The Danish Embassy is looking for a new trade advisor
Denmark and Ukraine have a strong and rapidly growing partnership and the Danish Government is deeply committed to supporting Ukraine in its fight for freedom and independence. One of the important elements of our bilateral co-operation is investments in reconstruction and strengthened private sector development, where both sides are committed to scaling up existing partnerships and introducing new ones.
The Embassy of Denmark is therefore hiring an experienced and service-minded colleague with strong commercial skills to join our trade team as advisor for energy, energy efficiency and water tech.
You will be part of the embassy’s commercial team and will work closely with several departments of the embassy, providing a great opportunity to contribute to the activities and further development of a busy, bilateral embassy.
You will be working physically at the Embassy of Denmark in the centre of Kyiv. We offer a friendly and respectful working environment with good opportunities for professional development.
Your tasks and responsibilities will include:
• Lead the embassy’s commercial activities within clean-tech sectors; including water tech, renewable energy and energy efficiency,
• Fulfil commercial KPI’s set by the Danish Trade Council, including a personal earning target for consultancy services to Danish companies.
• Organising conferences, trade missions and other events.
• Other tasks may be assigned in dialogue with management and depending on the competencies of the successful candidate.
Professional qualifications:
• Strong commercial background with at least three-five years of experience from a similar job.• Expertise within one or more clean tech sectors
• Ability to work independently, including securing orders and executing individual assignments for Danish companies.
• Fluency in English
• Knowledge about Denmark and Danish commercial strongholds is an advantage
• Relevant university degree is an advantage.
Personal qualifications:
• Self-driven and ambitious• Team player
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Attention to details and great professionalism.
Starting Date
July 1, 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. Employment requires security clearance from the Danish authorities. The applicant should be eligible for working in Ukraine, i.e. be a Ukrainian national or have a valid Ukrainian work permit. A competitive salary package will be provided according to qualifications.Application deadline and recruitment process
To apply for the position, please send your application (cover letter and CV (all in English)) in one PDF, maximum 3 pages in total) addressed to the Danish Embassy at [email protected] no later than May 22, 2023. Please write in the subject line: “[Name] – Application – Commercial Advisor”. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Equality
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark wishes to promote equality and diversity. Therefore, all qualified and interested persons, regardless of age, gender, religion and ethnicity, are invited to apply for the position.The Embassy is obliged to follow EU-rules of handling personal information (GDPR) when we receive and process job applications. Our processing of personal information will rely on your consent (art. 6, no. 1 litra a). Please read the privacy policy of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs before applying (http://um.dk/en/about-us/organisation/contactinformation/the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-of-denmark-personal-data-policy). By sending your application, you actively consent to our processing of your personal information. In the abovementioned policy you can read more about your rights (among others your right to withdraw your consent), how we process your data and how to complain about our processing of your personal data.