Investment Director

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission - Austrade - is the Australian Government's trade and investment agency. With over 80 offices around the world, we are a globally focused and inclusive employer who invests in our people. To read more about Austrade, please copy/paste the following url in your browser: https://www.austrade.gov.au/about/about

We are now recruiting an Investment Director to join Austrade's Stockholm team, located at the Australian Embassy. The position requires a highly motivated senior team member with experience in foreign direct investment (FDI) and international business development.

The Investment Director will be part of a small team attracting game-changing FDI to Australia, supporting strategic industries and bolstering our world-class research and development - strengthening supply chains, creating local jobs and boosting Australia's economy.

Duties include:
. Proactively identify, target and work closely with potential corporate investors in Nordic and Baltic countries to secure new foreign direct investment for Australia. This will involve the proactive identification of potential investors based on Australian opportunities, company and market analyses, presentation of tailored information on industry capability and articulating the commercial benefits of investing in Australia.
. Develop, maintain and support extensive senior level industry networks and stakeholders in Nordics, Baltics and Australia. This will include other Australian government agencies and State government offices, as well as in-market key government agencies, regulatory bodies, industry associations, regional development groups and professional service providers.
. The role also can also involve assisting Australian companies seeking to do business with and/or establish operations in the Nordic and Baltic region.

Please see attached job description for further responsibilities and what you will need to be successful.
Role requirements:

1. Minimum Bachelor Level relevant tertiary qualification (for example, but not limited to, International Business/Economics/Marketing or Industry-related disciplines).
2. Minimum 5 years of experience in investment attraction, international business development or a similar role.
3. Industry knowledge in one or more of Austrade's priority sectors: Advanced Manufacturing and Space, Agri-food, Circular Economy, Digital Technologies, Energy, Health Industries, Mining & Resources.

Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration and appointment you must have:

. Work Authorisation - to be eligible for employment with Austrade in Stockholm, candidates must be legally authorised to live and work in Sweden at the time of appointment.
. Language - the successful candidate must be fluent in written and spoken English and Swedish.
. Security Clearance - the successful applicant must be willing to complete an Entry Level Screening process and be confirmed as a suitable person to access Government resources prior to commencement in the role.

Type of employment: full-time, fixed 18 months contract
Closing date for applications: 11.30 pm local time on Sunday 10 October 2021
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