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Main purpose of job:
This role seeks to support and increase Korean investment into the UK, growing the economies of the two nations.
You will take lead of the Financial Services [FS] sector for the British Embassy’s Investment Team. This exciting and challenging role will require you to:
- Develop our relationship with key FS companies (including sovereign wealth funds, banks, pension funds, etc).
- Strengthen and convert our pipeline of investment projects.
- Organise and deliver promotional events and activity.
- Support Ministerial and VIP visits.
- Provide UK teams with intelligence on the Korean FS sector.
- Deliver against stretching targets to ensure the UK continues to attract high levels of Foreign Direct Investment [FDI] and Capital Investment [CI] from Korea.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:
Pipeline Development and Conversion:
- Develop and deliver compelling pitches to sell the UK offer to Korean FS companies, matching UK investment opportunities with the interests of Korean FS companies.
- Identify and implement appropriate methods for improving perceptions of the UK and generating new leads among Korean companies. These could include the use of social media, seminar events, trade fairs, UK sector specialist visits, Ministerial roundtables and cooperative projects with multipliers.
- Provide tailored support to companies seeking expansion into the UK
- Engage regularly with delivery partners in the UK and Korea to jointly identify and manage projects and overcome obstacles to investment.
- Work with a range of stakeholders to develop the Embassy’s network – and work X-Embassy to develop your own knowledge and experience.
Relationship Managment:
- Provide systematic account management to key FS Korean companies.
- Contribute to effective prioritisation of engagement – setting out which companies to see when and how often.
- Capture key information and contribute to Ministerial updates
- Consider new and innovative ways of maintaining close and productive client relationships.
Events and Activity:
- Plan and oversee the organisation of promotional events In Korea
- Work with experts in London to facilitate UK-based activity.
- Support and contribute to Ministerial and VIP activity.
Providing intelligence:
- Draw from media and research outlets, combined with engagement with experts and policy leads, to track the activities and interests of relevant companies.
- Ensure regular updates are captured via our internal systems (“DataHub”), inputting notes from meetings and investment developments.
- Contribute to Ministerial reporting.
Corporate:
- Contribute to wider embassy objectives and events.
- Collaborate with other teams and develop your understanding of how and Embassy functions.
Resources managed (staff and expenditure): N/A
Language requirements:
- Language: English and Korean
- Level of language required: Native fluency in Korean required, professional proficiency in English (written and spoken)
Desirable:
- 5 years' experience in a relevant industry.
- Previous experience of working in an Embassy or within the office of a major international organisation.
Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
The British Embassy in Seoul takes learning and development seriously. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop many core and transferable skills through both formal and informal learning and development opportunities. Members of staff are encouraged to make use of the learning and development opportunities that the office has to offer.
Working Patterns:
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, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
Normal working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:30 –17:45 (17:30 on Fridays). However, occasional evening and weekend working may be required, for which time off in lieu is given. The British Embassy encourages flexible working and various flexible working arrangements are possible with line manager agreement, including working from home one day a week.
Any other information (or specific local Post requirements):
Please note that this is a maternity-cover position.
For inclusivity and diversity, please remove the following personal information when uploading your CV: name, address, email address, age, date of birth, gender, and nationality.
The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.
The British Embassy Seoul develops and maintains relations between the UK and Republic of Korea. Our work covers a range of issues including political, commercial, security and economic matters of interest to the UK and Korea. The Embassy provides consular assistance to British nationals in Korea: http://gov.uk/world/south-korea
British Embassy Seoul is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we encourage enquiries and applications from under-represented groups. If you would like to speak to someone at the Embassy who is not directly involved in the recruitment process about diversity and inclusion, please enquire to APAC Recruitment <APAC.Recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk>.
Kindly note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
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. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core behaviours listed above.
Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.
