New Zealand Trade and Enterprise - Trade Commissioner UAE/Consul General Dubai & Northern Emirates

newzealandtradeandenterpriseDubai, United Arab Emirates+ Equity5d ago

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Requirements

Strong commercial experience.
Ability to lead a diverse team based in Dubai.
Responsibilities spanning trade and consular duties as well as partner agency responsibilities.
Close collaboration with other New Zealand government agencies, customer managers, and sector teams based in New Zealand.
Strategic thinking skills to adapt quickly to emerging opportunities and challenges.
Networking capabilities for building strong relationships within the markets of responsibility.
Experience raising profiles through strategic engagement with senior business leaders, government stakeholders, and key influencers in UAE/Northern Emirates region.
Implementation skills to ensure NZTE’s strategic priorities across EMEA regions are met.
Prior knowledge or experience of free trade agreements (FTA) such as CEPA and the forthcoming GCC Free Trade Agreement, which is critical for long-term growth in UAE/Northern Emirates region.

Lead a diverse, multi-functional Dubai-based office.
Collaborate closely with other New Zealand government agencies and sector teams based in New Zealand.
Build and maintain strong network of in-market relationships for insight, advice, access, and opportunity provision to exporters.
Raise the profile of New Zealand through strategic engagement with senior business leaders, government stakeholders, and key influencers.
Implement NZTE’s strategic priorities across markets of responsibility in EMEA region.
Identify, prioritize, and lead initiatives that support long-term growth including maximizing benefits from free trade agreements like CEPA and the forthcoming GCC Free Trade Agreement.
Ensure strong collaboration with New Zealand-based teams to keep customers' growth ambitions at the center of everything done.