our core values and we strive to treat everyone openly, fairly and equally. All new team members learn about how they can contribute to an inclusive environment and the importance of diversity and inclusion

Under US State Department requirements, the UK Government in the US may only employ, as non-diplomatic staff, persons who are US citizens, US Permanent Residents, A and NATO visa holders with EAD cards, and L2 visa holders with an up-to-date I-94 form.

Additional information

Learning and development opportunities:

The British Embassy and its US Network is committed to all employee’s ongoing learning and development needs. We offer a comprehensive platform for personalised learning for everything from soft skill development (communicating with impact, handling difficult conversations, time management) to more technical or professional skills necessary to complete your job (software training, formal qualifications etc.).

Working patterns:

This role is 40 hours a week.

The British Embassy and its US Network embraces hybrid working, allowing its staff to typically work from home 2 times a week. We are an organization that also recognises the critical value of team work and we embrace and endorse collaboration by ensuring that all staff attend the office flexibly yet regularly.