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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Main purpose of job:

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is responsible for promoting UK trade and investment with the rest of the world. We are the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the UK. 

The overseas network is a vital asset in delivering the UK’s trade and investment ambitions. Embedded within British embassies and high commissions, our trade teams—led by HM Trade Commissioners—work in close coordination with diplomatic staff to promote UK exports, attract investment, and improve market access. Through commercial diplomacy, they build strategic relationships, provide expert market insight, and support UK businesses to navigate local conditions and seize opportunities. This integrated approach ensures our efforts align with broader UK priorities, including sectoral growth, supply chain resilience, and clean energy transition.

The DBT team across Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAC) is led by Jonathan Knott CMG, The HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean, and his team is responsible for:

  • Growing the overall trade and investment relationship between the UK and LATAC markets.
  • Improving market access for British companies, including small and medium sized businesses (SMEs).
  • Developing trade policy. 

As part of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) at the Embassy in Mexico City, the main purpose of this position is to support Mexico FDI Team to promote high value Investment from Mexico and Latin America to the UK. Working under the Mexico FDI Head, you will be liaising with key contacts and partners in the UK and Mexico, carrying out business and market research to share commercial intelligence with interested parties, responding to Mexican companies enquiries on the UK ecosystem, assisting in the delivery of commercial missions and events, project management of existing pipeline and lead generation as well as keeping track of administrative tasks. 

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Support the delivery of activities to attract high-quality foreign investment (FDI) from Mexico and LATAC to the UK.
  • Assisting the implementation of the Venture Capital strategy and promoting UK VC opportunities for Mexican companies. 
  • Supporting senior levels on advising investors and prospecting investors with market reports, connections, advice and general support on internationalising to the UK.
  • Conducting business and market research as needed.
  • Monitoring the media/ internet for opportunities and bringing relevant information to the attention of colleagues in the UK and other parts of the Mexico team. 
  • Supporting with aftercare and companies’ expansion plans. 
  • Attending meetings with relevant sector stakeholders as well as relevant trade fairs and exhibitions (when needed).
  • Assisting in the organisation of activities/events/missions/visits.
  • Preparing sector-focused presentations.
  • Keeping track of and updating databases, CRM system (Data Hub) to ensure our pipeline and engagement activities are up to date.
  • Performing other administrative tasks as required. 

Contribute to the corporate objectives of the Embassy:

  • Deliver work in line with Embassy Values (Honesty, Professionalism, Inclusion & Respect)

There may be occasional requirement to travel to other locations within and outside Mexico.




Essential on arrival: 

  • Ability to research and complete administrative tasks in time and form.
  • Translation English-Spanish abilities.
  • Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in finance, business administration, trade or international relations related subjects. 
  • Appropriate business experience. 
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Bilingual (Spanish and English).
  • Proficient user of MS Office (especially Excel).

Desirable:

  • One year of experience working to support international investors or experience in international business. 
  • Knowledge of Venture Capital ecosystem in UK and Mexico.
  • Knowledge of the UK's offer to foreign investors.
  • Experience of both the UK and Mexican business environments and cultures.
  • Previous experience with CRM.
Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
19 January 2026
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time
38
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Mexico
Mexico City
British Embassy
1
MXN
$ 33,751.00
monthly
2 March 2025

Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right at time of application.

Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.

The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.  

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’.  If during the reserve period 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 19 January 2026.

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism. 

Benefits:

Guaranteed Monetary Benefits

  • 30 days Christmas Bonus per full year worked (pro rata on the first year).
  • 50% Holiday Bonus based on your annual leave entitlement, additional to your paid annual leave.

*For benefits purposes our year runs from 01 January to 31 December.

Other Monetary Benefits

You will be eligible to an annual Performance Related Bonus. Performance Pay is granted to employees who receive a full year’s performance appraisal and meet or exceed their performance targets.

*Our assessment period for appraisals runs from 01 April to 31 March of the following year.

Other non-monetary benefits

  • Social Security coverage under Mexican Law.
  • Private Medical Scheme which covers our employees, their legal dependants under the age of 25, and spouses/partner provided they do not receive additional medical services from another employer.
  • Entitlement of annual leave as follows:

From 0 to 1 year entitled to 16 days (Pro rata on the first year)

From 1 to 5 years of service increases to 25 days

From 5 years of service onwards increases to 30 days

14 Public Holidays including a combination of Mexican and British festivities.

Working Patterns:

38 hour working week from Monday to Friday.

Full-time. Expectation is to work under a hybrid model in line with Embassy’s policy (3 days working from the office). 

Learning and development opportunities:

The British Embassy in Mexico City and the Department for Business and Trade offers a wealth of L&D opportunities with funds to take courses and learning, online resources, sector knowledge, in house training, and study leave. The role offers significant opportunities for on-the-job learning, as well as limited opportunities for travel within Mexico, the region, and the UK. 

Depending on availability, the chosen candidate would be eligible to take a course to become better acquainted with the UK offer and areas of expertise. 

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.

This opportunity is closed to applications.