Head of Department for International Trade Tanzania (02/17 DAR)
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operational and security needs allow.
To lead the Department for International Trade team in
Tanzania, building the trade and investment relationship
between the two countries. This is about: driving UK exports
to Tanzania through supporting UK companies to win contracts;
supporting UK investment to Tanzania and other trade and
investment flows; and contributing to trade policy work. This
role also involves regional leadership of our oil and gas
commercial campaign.
The Role
This is an exciting, challenging and high profile opportunity at
the British High Commission in Tanzania. The Department for
International Trade is a newly-created Ministry responsible for
promoting British trade and investment interests around the
world. We provide operational support for exports and facilitate
inward and outward investment. We are also responsible for
post-Brexit trading arrangements outside of Europe. With the
promotion of prosperity lying at the heart of the British
Government’s policy in Tanzania, this is a critical role.
Main Duties
Deliver export and outward investment wins for British
businesses in Tanzania in line with our campaign priorities of oil
and gas, infrastructure, renewable energy and a new campaign
in agri-tech. The role entails direct leadership of the oil and gas
sector in Tanzania as well as coordinating oil and gas for the
East African region. It also includes oversight of the sector
leads for the other campaigns. Together, these sectors
comprise our priorities in Tanzania as well as East Africa. Each
sector has a monetary objective attached to it reflecting the
amount of trade wins we are expected to support. This role
requires strategic awareness, significant engagement with
business, and good team and line management to get right. The
post holder will need to be able to build and maintain an
extensive network of contacts both in the private sector and
the Tanzanian Government, and to advise Uk companies
effectively on the nature of opportunities across the range of
sectors. (70%)
Lead on broader issues around the trade and investment
relationship with Tanzania, working closely across the High
Commission and advising the High Commissioner. This is about
trade policy, rather than delivering deals for the UK, and can
involve many elements including UK investment to Tanzania,
Tanzanian interests in exporting to the UK, and issues relating
to the bilateral trade architecture post-Brexit (10%)
Lead and manage the DIT team in Tanzania, while reporting to
the head of DIT East Africa (based in Dar es Salaam) and also to
the British High Commissioner. Responsibility for the DIT
budget. The team currently comprises four staff, including the
head of trade. An important element here is to build the team’s
capability to achieve its objectives, and develop team
resilience. (10%)
To lead the team’s delivery of trade services, which are the
tools we use to support mainly small and medium-sized business
to achieve market entry. This can include responsibility for
managing trade missions, conferences and events as well as
oversight of the quality of output of our trade officer. This
element is also likely to involve managing a transition in how
such services are delivered. (5%)
Support the regional head of UKTI, and work to builder a
stronger, more interconnected East African regional team. Be a
corporate contributor to the High Commission. (5%)
Required Competencies and Skills
The successful candidate will be a competent and dynamic
manager, able to deliver through others to exceed a challenging
set of targets for business wins and delivering services to UK
companies, making use of project management skills and
developing a systematic approach to maintain focus and
momentum and achieve results. They will have the proven
ability to work autonomously to deliver a wide range of
responsibilities while remaining engaged with a wider team of
colleagues across HMG. And they will need to be self-sufficient
and proactive, and possess the ability to drive their team
forward without direct oversight.
An important aspect of the team’s work is to contribute to the
British Government’s broader economic and development
agenda, by working alongside Foreign Office and Department for
International Development colleagues in particular by taking a
leadership role within the Mission’s Growth and Prosperity
Group. The successful candidate will need to be able to see the
bigger picture of how their team’s work fits into a broader
whole, and to collaborate closely with colleagues in other
government departments. And in prioritising effectively, they
will ensure that the DIT office contributes corporately to the
rest of the Mission’s work.
The successful candidate will have experience of
international/regional/Tanzanian trade and investment issues
and possess demonstrable commercial expertise, with a track
record of fostering business relationships in order to deliver a
high standard to their customers. These will be backed up by
excellent networking abilities, particularly in DIT’s priority
sectors (oil and gas, infrastructure, renewable energy), and the
ability to be a credible representative of the UK Government to
senior representatives in both the public and private. They will
have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to
communicate with impact, including to senior figures in Post in
a high-profile Mission.
The Tanzania team forms part of a regional East Africa DIT
network. The successful candidate will also have a responsibility
to support the regional head based in Dar es Salaam and
champion efforts to greatly strengthen regionalisation, an
important change management programme which is a priority
for UKTI Headquarters.
Resources managed (staff and expenditure):
Staff: 3: 2x Trade Development Managers (B3(L)), 1x Trade
Officer (A2(L)).
Local budget: £92k
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