International Trade Officer

Job Title: International Trade Officer

Salary: £32076 - £35745 (Indicative salary subject to job evaluation).

Hours: 36.25 - Full time

Contract: 24 months Fixed Term

Location: Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Tootal Building, 54 Oxford Road, Manchester (with a hybrid approach to working location).

Advert closing date: 5^th May 2024 at 23:59

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Your role: 

This is an exciting opportunity to support in the refresh of the Greater Manchester International Strategy.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Economy & Strategy Teams are seeking to expand their capacity to support key upcoming international developments, including the refresh of the Greater Manchester International Strategy and the implementation of the Trade & Investment text as set out within Greater Manchester’s Trailblazer Devolution Deal.

Working across the Economy and Strategy Teams at the GMCA this role will involve:

• Supporting the refresh of the Greater Manchester International Strategy.
• Supporting with the refresh of related trade & investment parts of the Local Industrial Strategy along with the development of sector development plans.
•  Supporting the implementation & delivery of the Trade & Investment Trailblazer Devolution agreement.
• Supporting the development and delivery of policies and initiatives emerging from the International Strategy and related parts of the Local Industrial Strategy.
• Working as part of the international team to provide support with key international trade activity.

About you: 

The person we are looking for will have knowledge of international and economic issues and policy including international trade, exporting and inward investment, as well as an understanding of how this relates to the wider priorities and strategies of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

You will also have excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding to a range of audiences and organisations.

This will include producing high quality, timely briefings, and correspondence, pulling together complex information from numerous sources. You will also, through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/   

Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer - Green book.docx

Mandatory Information:

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Hybrid working

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.