Deputy Country Director – Department for Business and Trade

British Embassy Job Vacancy 2025

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organizational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

The British Embassy is recruiting for three Programme officers, Health & Safety and Fire Safety Officer,Office Manager – National Crime Agency to play a key role in managing and delivering the Embassy’s programmes.

Position: Deputy Country Director – Department for Business and Trade

Essential qualifications, skills and experience:

• Postgraduate degree and/or undergraduate degree and other relevant professional qualification
• Relevant professional work experience in the private sector, or within a private-sector orientated part of Government or International Organisation
• Experience of working in or with government departments, NGOs, and similar institutions
• Proven track record of leadership as well as cross-team collaboration
• Proven client-facing experience, for example with an investment promotion agency or professional services firm.
• Fluency in the language of business and investment
• A positive, resilient, flexible and adaptable “can-do” attitude that can see way through challenges.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries, to build networks across the region
• Excellent drafting skills 

Language:

• Level of language required: Fluent in English

Salary: USD 2,103.01

Location (City): Addis Ababa

Application deadline: 3 March 2025

How to Apply:

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.