Co-Head of APAC

1 month ago

Salford, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

The newly created Department for Business and Trade brings together the business focused functions of the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Trade (DIT). Our joint expertise in trade and business provides us with a unique opportunity to unleash the power of UK businesses, reform regulation to reduce burdens and unlock post-Brexit freedoms.�

We unite business expertise and world-class trade negotiators under the same vision of making the UK the best place to start and grow a business - driving growth, increasing jobs, and raising wages and living standards. We deliver through 26 partner organisations covering a diverse spectrum of economic activity, ranging from the British Business Bank to the Pubs Code.

Adjudicator. We amplify engagement between business and government and strengthen our offer to international investors, as well as unlocking exports and negotiating access to new markets through trade deals.�

DBT�s Investment Directorate aims to deliver economic growth to all nations and regions of the UK through attracting and retaining high value inward investment. Our divisions including Investor Relations, Investment Propositions & Opportunities and Investment Services deliver expert advice and support to international investors, and promote strategically important investment opportunities, enhance the competitiveness of the UK business environment, and lead the implementation and management of DBT�s Investment Strategy.�

At the Investor Relations team within the Investment Directorate, we want to make the UK the best place in the world for international investors and ensure the most significant investors receive the strongest possible support to realise their UK investment. To be successful in this post, you will need to work with colleagues across Whitehall and at c-suite level with major international investors to help secure investment into HMG�s most strategic priorities including net zero, levelling up, science and technology superpower.

We actively encourage applicants from the private and third sector with relevant commercial skills. The job holder will need to be able to interact with CEOs to influence them with impact. It is essential this individual has credible expertise.���

Job description

The job holder will promote the UK as the top investment destination credibly and convincingly to capital investors such as sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, infrastructure asset managers and developers, targeting the largest pools of capital from the Asia Pacific region. The post holder will be the HMG�s global account manager for APAC�s most strategic and influential investors and as such will play a pivotal role in sharing investor insights, understanding investor decision-making across government to improve the UK�s business and investment environment, remove barriers to investment and drive UK prosperity.

The role contributes to the achievement of DBT�s strategic inward investment targets through focused engagement to deliver a pipeline of new and expansion investment by: �

Leading strategic relationships between the UK Government and large institutional investors such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and infrastructure asset managers and developers from the Asia Pacific region with specific focus on Southeast Asia and Australia and New Zealand;��Identifying and leading the landing of high impact new investment projects from the SE Asia and ANZ markets into regions of the UK where the economic benefit is highest;�Collaboration and leadership across Whitehall, including the Office for Investment, and DBT teams both in the UK and with Posts overseas to move high impact projects forward, especially those in the UK Regions with a focus on the levelling up agenda;�Representing DBT at external events to engage with businesses leading to potential investment and help HMG gain insights into investor sentiment.��

Key metrics for success will be the number and GVA value of investments that the post holder has contributed to, whether by surfacing new opportunities, influencing investor decisions, bringing in other teams to add value to those, and the number and level of senior business relationships proactively managed.��

Person specification

Skills and Experience

Essential Criteria�

Prior working knowledge and professional experience with institutional investors, such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.Understanding of the features of different asset classes such as infrastructure, real estate and energy from an investors� perspective.�Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with senior global institutions and businesses, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to deliver high impact outcomes.Proven experience of delivering at pace and working well under pressure, able to think strategically with politically astute acumen, and demonstrate initiative, resilience and agility.�Demonstrated ability of operational delivery to ensure that goals are met, including through data-driven and evidence-based decision making.Highly effective communication, networking and influencing skills, to engage successfully with senior management from global institutional investors in a commercial and government environment, with strong understanding of international trade and investment.Demonstrable experience of working towards quantitative metrics, setting and justifying priorities for your activities.Proven track record of inclusive leadership and performance management.

Desirable Criteria��

Specific experience and understanding of the regions� largest institutional investors such as GIC, Temasek, Australian superfunds and other such institutions.��Strong understanding of global capital markets the dynamics of capital flow, and prior relationships in the industry.�Knowledge of or experience working in or with the Asia Pacific Region.�

Personal Attributes & Skills�

You will be able to demonstrate capability across the following areas:�

Able to build and manage effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver against a broad strategy.Confidence to present HMG to external stakeholders including senior management teams from global institutions.Ability to work as part of a team and on your own.Able to work under pressure, often to tight timelines.Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders.�Good attention to detail, particularly in analysing and presenting information for internal and external audiences.Demonstrating the DBT Spirit (Enterprising. Expert, Engaged, Inclusive) with a keen interest in understanding company needs.�

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and InfluencingWorking TogetherSeeing the Big PictureMaking Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �53,560, Department for Business and Trade contributes �14,461 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA with an average employer contribution of 27%

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities

Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits.

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