Investment Lead

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 302332**Salary**:

- £52,000 - £58,652- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DBT - DGET: DG Exports and UK Trade**Type of role**:

- International Trade
- Policy
- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- CardiffAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) secures UK and global prosperity by promoting international trade and investment and championing free trade. Inward investment is crucial to the UK’s economic growth, bringing more jobs and helping us recover from the economic impact of COVID-19.

This role represents an exciting opportunity to develop and lead the DBT investment function in Wales, where DBT now has dedicated teams. As an Investment Lead you will work closely with the Welsh Government, investment organisations, city and growth deals and local authorities to ensure UK Government support is most effectively deployed to maximise delivery of successful inward investment. You will map the available support, uncover propositions and support new and existing investors, ensuring a productive contribution to the operating environment that maximises the UK Government’s offer.

Within DBT you will work closely with the Office for Investment, the DBT Investment Services Team and DBT sector teams to provide regular insight on Foreign Direct Investment [FDI] (prospective and existing) to Ministers, ensuring co-ordination between all government departments and governments and tackling thematic challenges.

On a day-to-day basis you will work in the DBT Wales team, working closely with sector, policy and engagement leads to ensure coherence between our trade and investment strategies.

The role will require the capability to build strong external relationships that will influence senior investors and sell Wales to them as an investment location, combined with the ability to provide Ministers and senior leaders in UK Government with advice on complex issues.

**Job description**:
Work closely with the Welsh Government, investment organisations, city and growth deals and local authorities to ensure UK Government support is most effectively deployed to maximise delivery of successful inward investment in Wales.

Map the available support for investment.

Work with external and internal stakeholders to set the direction and strategy of DBT’s investment work in Wales, creating an annual plan to include:

- A clear DBT narrative around Wales’ investment strengths and capital assets, working with partners to showcase these.
- Strategies for ensuring the understanding of Wales’ investment strengths are well understood across all of DBT’s offices around the world.
- Key account management of existing investors.

Develop and maintain an excellent knowledge of all investment projects in Wales, including supporting the Office for Investment investment partner for Wales in shaping and developing high value and potentially transformational investment opportunities that align with the UK Government’s priorities - helping co-ordinate and project manage the inputs of both governments to land larger/ complex deals.

Lead briefings (both verbal and written) for Ministers and senior officials.

**Hybrid Working**

The role will be based in Cardiff.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.

Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Most DBT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in an office, on average.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**:

- Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and management skills to a wide audience.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Experience of engaging with investors, business or other commercial stakeholders.
- Strong commercial awareness.

**Desirable Criteria**:

- A record of leading and delivering projects aligned with wider organisational goals.
- The ability to manage conflicting and complex demands and priorities, work at pace, flexibly and under pressure, and make effective decisions Track record of using evidence from variety of sources to inform decision-making.

**Personal Attributes and Skills**:

- Ability to work as part of a matrix and multi-disciplinary diverse teams, understand own role and strengths in the team and empowering others to support delivery of the overall ambition.
- The ability to plan ahead, think strategically, and ensure that service provision is developed to meet changing business needs.

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