EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hanoi is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Senior Trade Officer
Work Hours: Full-time, 40 hours/week
Overall responsibility
The senior trade officer plays an important role in the promotion of the trade relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands. He or she is an active business developer, scouting for opportunities for Dutch companies and linking them to the right counterparts.
Working within the Economic Section of the Embassy, the Trade Officer will organize topical events on relevant sectors and themes, as well as incoming business missions from the Netherlands. The Trade Officer will report to the Deputy Chief of Mission (Head Economic Affairs).
Profile
The Trade Officer is a professional pro-active team player, who is responsible, creative, and result-oriented. He or she has a proven ability to multi-task and feels comfortable to operate in an environment that entails a multitude of topics and interests. He or she has strong interpersonal skills and is able to express him or herself eloquently in both the English and Vietnamese language. He or she knows how to optimize his/her network, reach and engage different audiences and are the embodiment of organizational capacity. Finally, he or she feels comfortable improvising or managing on an ad-hoc basis.
Specific duties and responsibilities
- Actively scouting for business opportunities for Dutch companies.
- Engaging different networks and audiences with the work of the Embassy by the organisation of events that reflect and contribute to the trade relations of the Netherlands with Vietnam;
- Developing and maintaining a strong network with Vietnamese and Dutch business communities
- Regularly organise relevant events and incoming business missions.
- On the focus sectors, follow and analyse policy developments and report on them both for internal and external use.
- Event management skills
Qualifications and requirements
- Master’s degree from a recognized university in economics, marketing or a related field;
- Minimum of 5 years relevant working experience;
- Proven experience with international relations and work;
- Broad and well developed network;
- General knowledge of Vietnam’s economy, business customs, as well as marketing channels, laws, regulations and policies;
- Excellent command of Vietnamese and English (oral and written);
- Proven organizational skills;
- Affinity with the Netherlands and some knowledge of the Dutch language is an advantage.
How to apply:
Please submit a cover letter and updated Curriculum Vitae addressed to the Head of Economic Section via [email protected] [1] with subject: ‘Application for position Senior Trade Officer’. Applications must be submitted in English.
For further information about the vacancy you can call +84 24 39352911.
Applications must be received not later than 7 January 2019.