Head of Education

hace 3 semanas


Ciudad de México Foreign & Commonwealth Office A tiempo completo

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of job:
Lead the **Education Sector Team** at the Department for Business and Trade at the British Embassy Mexico City. You will work with UK exporters and investors in the education sector to deliver an increase in trade and investment in the sector. You will work across a virtual team (of policy, programme and commercial colleagues) to deliver trade and investment objectives as part of a cross Embassy education strategy. You will develop excellent relationships with UK and Mexican companies, and deliver an impactful programme of activity focussed on developing a robust pipeline of UK exports and investment in the education sector throughout the supply chain, working to overcome barriers to market access, and to promote Mexico as a destination for UK companies. You will manage relationships with education companies, employing good account management and customer service practice, and identifying opportunities to collaborate across sectors and geographies.

The **Department for Business and Trade (DBT**) works with UK businesses to support UK exports and bilateral investment in Mexico. Headquartered in Mexico City, DBT Mexico works across priority sectors, with regional offices in Guadalajara and Monterrey.

**Roles and responsibilities**:
Lead the Education Campaign at the Department for Business and Trade, British Embassy Mexico (75%)
- Build a pipeline of UK companies considering international expansion, and develop business opportunities for these companies throughout Mexico. Proactively seek to diversify this pipeline with companies from a variety of sub-sectors.
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders in DBT headquarters in London, and relevant high-level UK and Mexican government, company and business group contacts, building excellent market intelligence in the education sector in Mexico.
- Proactively collaborate with Mexican education stakeholders within State and Federal governments across the country in order to map key opportunities in this sector.
- Develop and deliver a programme of activity to support UK education companies to do more and higher quality business in Mexico, including high-level visits, trade missions, participation in external events, and account management. This will include being creative with virtual events, given the current global ways of working.
- Promote UK expertise in the education sub-sectors (e.g. EdTech, English Language Teaching, Higher Education, etc) amongst local decision makers, and work with DBT colleagues in London to promote Mexican business opportunities to UK industry.
- Ensure alignment with DBT country and regional (Latin America and the Caribbean) strategies, with a focus on quality and delivery of outcomes in step with colleagues across LATAC.
- Work with other DBT Mexico sector teams to identify overlapping opportunities of scale.
- Ensure regional and country leadership are properly engaged to maximise strategic delivery.
- Manage the market access barrier portfolio, driving progress and resolution to barriers to trade affecting British businesses.

Lead the DBT Education contribution to the Embassy’s wider objectives on education (15%)
- Work with FCDO and British Council colleagues to identify, develop and deliver commercial opportunities for the UK in line with the primary benefits of programmes across the education sector.
- Play a key role in the Embassy Education Virtual Team, collaborating with colleagues to find synergies and deliver cross-cutting work.
- Lead and build important relationships with stakeholders in the Mexican government in this sector.

Manage the team in line with Embassy values, contributing to the overall Embassy corporate objectives and ensure good financial, project and procurement management (10%)
- Effective line management of 1 x Trade and Investment Officer (A2 grade) and 1 x intern, through SMART objectives, uptake of L&D opportunities and high-quality appraisals.
- Ensure good financial, project and procurement management of work in the team.
- As part of the DBT leadership team, deliver work in line with Embassy Values (Honesty, Professionalism, Inclusion & Respect).
- Contribute to the corporate objectives of the Embassy.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- Account management, excellent stakeholder management skills and project management.
- A BA degree in business or a related field.
- At least four years of relevant business development experience and a solid understanding of the Mexican business environment.
- Clear motivation and personal commitment to meeting challenging targets with a proven track record of achievement.
- An excellent network of industry contacts in the education sector in Mexico or the ability to develop such a network, including the ability to develop strategic relationships with key stakeholders.
- Valid passport; the ability to attend official functions outside of office hours; and the ability to undert


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