The UK's Department for Business & Trade (DBT) in Germany is recruiting a Head of Trade and Project Management Office (PMO), to be based at the British Consulate in Düsseldorf. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for a leadership role where they can make a real impact, ensuring the smooth running of a large and international team spread across three locations, to deliver tangible commercial and policy outcomes. Working as part of a world-wide network that represents British political, economic and consular interests overseas, this is an exciting role that offers significant scope for development. We are looking for a candidate who is delivery-focussed, able to inspire and motivate a team and build positive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including at the most senior levels.
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Our setting
The Department for Business and Trade's number one objective is to promote growth. The DBT Germany team is made up of approximately 40 staff, based in the Embassy in Berlin and Consulates-General in Düsseldorf and Munich. It is the largest team in the DBT Europe Region (around 300 staff in c.30 countries) and works closely with colleagues across departments to accelerate economic growth by improving market access for business and boosting exports and investment. In Germany, DBT is made up of sector-focussed teams, with cross-cutting support from PMO, the Strategic Communications Team, and the Trade Policy and Market Access team. DBT Germany's work is crucial to supporting the UK economy: Germany is the UK's second largest trading partner. The UK and Germany are long-standing partners with shared interests in free and fair trade, WTO reform and in supporting multilateralism.
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