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Arbetsbeskrivning
Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX) is a Belgian regional state organization whose mission is to stimulate exports of Walloon companies and to promote foreign investment in the region.
Through local recruitment and appointment, AWEX is currently seeking a Commercial Assistant to its Economic and Cultural Attaché at the Belgian Embassy in Stockholm.
Candidate profile:
- Degree holder with at least 2 years relevant experience
- Swedish proficiency and English fluency. French is a strong asset
- At least affinity with Swedish business life
- Self-starter with curiosity, even a short experience abroad is a plus
- Ease at making business contacts, convincing and organizing
Main responsibilities:
- Answer export inquiries from Belgian and Luxembourg companies (local contacts, market intelligence, store checks, B2B’s, …)
- Assist in organizing Belgian companies’ collective missions (twice a year) and individual prospection in Sweden
- Support in organizing cultural and trade events; in participating to trade fairs, seminars, conferences; in communicating on our digital channels
- Media monitoring to identify business opportunities and investment projects
- Reporting and accounting tasks; … .
What we offer:
- Exposure to a broad range of business sectors in Sweden and Belgium
- Office in the heart of Stockholm, in an international environment, working closely with the diplomatic representations of Belgium and representations in other Nordic countries
- Retirement insurance and transport allowance
- Full-time position
- Part of one of the 70+ AWEX trade offices network and 10 digital hubs worldwide.
Please email your cover letter and CV in English, Swedish, or French to stockholm@awex-wallonia.com, before the 1st of May. Interviews and assessment tests will start shortly after the application closes. The target starting date is as soon as possible, Swedish work permit necessary.